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pursuant to rule 614(a), Federal Rules of Evidence, without
objection from either party.
Scott is the husband of Panepinto, the administratrix of the
estate. He entered his appearance in this case in February 1990.
At that time, and through the time of trial, he was an associate
professor of law at Widener University.16 He had a full schedule
to teach in the fall and spring semesters of each year beginning
with the spring term of 1990. In addition, he taught summer
school classes in 1990 and 1991. He had 6 hours of classes a
week in the spring and fall semesters during each year. He
informed the Court that since he had been teaching his tax
courses for so long he only had to spend 2 to 3 hours per week
for class preparation in order to keep current with new
developments in the tax area.
When he entered his appearance in this case in February
1990, Scott was not associated with any law firm. He associated
himself with Tupitza in July or August 1990, in connection with
this case. He testified that the estate is billed $150 an hour
for his legal services and that he is paid at the rate of $150
per hour. Incredibly, the Tupitza law firm realized no income
from the legal services performed by Scott, a "contract
employee". (More hereinafter about Scott's billable hours.)
16 Scott has an LL.M. in Tax from NYU and teaches
Corporate Tax I, Federal Income Tax and Taxation of Compensation.
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