ROBERTA F. MANN
Associate Professor of Law
Widener
University School
of Law
Roberta F. Mann is an Associate Professor of Law at Widener's Delaware Campus. Professor Mann received her B.S. from Arizona State University in 1980; a Master's in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1982; a J.D. from Arizona State University, cum laude, in 1987; and an LL.M., with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. At Arizona State University, Professor Mann served as Assistant Editor on the Arizona State University Law Journal.
Following graduation from law school, Professor Mann joined the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service for nine years. She then served on the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (Committee of the United States Congress).
Professor Mann taught as a Visiting Professor of Law at University of California at Davis in 1995-96, and as an adjunct faculty member in the LL.M. in Taxation program at Georgetown University Law Center in 1996-97.
Professor Mann is admitted to practice in Arizona and the District of Columbia.
Professor Mann joined the faculty at Widener in July 1998. She teaches and writes in the areas of Federal Income Tax, Advanced Income Tax, Business Tax and Tax Policy.
Professor Mann has been active in a number of professional and civic organizations, including the American Bar Association Tax Section, the Federal Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Section of Taxation and the Delaware Tax Institute. Professor Mann speaks frequently to local and national tax groups.
Selected Recent Publications:
Articles:
Waiting to Exhale?: Global Warming and Tax Policy, 51 Am. U. L. Rev. 1135 (2002).
Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation: An Antidote to Sprawl? in Preservation Law Symposium: Re-Inventing the Past, 8 Widener L. Symp. J. 207 (2002).
Other:
Chapter: Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation: An Antidote to Sprawl, in 2003 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook 639 (Thomson West).
Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Ultimately Helps Few Reach American Dream: Recent Proposals Would Be More Equitable, 19 J. Tax'n of Invest. 189 (2002).