Richard Winchester Leaves Seton Hall For Brooklyn

Richard Winchester, Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall, has accepted a position as Professor of Law at Brooklyn beginning January 1, 2025: 

Richard Winchester, a national authority on small business and federal employment tax policy, will join the faculty as Professor of Law, in January 2025, and will be teaching Federal Income Tax and the International Tax Skills Workshop. Previously, he was associate professor of law at Seton Hall University School of Law, where in 2023 he was named Faculty Teacher of the Year.

Congressional Reports frequently cites Winchester’s work, giving him an influential voice in contemporary tax policy debates. The University of Carthage hosted him when he was a Fulbright Scholar in Tunisia, a year after the country gave birth to the Arab Spring. His work and expertise in the tax field has earned him admission to the National Academy of Social Insurance and the American College of Tax Counsel. 

Before entering legal education, Winchester spent 10 years as a corporate tax planner, helping privately owned and publicly traded companies structure their business operations and financial transactions. He ended his time in practice as an international tax attorney in the national tax office of PwC, where he advised both U.S. firms investing abroad and foreign firms investing in the United States. He began his legal career as a law clerk for Chief Justice Robert N.C. Nix, Jr., of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 

Winchester is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law & Policy Review. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University in its School of Public and International Affairs.

He is currently working on a book describing the origins of the largest U.S. Black community whose construction was financed by the Federal Housing Administration during a time when the agency restricted its programs to whites.   

More than a legal scholar, Winchester is a lifelong pianist, an award-winning baker, and a masters-level ocean swimmer with several age group awards to his credit. 

On student discovery: “Teaching tax is a joy because I get to help students see that it’s nothing close to what they expected, and that studying it gives them a window into just about every aspect of life.” 

On furthering Brooklyn Law’s mission: “I’m looking forward to joining a scholarly community that is committed to helping its students realize their full potential.” 

Brooklyn favorite: “I’m eager to explore the live-music scene in the area.” 

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