E. Dale Searcy

Professor of Law
Full-Time Faculty
School of Law

  • Location: 453 Keller Hall
  • Phone: 937-229-2323
  • Email: Contact

Profile

Dale Searcy has been a professor at the School of Law for more than 25 years. He is the adviser for the Tax Moot Court teams and the Phi Delta Phi legal professional fraternity. He also founded and advises the Tax Clinic. The law school student body has selected him Professor of the Year 10 times.

Before he came to UDSL in 1976, Professor Searcy taught at the University of Tulsa and at the University of Detroit. He has also been a visiting professor at Wayne State University. He spent five years in private practice in Traverse City, Michigan.

Courses Taught

LAW 6111 Legislation
LAW 6305 Individual Income Tax
LAW 6809 Wills & Trusts
LAW 6875 Corporate and Partnership Tax
LAW 6876/LAW 6877 Tax Clinic - VITA
LAW 6933 Capstone: Estate Tax & Planning

Degrees

LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 1965
J.D., Indiana University, 1963
B.S.M.E., General Motors Institute, 1960

Areas of Law

Tax
Wills and Trusts
Estate Planning

Selected Publications

Effective Use of Disclaimers, Chapter 1, Reference Manual No.00-32, Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute (May 2002)