SPECIALIZATIONS
Taxation of Individuals
Taxation of Business Entities
Financial Planning
FACULTY PROFILE
EDUCATION
M.B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
LL.M., Taxation, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
J.D., Cum Laude, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
B.S., Accounting, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
BIOGRAPHY
Brian J. McKenna is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois and a Certified Public Accountant. Additionally, McKenna has earned certifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Financial Planner. He has taught over 30 courses in Business Law, Taxation, Finance and Accounting over a nearly 50-year career in Academia as an adjunct or tenured faculty member.
McKenna’s professional career outside of Academia includes employment as a Revenue Agent for the IRS, a senior tax accountant for Ernst & Ernst, a corporate tax litigator for Santa Fe Industries and a self-employed Attorney at Law. His clients as a self-employed attorney included Norfolk Southern RR, Union Pacific RR, Chicago Northwestern RR, Illinois Central RR and the Port of Galveston.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
McKenna, B. J. & Keane, A. E. Moore: Attribution and Income Realization, Tax Notes,. (January 27, 2025) AY 24-25
McKenna, B. J., QUASHING AN IRS SUMMONS: SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. Tax Notes, 179(April 24, 2023), 569-574. https://taxnotes.co/41A7AFh AY 22-23
McKenna, B. and McKenna, N., Round Three: the Supreme Court Takes up the Affordable Care Act, Midwest Law Review, 2020, No.1 MLR 40-48 (November 2020). AY 20-21
McKenna, B. J. (2020). The “Kiddie” Tax: Can You Secure a Refund? Tax Notes, 167 (3), 439-443. (April 2020) AY 19-20
Curriculum Vitae