Richard Winchester

Biography

Richard Winchester is a leading authority on small business and federal employment tax policy.  Congressional Reports frequently cite his scholarly publications, giving him an influential voice in contemporary tax policy debates. The University of Carthage hosted him when he was a Fulbright Scholar in Tunisia the year after the country gave birth to the Arab Spring. His work and expertise in the tax field earned him admission into the National Academy of Social Insurance and the American College of Tax Counsel.

He joined the Brooklyn Law School faculty as a tenured professor of law in January of 2025.  He previously held tenured positions on the faculties of Seton Hall University School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Seton Hall recognized his excellence in teaching by naming him Law School Faculty Teacher of the Year in 2023.

Before entering legal education, Professor Winchester spent ten years as a corporate tax planner, helping privately owned and publicly traded companies structure their business operations and financial transactions.  He cut his teeth as a tax attorney at the Philadelphia law firm of Wolf Block before eventually joining the international tax group of PWC in its national tax office in Washington, DC. His legal career began at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, where he clerked for Chief Justice Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. He graduated from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law & Policy Review. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University in its School of Public and International Affairs.

Professor Winchester is currently writing a book about the New Orleans community of Pontchartrain Park.  Unique among American neighborhoods, it was the largest Black subdivision whose construction was financed by the Federal Housing Administration when the agency limited its programs to whites.  The project earned Professor Winchester an appointment as a Visiting Scholar in the Planning and Urban Studies Department at the University of New Orleans.  The Murphy Institute at Tulane University awarded him a grant to support the archival research for the book.

More than a legal scholar, Professor Winchester is a lifelong pianist, an award-winning baker, and a masters-level ocean swimmer with several age group awards to his credit.  Born and raised in New Orleans, he has two adult children who are his pride and joy.

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