Death of Sherwin P. Simmons

I am sorry to bring you the news of the death of Sherwin P. SImmons.  Sherwin was a shareholder in the Miami office of Buchanan Ingersoll PC, vice chair of the firm's Tax Section, and chair of the firm's Florida Tax Practice. He also was a long-time adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami School of Law. He was past Chair of the ABA Tax Section (1975-76) and a recipient of the Section’s Distinguished Service Award (2001). From the Buchanan Ingersoll web site:

Before joining Buchanan Ingersoll, Sherwin was a partner in a large international law firm based in Miami [Steel Hector & Davis], where he served as chair of its tax group. Under his leadership, the group's practice grew from six attorneys to as many as 22. Prior to that, he served with the U.S. Department of Justice Advisory Committee on Tax Litigation, and was a member of the Advisory Group for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. He began his career as an attorney-advisor for the U.S. Tax Court, where he also served as a member of the U.S. Tax Court nominating commission.

A frequent lecturer at national, regional and local tax, estate planning and compensation seminars, Sherwin has also authored more than 800 books and articles on tax law in a variety of tax, business and estate planning publications. He is the only Florida attorney to have chaired both national associations of Tax Lawyers -- the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and the American College of Tax Counsel.

For details on the funeral arrangements, see here.  (Hat Tip:  Deborah Schenk.)