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40 ABA Tax Times 38 (2020-2021)
Winners of the 20th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge

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Winners of the 20th Annual Law Student
Tax Challenge

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The Section is pleased to announce the winners of the 20th Annual Law Student
Tax Challenge, a contest designed to give students an opportunity to research, write
about, and present their analyses of a real-life tax planning problem. The competition is open to both J.D.
and LL.M. law students. For the first time in the 20-year history of the competition, each team presented
their oral arguments virtually before a panel of distinguished tax lawyers and tax court judges, with the
winners announced at a virtual awards ceremony. Louis Couture and Michael Rios of Temple University
Beasley School of Law were awarded first place in the J.D. Division. Their coach was Alice Abreu. Isaac
Leon and Stefanie Pupkiewicz of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law were awarded first place in
the LL.M. Division. Their coach was Sabrina Strand.
The other awardees from this year's competition include:

LL.M. DIVISION

1st Place:
Louis Couture and Michael Rios
Temple University Beasley School of Law
2nd Place:
Casey Bond and Brooks Lindberg
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
3rd Place:
Steven Cooper and Tyler Eddington
University of Oregon School of Law
Best Written Submission:
Casey Bond and Brooks Lindberg
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Semi-Finalists:
Brett Emanuel and Allison Marshall
University of Nebraska College of Law
Minas Myrtidis and Jimmy Pham
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Baylee Beeman and Christopher Ryan
University of San Diego School of Law

1st Place:
Isaac Leon and Stefanie Pupkiewicz
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
2nd Place:
Marquita Trotter and Heidi Weelborg
Boston University School of Law
Best Written:
Marquita Trotter and Heidi Weelborg
Boston University School of Law
Finalists:
Mariam Khvistani and Inri Panajoti
Boston University School of Law
Elizabeth Bachmann and Zachary DeJoode
University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Law

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