John P. Barrie

J.D., University of California; LL.M.(Taxation), New York University.  Professor Barrie is a Partner in the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP.  He is the former Attorney-Advisor to the Honorable Leo H. Irvin of the U.S. Tax Court.  Professor Barrie has chaired several committees on tax issues of the ABA and is a member of tax sections of state bars and bar associations in California, Missouri, New York and the District of Columbia.  He is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Taxation and is currently a Council Director to the section.  He is a past chair, Committee on Affiliated and Related Corporations; past chair, Committee on IRS Regional Liaison Meetings, past chair, Committee on Government Submissions the American Bar Association Section on Litigation; past chair, Subcommittee on State and Local Tax Controversies and Litigation, the Missouri Bar (past chair, Taxation Committee); the State Bar of California (member, Tax Section), the District of Columbia Bar (member, Tax Section, past chair), the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (member, Tax Section), the New York State Bar (member, Tax Section), and the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (past chair); Fellow, American college of Tax Counsel; listed in the The Best Lawyers in America.