Walter John Russell

Background

Russell, Walter John was born on July 15, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of John V. and Florence Alice (Richards) Russell.

Education

AB, University of Michigan, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 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 S Corporations, 1982-1988. Corporate Tax, 1984-1989. Liaison from Section on Taxation to Central Region, IRS, 1992-1995.

Regional Counsel, Advisory Committee Central Region, IRS, 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

• Bar: Michigan 1951, United States District Court (western district) Michigan 1951, United States Tax Court 1953, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1955.

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 S Corporations, 1982-1988. Corporate Tax, 1984-1989.

Liaison from Section on Taxation to Central Region, IRS, 1992-1995. Regional Counsel, Advisory Committee Central Region, IRS, 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).

Connections

Married Mary Ann Chapman. Children: John V., Ann Dreher.

Father:

John V. Russell

Mother:

Florence Alice (Richards) Russell

Spouse:

Mary Ann Chapman

child:

Ann Dreher Russell

child:

John V. Russell