Biographical notes for Dianne Bennett

Born 30 June 1942

Educated Stanford University A.B. (English) 1964, M.A. (Education) 1966; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A. (English) 1967; State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) 1975

President, Hodgson Russ Andrews Woods & Goodyear LLP 1978–

Attorney-Advisor, Treasury Department, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel (Washington, D.C.) 1977-78

Legislation Attorney, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (Washington, D.C.) 1976-77

Called to the Bars of New York 1976, Florida 1984, Washington (D.C.) 1985, U.S. Tax Court 1985, U.S. Supreme Court 1990

Lecturer in Law, SUNY at Buffalo School of Law 1984-87

Advisory Board Member, Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits 1993–, Volunteer Lawyers Project of Erie County 1983-89, Citizens' Commission on Pension Policy 1979-87, BNA Pension Reporter 1978-87

Member, New York State Bar Association (Past Chair, Employee Benefits Committee of Tax Section; Member, Executive Committee of Tax Section), American Bar Association (Past Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Employee Benefits, Tax Section), Women Lawyers of Western New York (Past Board Member), Women's Bar Association, American Law Institute

Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel

Frequent speaker at bar association seminars and conferences, including national video seminars and advanced pension seminars

Author, several published articles on tax matters