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Ryan Bennett Featured in Loyola University Chicago School of Law Article: “Tax Savvy: Students Develop Foundational Legal and People Skills in the Federal Tax Clinic”
Ice Miller lawyer Ryan Bennett was featured in the Loyola University Chicago School of Law article, “Tax Savvy: Students Develop Foundational Legal and People Skills in the Federal Tax Clinic.”
The article included:
From the vantage point of being of counsel at Ice Miller, where he focuses on complex estate planning, tax planning and compliance, tax controversy, and more, R. Ryan Bennett (JD ‘16) can state assuredly that the Federal Tax Clinic was one of the most beneficial opportunities he had in law school.
“It was a fast track to the real world,” he says. “By the time I graduated, I had already sat across the table from an IRS agent. I’d seen a live audit. I understood how the IRS operates and what their philosophy is.”
While Bennett currently advises high-net-worth clients, he draws regularly on the communication skills he strengthened while assisting low-income taxpayers.
“Can you take a complex concept and boil it down into something a client can understand? That’s a really valid skill,” Bennett says. “The clinic sets you up to be able to convey technical subject matter in a way that is easily understood and analyzed.”
