Alan P. Dye - (Partner) admitted to the Bar: 1971, Florida; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Claims Court; 1975, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Judicial Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (AB, Economics, 1968); University of Florida (JD, 1971); New York University (LLM, Taxation, 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Professor and Director, Eastern Water Law Center, University of Florida College of Law, 1971-72. Attorney Advisor to Judge Austin Hoyt, U.S. Tax Court, 1973-1975. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Member: American Bar Association (Exempt Organizations Committee of the Taxation Section, 1977-, past Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade Associations); Federalist Society; American Society of Association Executives, past member of the Council of the ASAE Legal Section. Board of Directors: Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 1985- , Chairman, 1994-1996; Capitol Hill Restoration Society, 1975-1979; American Franklin Friends Committee, 1991-1995; Lee Fendall House, 1992-2003; Freedom House, 1996-; Barracks Row Main Street, 2000-, Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation, 2000-. Chairman, Washington Non-Profit Legal & Tax Conference, 1997-. Who’s Who in America.
(adye@wc-b.com)

Edward D. Coleman - (Partner) admitted to bar, 1963, Maryland; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1956; J.D., 1959). Guest Lecturer, Master Tax Program, Georgetown University Law Center, 1984—. Member, Exempt Organizations Division, 1963-1989 and Division Director, 1986-1989, Internal Revenue Service. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association (Member, Exempt Organizations Committee, Taxation Section) Practice Areas: Taxation; Exempt Organizations.
(ecoleman@wc-b.com)

Frank M. Northam - (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana; 1975, District of Columbia and Virginia; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1969); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Articles Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Trade and Professional Associations; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Litigation; Election Law; Taxation.
(fnortham@wc-b.com)

John W. Hazard, Jr. - (Partner) graduated from Ohio Northern University Law School in 1979 where he was a member of the Ohio Northern University Law Review. He represents many associations and for-profit corporations on antitrust, tax and human resource matters and leads his firm's intellectual property practice. He counsels corporations on mergers, contracts, tax matters, trademark and copyright protection and policing.
Mr. Hazard is the author of Copyright Law in Business and Practice (West Publishing Company, Second Edition 1999), a detailed explanatory treatise about the complex field of copyright law as it relates to all levels of copyrightable works, including those in the electronic and Internet realms. This treatise is updated twice a year and is available on line with the Westlaw electronic library as well as in print. He speaks to many groups on current developments in trademark and copyright law, and litigates trademark infringement cases. He also oversees trademark and copyright licensing and enforcement programs. Mr. Hazard has worked with and represents associations and companies of all types including publicly traded and private corporations, trade and professional groups, foundations, charities, and sports groups.
(jhazard@wc-b.com)

Hugh K. Webster - (Partner) is a nationally recognized lawyer who has served as an advisor to associations and other non-profit organizations, association management companies, as well as individual executives, for almost 20 years. With special expertise in governance, strategic, and operational issues, Hugh also works regularly in such diverse areas as employment (including executive employment), taxation, antitrust, contracts, standards and certification, code of ethics, publishing, and fiduciary obligations of directors and officers.
Hugh earned is law degree from Duke Law School in 1986 and his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College. He is the author of the semi-annual updates to The Law of Associations, the only treatise in the association law field, and has written numerous articles and other publications on issues relevant to nonprofit organizations. Hugh is also a frequent speaker, including for organizations such as the American Society of Association Executives, the International Association of Association Management Companies, and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives.
(hwebster@wc-b.com)

David P. Goch - (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1994, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1988); University of Maryland (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association (Member, Section of Business Law); American Society of Association Executives (Member, Legal Section). Practice Areas: Trade and Professional Associations; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Government Relations.
(dgoch@wc-b.com)

Charles M. Watkins - (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Claims Court; 1987, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (A.B., 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trade and Professional Associations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Employee Benefits; Employment Taxation.
(cwatkins@wc-b.com)

Heidi K. Abegg - (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; 1997, Florida; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1996). Delta Theta Phi. Co-author: "Lobbying and Political Expenditures," Tax Management, Inc., 2002; with James Bopp, Jr., "The Developing Constitutional Standards for 'Coordinated Expenditures.' Has the Federal Election Commission Finally Found a Way to Regulate Issue Advocacy?" 1 Election Law J. 209 (2002). Member, Federalist Society. Member: Terre Haute, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Organizations Law; Trade Association Law; Constitutional Law; Election and Campaign Finance Law; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Administrative Agency Practice; Privacy Law.
(habegg@wc-b.com)

David M. Abrahams - (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Towson State University (B.S., Mass Communications, cum laude, 1993); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1996). Examining Attorney (trademarks), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000-2002. Practice Areas: Trademark and Copyright Law; Corporate Law.
(dabrahams@wc-b.com)

John R. Strout - (Associate) admitted to California bar in 2002. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1995); Tulane Law School (J.D., 2001). Member Phi Delta Phi. Member: California Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contract Law; Antitrust; Trade Association; Nonprofit Corporations.
(jstrout@wc-b.com)

James S. Wilson - (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia. Preparatory education, Washington & Lee University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar.
(jwilson@wc-b.com)

David M. Repass - (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Florida; 1972, District of Columbia; 1972 United States District Court for the District of Columbia; 1972, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; 1975, United States Tax Court; 1976, United States Supreme Court; 1986, United States Claims Court. Education: Stetson University (B.A. 1967); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1970), The George Washington University National Law Center (L.L.M., Taxation, 1974). Associations: Florida Bar, 1970 to present; District of Columbia Bar, 1972 to present; American Bar Association, 1976 to present. Professional experience: Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, Legislation and Regulations Division: Attorney-Advisor, April 1970 through June 1972; U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel: Attorney-Advisor (Tax Legislation), July 1972 through June 1974; McClure and Trotter: Associate then Partner, July 1974 through December 1983; Price Waterhouse (later, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), Washington National Tax Services: Senior Manager, January 1984 through June 1997; Director, July 1997 through September 2003; Attorney-At-Law, sole practitioner: October 2003 through January 2006. While with the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Repass was the initial draftsman of the private foundation regulations under Code sections 4940, 4942, and 4948. In the Office of Tax Legislative Counsel, Mr. Repass was the reviewer for all of the proposed and final regulations relating to private foundations and charitable contributions under the Tax Reform Act of 1969 from June 1972 through June 1974. In private practice, Mr. Repass has devoted most of his professional time to addressing issues and solving problems related to charitable contributions, private foundation excise taxes, exemption and compliance matters for a variety of tax-exempt organizations, and unrelated business income taxes. In addition, Mr. Repass has recognized expertise in a range of issues not limited to tax-exempt organizations, including the deductibility of interest and travel and entertainment expenses, the like-kind exchange rules, income taxation of trusts, and estates, etc.
(mrepass@wc-b.com)