Dianne Bennett

Background

Bennett, Dianne was born on June 30, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1964, Master of Arts, 1965). University of Illinois (Master of Arts, 1967). State University of New York at Buffalo (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1975).

Career

Worked at Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, LLP (Buffalo, NY) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Trial and Appellate Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Administrative, Corporation, Labor, Taxation, Corporate Financing, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Financial Services, Health Care, Real Property, School, International, Immigration, Energy, Public Service, Securities, Family Law, High Technology, Transnational Law, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.

Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation, Reinsurance, Reinsurance Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New York. 1984, Florida; 1985, District of Columbia.

Co-Author, Taxation of Distributions from Qualified Plans (1991). Adjunct Professor, Tax Law, State University of Buffalo, 1986-1988. Author: "Canadian Entrepreneurs Doing Business in the United States: United States.

Tax Aspects," 1992 Conference Reprint, Canadian Tax Foundation. Legislation Attorney, Joint Committee on Taxation, United States. Congress, 1976-1977. Attorney-Advisor, Treasury Department, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978.

Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section, New York State Bar Association, 1979-1982. Vice-Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association, 1991-1992. Member: American Law Institute.

Fellow, College of Tax Counsel. Tracing its roots to 1817, Hodgson Russ is the largest law firm in Buffalo and ranks among the largest law firms in Upstate New York outside New York City.

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1976, Florida 1984, District of Columbia 1985.

Works

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  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2006/2007
  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2002/2003
  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2008/2009
  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2001 (2nd)
  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2004/2005
  • Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2007/2008

Membership

Member: American Law Institute. Fellow, College of Tax Counsel. Fellow, College of Tax Counsel.