Background
Russell, Walter J. was born on July 15, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.
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Walter J. Russell
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, 1951).
Career
Worked at Russell & Batchelor (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in Taxation, Business, Estate Planning, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Michigan. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Grand Rapids (Chair, Tax Committee, 1988-1990) and American (Member, Section of Taxation.
Vice Chair, Special Committee on Value Added Tax, 1976-1978. Vice Chair, Committee on Coordination With Other Organizations, 1991.
Chairman, Committee on Coordination With Other Organizations, 1993-1995. Chair, Committee on Attorneys in Small Law Firms, 1988-1990.
Member, Committees on: Formation of Tax Policy, 1978-1989.
Subchapter South Corporations, 1982-1988. Corporate Tax, 1984-1989. Liaison from Section on Taxation to Central Region, Internal Revenue Service, 1992-1995.
Regional Counsel, Advisory Committee Central Region, Internal Revenue Service, 1986-1989.
Liaison from Tax Section to General Practice Section. Special Committee on Solos and Small Firm Practitioners.
American Bar Association Member Special Committee on Non-Lawyer Practice) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
National Association of Foreclosure Professionals (Member, Board of Directors, Chairman of Bankruptcy Committee, 1995).
Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel (Regent Sixth Circuit, 1989-1995).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Grand Rapids (Chair, Tax Committee, 1988-1990) and American (Member, Section of Taxation. Vice Chair, Special Committee on Value Added Tax, 1976-1978.
Vice Chair, Committee on Coordination With Other Organizations, 1991.
Chairman, Committee on Coordination With Other Organizations, 1993-1995. Chair, Committee on Attorneys in Small Law Firms, 1988-1990.
Member, Committees on: Formation of Tax Policy, 1978-1989. Subchapter South Corporations, 1982-1988.
Corporate Tax, 1984-1989.
Liaison from Section on Taxation to Central Region, Internal Revenue Service, 1992-1995. Regional Counsel, Advisory Committee Central Region, Internal Revenue Service, 1986-1989. Liaison from Tax Section to General Practice Section.
Special Committee on Solos and Small Firm Practitioners.
American Bar Association Member Special Committee on Non-Lawyer Practice) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
National Association of Foreclosure Professionals (Member, Board of Directors, Chairman of Bankruptcy Committee, 1995). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel (Regent Sixth Circuit, 1989-1995).
