James W. Beard
Associate Professor of Law

Joined Faculty 1974

Education:
B.S., 1967; Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
J.D., 1973; Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
L.L.M., 1976; University Of Texas

Phone: (713) 313-7111

Fax: (713) 313-1049

Email: James Beard

Biographical Information
Associate Professor, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1974-Present
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1979-80
Special Administative Assistant to the Dean, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1976-79
Director, Federal Tax Clinic, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1984-92

Affiliations
President, Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy, Inc. (2002-)
Member Texas Hospital Licensing Advisory Council (1994)
Board of Directors, Texas War on Drugs
Founder East Fort Bend Alliance for Education (1994-95)
Founder DAD's Club, Missouri City Middle School, FBISD (1993-94)
Board of Governors Fort Bend County Subsidence District (1992-94)
Election Judge, Briargate Community Improvement Association (1991-92)
Coordinator Students Tax Testimonies for Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Respresentative (1991)
Business and Professional Men's Club (1991)
Chair Legal Address Committee, Fort Bend County NAACP (1991)
Legal Advisor South Union Civic Club (1987-1991)
CoordinatorThurgood Marshall School of Law Economic Conferences (1988-89)
Board of Governors, National Bar Association (1983-86)
Chair Section of Taxation, National Bar Association (1983-86)
Editor Tax Newsletter, Section of Taxation, National Bar Association (1983-86)
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats (1986)
Legal Counselor Martin Luther King Center, Houston (1985-86)
Moderator Community Forum on Sidewalks, Schools and Community Development, Houston (1985)
Delegate Democratic State Convention (1984, 1988)
Speaker Liability of Nurses in Nursing Homes and Hospitals, Rehabilitation Center (1979); Golden Age Manor (1980); Riverside General Hospital (1982)
Board of Trustees Houston Legal Foundation (1972)
NAACP (1968-Present)

Research and Teaching Interests
Taxation: Federal Basic Income; Oil and Gas; Corporations, Estate and Gift, Non-Profit Corporations; International Tax; Research Seminar

EditorialsTSU-Bashing is Attacking Texas Blacks, Houston Chronicle (1990)
New Admissions Plan Could Be Seen As Bias: UT, A&M Criteria Merit Caustion, Houston Post (February 1988)
At the Outset, it was Imperfect, Houston Post (September 1987)
The TSU Bashers are at it Again, Houston Chronicle (June 1987)
Black education Trends Bode III for All of Texas, Houston Post (July 1987)
Tax Reform Hearings, Statement before the Treasure Department, Houston Tx (June 8, 1984)
Edited: Handbook for Housing Counselors, City of Houston (1977)

Selected Presentations

Reform of the Internal Revenue Service and The Federal Income Tax, Statement before Congressional Hearing, Houston, Texas, (October 1997)
Speaker Tax Ramifications for Personal Injury Tort Awards, Houston Lawyers Association (October 1992)
Speaker Tax Ramifications for Personal Injury Tort Awards, Annual Meeting, Section of Taxation, National Bar Association, St. Louis, MO (July 1992)
Speaker Tax Aspects of Divorce and Separation, Annual Program, Section of Taxation,National Bar Association, Annual Meeting Indianapolis, In (1991)
Panelist Personal Taxation Issues for the General Practitioner, Annual Program, Section of Taxation, National Bar Association, Denver, Co (August 1990)
Speaker Tax Aspects of Divorce and Separation, Annual Program, Section of Taxation, National Bar Association, Denver, Co (July 1986)
Moderator and Speaker Tax Shelters: Setting Them Up and Knocking Them Down, Annual Program, Section of Taxation, National Bar Association, Chicago, IL (1985)
Moderator and Speaker Tax Practice and Procedures, Annual Program, National Bar Association, New Orleans, LA (August 1984)
Tax Reform Hearings, Treasury Department, Houston Texas (1984)