Laurence Whalen

Laurence J. Whalen (born 1944) is a retired senior judge of the United States Tax Court.

He was born in Pennsylvania and earned a A.B., Georgetown University, 1967; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1970; LL.M., 1971. He has been admitted to District of Columbia and Oklahoma Bars. Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice, 1971-72; trial attorney, Tax Division, 1971-75. Private law practice in Washington, D.C., with Hamel and Park (now Hopkins, Sutter, Hamel and Park), 1977-84; also in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with Crowe and Dunlevy, 1984-87. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Appointed by President Reagan as Judge, United States Tax Court, on November 23, 1987, for a term ending November 22, 2002. Retired on November 23, 2002, but continues to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.

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