NEW PROGRAM: Rear Admiral [Ret.] James Carey, Future Leaders Chairman, announced a new Washington Scholars Internship Program focused on America’s wounded military veterans.The first selectee for this program is Bo Prosch of Wake Forest University, an Armyveteran of BOTH Iraq and Afghanistan, who is interning on the staff of Senator Ensign of Nevada.
Lear more information about the Veterans Congressional Internship Program.
For Immediate Release:
January 14, 2007
Contact:
Darren Littell
Chairman,WSFP
(425) 220-5505
Washington Scholars Summer 2008 Application Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Scholars Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2008 internship program in Washington, DC. Application materials and additional information are available at: www.washingtonscholars.org. The application deadline has been extended to March 1, 2008. Read more »
Washington, DC: January 8, 2008 — The Future Leaders for America Foundation Chairman today announced that Mr. Brian McManus, Board Member and Treasurer of the Foundation, has been elected to the position of Vice Chairman of the Foundation. Future Leaders Chairman, Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey, stated “Brian McManus has done outstanding work for the foundation over the past two years, and has become a critical member of our management team. Since his election to the Board of Directors last year, his dedication to the Foundation has proven to be a major source of inspiration for our entire Board. And his service as Treasurer of the Foundation has provided his expertise as a tax lawyer that has served to make our operations even more professional. I now look to Brian’s election as Vice Chairman of the Board to provide me with a strong right arm in the foundation’s management, administration, and operation as we seek to expand the number of interns we support each year.” Read more »
We are pleased to advise you that Mr. Brian McManus Esq. of the Morgan Lewis law firm has been voted a Member of the Board of Directors of the Future Leaders for America Foundation, Inc. Mr. McManus is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and has served as Legal Counsel to the Foundation since it’s formation in 2006. Morgan Lewis is considered one of the top law firms in the nation with regard to tax and corporate law.
At Morgan Lewis, Mr. McManus’ practice focuses on civil and criminal tax controversies, including examinations and administrative appeals before the Internal Revenue Service and federal tax litigation. He handles a broad range of tax disputes including individual, partnership, and corporate audits; tax shelter promoter investigations; audits involving listed transactions; transferee liability cases; information reporting penalties; TEFRA procedural disputes; and various state and local tax issues. Mr. McManus also advises U.S. financial institutions on withholding and information reporting requirements, counsels corporate clients on compliance issues and internal investigations, and is experienced with fraud and white collar matters. He has litigated in U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court.