Background
Rieser, Joseph A. was born on August 28, 1947 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph Alexander and Ruth Margaret (Piper) Rieser.
Rieser, Joseph A. was born on August 28, 1947 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph Alexander and Ruth Margaret (Piper) Rieser.
AB, Princeton University, 1969; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1974; Master in Public Policy, Harvard University, 1974.
Associate, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh and Washington, 1974-1982; partner, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Washington, since 1983. Member District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue Advisory Group, since 1997.
Chairman national alumni association Kennedy School Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1982. Board directors Harvard University Alumni Association, 1982-1984. General counsel 1984 Democratic National Convention, Washington, 1983-1984.
General counsel National Democratic Party, Washington, 1985-1989. Special counsel Clinton/Gore '92, Inc. Member Clinton-Gore1992 Presidential Transition Team.
Member District of Columbia Bar (chairman business related taxes committee 1989-1992, tax policy steering committee, chairman District of Columbia Bar National Federal Tax Institute 1991, 92, chairman state and local taxes committee 1994-1997, tax section steering committee since 1997, co-chair tax section since 1998), Center for National Policy Board Advisors, Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club, Cosmos Club.
Married Susan Jean Irving, February 28, 1976. 1 child, Alexander H.I.