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Associate Professor of Law
Director of the Federal Tax Clinic

Biography

Christine SpeidelÌýdirects ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Law's Federal Tax Clinic. In the clinic, she teaches students to practice law by representing needy members of ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥â€™sÌýneighboring communities in federal tax disputes. Speidel frequently speaks and writes on issues affecting low-income taxpayers. Her researchÌýinterestsÌýlie in the intersection of poverty law with tax law and tax procedure. She is an editor of the practice manualÌýEffectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS.ÌýSpeidel is also active in theÌýAmerican Bar Association Section of Taxation, where she is a Council Director and a past chair of the Section’s Pro Bono and Tax Clinics Committee.

Prior to her appointment at ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥, SpeidelÌýpracticed law at Vermont Legal Aid.ÌýShe directed the Vermont Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and was a staff attorney for Vermont Legal Aid's Office of the Health Care Advocate as well as the Poverty Law Project. She represented low-income individuals in tax, health care, domestic violence, and public benefits matters,Ìýand alsoÌýadvocated forÌýsystemicÌýpolicy changes.

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Practice Experience

• Director, Vermont Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, Vermont Legal Aid Inc., 2014 - 2018
• Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid Inc., 2006 - 2018