Dr. Susan Morgenstern

Biography

Susan Morgenstern formerly served as Senior Attorney at the Center for Taxpayer Rights, where she focused on policy litigation to ensure the protection of taxpayer rights, particularly for low-income taxpayers. Concurrently, she held the position of Adjunct Professor at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University, teaching on issues related to low-income taxpayer policy. Her previous roles include positions within the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service, where she was an acting supervisory attorney and advisor to the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Attorney Advisory Group, as well as the Local Taxpayer Advocate in Cleveland, Ohio. Additionally, Ms. Morgenstern was the Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, where she founded and directed a low-income taxpayer practice that integrated legal services. Throughout her career, she has extensively written about and advocated for taxpayer rights concerning substantive tax matters, focusing specifically on low-income taxpayers, survivors of domestic abuse, and religious and cultural minorities. She has been actively involved in various roles within the American Bar Association, including serving on the Executive Committee of the Tax Section as Vice-Chair for Pro Bono Outreach, and is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. She was the recipient of the American Bar Association Tax Section’s Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award in 2021.

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