Bernard Wolfman (1924-2011) served on the Harvard Law School faculty from 1964 to 1965 and 1976 to 2011. He was a Visiting Professor of Law 1964-1965; Fessenden Professor of Law 1976-2007, and an Emeritus professor 2007-2011.
Research: Taxation, corporate tax policy, professional responsibility of tax practitioners.
Education: University of Pennsylvania A.B. 1946, J.D. 1948.
Selected Scholarship / Representative Publications: “Federal Income Taxation of Business Enterprise” (first published 1971); “Dissent Without Opinion: The Behavior of Justice William O. Douglas in Federal Tax Cases” (co-author, 1975); “Ethical Problems in Federal Tax Practice” (co-author, first published 1981); “Standards of Tax Practice” (co-author, first published 1991).
Noteworthy Appointments: Dean, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1970-1975; Special Consultant to Iran/Contra Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh, 1987-1989; Senior Adviser to the Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003.