Bertrand M. Harding, Jr.

Bertrand M. Harding, Jr. is a tax attorney who operates his own law firm in Alexandria, VA, specializing in tax issues facing colleges and universities. After graduation from George Washington University law school in 1975, he clerked for a Judge on the U.S. Tax Court. He joined the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie in 1977 and was elected to partner in 1984. He left Baker & McKenzie in 1996 to establish his own law firm.

Mr. Harding currently represents many public and private colleges and universities in connection with ongoing tax issues and has represented a number of schools in connection with IRS audits. He is the author of The Tax Law of Colleges and Universities (3d ed.), which is published by John Wiley & Sons, and publishes a monthly newsletter that is subscribed to by over 150 colleges and universities. He is a frequent speaker at NACUA and NACUBO tax conferences.