Ann Murphy

Ann Murphy Professor of Law amurphy@lawschool.gonzaga.edu (509) 313-3735 B.A., Western Illinois University, 1979 M.A., (Economics) Western Illinois University, 1980 J.D., DePaul University, 1985 Fulbright Lecturer Beijing, China 2007-2008 Academic Year

Biographical Information

Professor Murphy joined the faculty in 2000, after working as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service for nearly 15 years. While with the I.R.S., she  tried 50 cases before the United States Tax Court, dealing with issues including fraud, business deductions, mergers and acquisitions, TEFRA partnerships, corporate expenses, and exempt organizations.

Teaching Areas

• Individual Federal Income Tax
• Evidence
• Taxation of Exempt Organizations
• Wills and Trusts
• Litigation Skills & Professionalism

Awards and Honors

• Fulbright Lecturer: Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2007-2008
• Orland Professor of the Year

Publications

Books:

• Ann Murphy, People of the State of California v. Phillip Spector, Case File (Aspen Publishers 2010). ISBN 978-07355-9795-2. Click here.
• Teacher’s Manual - Password protected: Click here.
• Ann Murphy, et al., Federal Tax Practice and Procedure 2003 - present (Matthew Bender (LexisNexis), Rev. Ed.). ISBN 978-0-8205-5344-3. Click here.
• Ann Murphy, et al., Beyond Elder Law, New Directions in Law and Aging, Chapter 9: Aid in Dying - United States and Around the World, Springer Publishing, 2012. Israel Doron and Ann M. Soden, Eds. ISBN 978-3-642-25971-5. Click here.
• Ann Murphy, et al., Reader in American Law for Chinese Law Students, Joint Project of the Fulbright Foundation and the Hong Kong America Center, Publication with Peking University Press, Beijing Pending

• Murphy, Ann, Campaign Signs and the Collection Plate - Never the Twain Shall Meet?, 1 Pittsburgh Tax Review 35 (Fall 2003)
• Murphy, Ann, Spin Control and the High-Profile Client - Should the Attorney-Client Privilege Extend to Communications with Public Relations Consultants?, 55 Syracuse Law Review 545 (2005)
• Murphy, Ann, Please Don’t Bury Me Down in that Cold Cold Ground: The Need for Uniform Laws on the Disposition of Human Remains, 15 Elder Law Journal 381 (2007)
• Murphy, Ann, Federal Rule of Evidence 502 – Inadvertent Disclosure - The “Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Provision” - Or Is It? - 41 New Mexico Law Review 193 (2011), available here.

• Article - Ann Murphy, Use High-Profile Cases to Illustrate the Federal Rules of Evidence, The Law Teacher, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2012, pp. 6-7.
• Editor (with Professors Deborah Merritt and Ric Simmons) - 'Evidence in the News,' West Academic Publishing, click here.
• Article - Ann Murphy, Cheshire: Putting the Brakes on Innocent Spouse Relief?, November 6, 2000 (Tax Analysts, Tax Notes Today, Ed.). Subsequently quoted in “Spouses are Guilty until Proven Innocent to the IRS,” U.S. News and World Report, February 19, 2001, p. 64
• Article - Ann Murphy and David Higer, The Ten Deadly Sins: A Law with Unintended Consequences – renamed Send the 10 Deadly Sins List to Expurgatory, August 5, 2002. (Tax Analysts, Tax Notes Today, Ed.)
• Article - Ann Murphy and Xiong Wei, A Comparison of Tax Filing Procedures in the United States and China, Practitioners’ Corner, Tax Notes International, September 8, 2008, p. 837
• Article - Ann Murphy, The Attorney-Client Privilege and Inadvertent Disclosure, Washington State Bar Association, Litigation News, Special Edition: Evidence, spring 2010
• Article - Ann Murphy New Tax Court Rules and Practices, LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, February 23, 2010, available here. (Password needed for full access). Podcast of interview available here. (Password needed for full access)
• Article - Ann Murphy, Gender Reassignment Surgery and Hormone Therapy: Section 213 Medical Expense Deduction Upheld, February 3, 2010, LexisNexis Tax Law Community website, available here. (Password needed for full access)
• Article – Ann Murphy, FRE 502: The Lawyer-Saving Provision for Inadvertent Waivers of Privileges, LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, June 7, 2010, available here. (Password needed for full access)
• Article - Ann Murphy, Tax Court Rejects the “Geithner Defense:” Lam and Chang v. Commissioner, May 4, 2010, available here. (Password needed for full access)
• On-line Book - Murphy, Ann, Member of the Editorial Board - The LexisNexis Topical Federal Tax Service, 2005 (LexisNexis, Ed.)
• Book Chapter - Murphy, Ann, Tax Aspects of Divorce, Washington Law and Practice Manual, Chapter IX, Domestic Relations Practice, (Washington State Bar Association, Ed.)
• Book Chapter - Murphy, Ann, Community Property Deskbook, Chapter Seven, Taxation, (Washington State Bar Association, Ed.)

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