Associate Professor of Law
B.A., St. Louis University
J.D., St. Louis University School of Law
LL.M., Taxation, Washington University School of Law
E-mail:
mhussey@widener.edu Phone: 717.541.3921
Michael J. Hussey is an Associate Professor of Law on Widener's Harrisburg Campus.
Professor Hussey joined the Widener faculty in 2004. He teaches Federal Income Tax, Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Tax, and Business Organizations. He writes in the areas of taxation and estate planning. Professor Hussey was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2009.
Professor Hussey oversees the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Widener providing free income tax preparation for low to moderate income taxpayers. He is also a committee member of the Money In Your Pocket campaign that coordinates VITA sites in the greater Harrisburg area.
Professor Hussey is a graduate of St. Louis University where he earned a B.A. in Mathematics, summa cum laude, and a B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude. Professor Hussey earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from St. Louis University School of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the St. Louis University Public Law Review. Professor Hussey earned an LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
After graduating from law school, Professor Hussey was an associate attorney with Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy in Belleville, Illinois before joining the Tax and Estate Planning group at Husch & Eppenberger in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to joining Widener, Professor Hussey taught Estate Planning as an adjunct professor at St. Louis University School of Law.
Professor Hussey is admitted to practice in Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. Tax Court.Selected Recent Publications Articles
- et al., Nonqualified Deferred Compensation after Section 409A: How to Comply?, Estate Planning (2007): 3.
- Has Congress Stopped Executives from Raiding the Bank? A Critical Analysis of I.R.C. ยง409A, UMKC Law Review 75 (2006): 437.