Brooklyn Law School will welcome five new professors this academic year — Richard Winchester, an authority on small business and federal employment tax policy; Jon Endean, an expert in tax law; Kerry Fulham, a Brooklyn Law alumna and legal writing professor; Michael Haber, a specialist in community and economic development; and Alba Morales, an expert in criminal law and lawyering skills.
Richard Winchester, a recognized authority on small business and federal employment tax policy, joins as a professor of law, teaching Federal Income Tax and the International Tax Skills Workshop starting January 2025. Winchester, formerly an associate professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, is known for his influential voice in tax policy debates and his previous work as an international tax attorney at PwC.
“Teaching tax is a joy because I get to help students see that it’s nothing close to what they expected and that studying it gives them a window into just about every aspect of life,” Winchester said.
Jon Endean, joining as assistant professor of law, will teach Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation and International Taxation. Endean’s research focuses on foundational principles of tax law and its intersections with broader legal and theoretical debates. He previously served as a visiting assistant professor at NYU School of Law and worked as a tax associate at Covington & Burling.
“As a tax person, what I enjoy teaching most is both its practicality as well as its uniqueness,” Endean said. “It’s practical because of the inevitability of tax — it permeates everything, affecting not only other areas of law but also our own personal lives! But it’s also unique because law school classes tend to build off a set of cases, whereas the heart of the tax law is a set of codified rules — the Internal Revenue Code.”
Kerry Fulham, a 2015 alumna of Brooklyn Law School, returns as assistant professor of legal writing after a year as a visiting professor. She will teach Gateway to Lawyering I and II, bringing her experience from Fordham University School of Law and her legal practice in both private and public sectors.
“I love that the name of the legal writing course is ‘Gateway to Lawyering’ because the class involves so much more than explaining how to throw sentences together,” Fulham said. “It teaches students how to think like a lawyer and present their arguments in a clear and compelling way.”
Michael Haber, joining as assistant professor of law, will direct the Community Development and Movement Infrastructure Clinic and teach related courses. Haber’s scholarship and practical experience in affordable housing and community development will support the clinic’s mission. He previously led clinics at Hofstra Law School and worked with Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A.
“One of the things I like most about teaching a clinic is when students say that they have developed a richer understanding of concepts they studied in Contracts, Property and Corporations from having hands-on experience with real clients who need them,” Haber said.
Alba Morales, an expert in criminal law, joins as an assistant professor of legal writing, teaching Gateway to Lawyering I and II. Morales’s background includes teaching at NYU School of Law and extensive work with organizations such as the Innocence Project and Human Rights Watch, focusing on indigent defendants’ rights.
“I love teaching legal writing because it gives you a chance to see tremendous student growth,” Morales said. “The law is a language, and nobody is a native speaker. It’s very satisfying to see students gain fluency and develop their voices as advocates.”
