Thomas G. Bost
Professor of Law
B.S., summa cum laude, Abilene Christian University, 1964
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1967
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Order of the Coif and Founder's Medalist (First in Class) were just two of the honors Professor Bost received as a student at the Vanderbilt University Law School. He was the note editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review and upon graduation served for a year as an assistant professor of law at Vanderbilt.
Professor Bost became associated with the Los Angeles office of Latham and
Watkins in 1968 and was a partner in the firm from 1975 through 1999. During
his legal career he has been a frequent lecturer on legal topics for numerous
groups including the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, the
University of Southern California Tax Institute, the National Association of
Real Estate Investment Trusts, the New York University Institute on Federal
Taxation, the Tennessee Tax Institute, the California Continuing Education of
the Bar, the University of Texas Ethics Institute, the Christian Scholars'
Conference and the
Religiously-Affiliated Law Schools Conference. Professor Bost has served as a
professor at Lipscomb University and as an adjunct professor at the School of
Law and at Seaver College. He is an elected member of the American Law
Institute, a member of the American Bar Association, the American College of
Tax Counsel, the State Bar of California, and the Los Angeles County Bar
Association.
Professor Bost has also served as a member and Chairman of the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pacific Legal Foundation, having completed a two-year term as Chairman of the Board in 2002.
Professor Bost teaches Business Planning, Corporations, Taxation of Business Entities, Securities Regulation, and Ethical Corporate Practice.
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