Background
Dostart, Paul Joseph was born on November 12, 1951 in Iowa, United States. Son of Leonard A. and Lois M. Dostart.
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Dostart, Paul Joseph was born on November 12, 1951 in Iowa, United States. Son of Leonard A. and Lois M. Dostart.
Iowa State University (Bachelor of Science, 1973). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1977). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1978).
Lasker Scholar, 1978. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1976-1977). Order of the Barons (Chancellor, 1976-1977).
Editor, Houston Law Review, 1976-1977. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1974.
Working as a partner of GRAY, CARY, AMES & FRYE. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Texas. 1978, California; 1980, United States. Court of International Trade.
"Current Developments Regarding Investment Tax Credit Availability to Non-Corporate Lessors," 58 Taxes—561, 1980. "Taxation of Embryo Transplants: The Land of Milk and Money," 36 The Tax Lawyer 61, 1983. "1983: The Year of the Penalty," Western Tax Journal, January, 1983.
Tax Court Raises Section 46 (e) (3) Hurdle for Non-Corporate Lessors Attempting to Claim ITC," 58 The Journal of Taxation 100, 1983. Co-author: "Offshore Tax Planning May Be Favorably Affected by Hospital Corporation of America Decision,” 60 The Journal of Taxation 294, 1984. "Overview of Employee Benefit Plans" and "Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA," Bender Federal Tax Series (1988).
Adjunct Professor, University of San Diego School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, since 1986.
Founder University Houston Tax Law Society. Board directors Neuroscis. Research Foundation; Fellow American Bar Foundation (life), American College Tax Counsel.
Member American Bar Association (chairman various subcommittee section taxation since 1982, exempt organizations committee since 1977), California Bar Association (tax and business sections), San Diego County Bar Association (chairman tax section 1989), San Diego Tax Practitioners Group, American Electronics Association (San Diego council executive committee 1993-1995), World Trade Association (board directors).
Married Joyce; children: Zachariah Paul, Samuel Paul.