Love, Death, and Taxes

My Life in Politics, Social Activism, and the Law

by Stanley S. Weithorn


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 8/6/2013

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 226
ISBN : 9781480801271
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 226
ISBN : 9781480801295
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 226
ISBN : 9781480801288

About the Book

Stanley Weithorn has lived one of the most remarkable personal and professional sagas of our time. Survivor of an abusive childhood, he became a political activist, legal pioneer, and a crusading philanthropist. Weithorn worked his way through law school, became a partner in a prestigious firm, and then almost single-handedly created a new field of practice—charitable tax law. He wrote the first book on the subject, a seven-volume treatise more than 5,000 pages long that he updated for twenty-five years.

More important, he applied his expertise to social and political causes, waging legal battles on behalf of the poor, the environment, freedom of speech, women’s rights, gay rights, and the anti-war movement. Weithorn’s efforts won him more than his share of adversaries. He was targeted by the IRS and right-wing interest groups; he was named on Richard M. Nixon’s notorious “enemies list.” But if not for the legal brilliance and the moral commitment of Stanley Weithorn, groups ranging from The Nature Conservancy and the National Resources Defense Council to People for the American Way and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force might have been crippled in their efforts—if they existed at all.

In Love, Death, and Taxes, Stanley Weithorn tells the story of his event-filled life, including his personal struggles against illness and family tragedy as well as the political and professional battles he fought on behalf of society’s least-fortunate. Feisty, frank, candid, and opinionated, Love, Death, and Taxes is one of the most unusual memoirs you will ever read.


About the Author

Stanley S. Weithorn had a unique 50-year legal career. He created and specialized in the field of charitable tax law, wrote the first work in the field, and dedicated at least 20 percent of his practice time to small, financially starved charities.