Date Chartered: 1/1/1973

Purpose

The Section on Taxation promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and makes recommendations on matters of interests in the teaching and improvement of the law relating to taxation.

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award, first given in 2024,  honors an individual who has had a distinguished career of teaching, service, and scholarship.  Nominees should be those who have impacted the field of taxation, the legal community, and the academy through mentoring, writing, speaking, activism, and by providing opportunities to others. 

Only AALS Section on Taxation members may make a nomination, and only individuals – not institutions, organizations, or law schools – are eligible for the award.  The nomination should identify the nominee’s qualifications for the award, with special attention paid to why a lifetime achievement award is appropriate at this point in the nominee’s career.  Individuals are welcome to nominate more than one individual, and self-nominations are also welcome. Each nomination should be limited to no more than 300 words.  If it is available to the nominator, the Executive Committee would also like to receive the nominee’s CV.  Nominations should be sent to the AALS Section on Taxation Chair.  Please include in the subject line of the email “Nomination for AALS Section on Taxation Award”.  Receipt of nominations will be confirmed via email.  The AALS Section on Taxation Executive Committee will select the award recipient, and the award will be presented at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. 

Recipients

Year Award Name Recipient Law School
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Patricia Cain Santa Clara University School of Law
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award J. Clifton Fleming Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law