Jonathan Decatorsmith received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and his law degree from the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the Chicago-Kent College of Law faculty in the summer of 2000, he was a senior trial attorney and internal instructor with the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel Office, a civil litigator, and tax specialist for the Minneapolis law firm BlueDog, Olson & Small. In addition, he has taught as an adjunct professor at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business and the University of Minnesota Law School.
Decatorsmith currently serves as the director of clinical education, and the supervisor of the Judicial and Legal Externships program. In addition, he manages the Tax Clinic and co-teaches the first-year required course Professional Development and Identity, as well as the upper-level course Estates and Trusts. Since 2004, he has taught annually in the International LL.M. program, including courses in Business Organizations, International Business Transactions, and Introduction to American Legal Systems, both overseas and here in Chicago.
For inquiries about the Tax Clinic, or the clinical program generally, send an email to jdecator@illinoistech.edu.
Education
J.D., University of Colorado Law School
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Affiliations
Tax Clinic; C-K Law Group
Expertise
Clinical Education; Taxation; Estates and Trusts