Celebrate Professor Bill Drennan's Retirement | Simmons Law School | SIU

Professor Drennan has taught at the SIU Simmons Law School since 2004.  He teaches federal income tax, trusts and estates, and contracts.  He has researched and written in the areas of taxation, charities and charitable giving, trusts and estates and contracts.  Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Drennan was in private practice for twenty years with a major St. Louis law firm, specializing in taxation, estate planning, trusts and estates and nonprofit organizations.

Professor Drennan has an LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis (awarded in 1997), an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from Washington University in St. Louis (awarded in 2003) and an E-LLM from New York University School of Law (awarded in 2013).  He graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 1985, magna cum laude.  He was an articles editor for the St. Louis University Law Review, and was one of two tax law editors for the law review.  He graduated from the St. Louis University School of Business and Administration in 1982, summa cum laude, with a major in accounting.  He passed the Missouri CPA exam in 1984.

Professor Drennan is an elected member of the American Law Institute, a former fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and formerly was an elected member at the American College of Trusts & Estates Counsel (2000-2008), and an acquisitions editor for the books and media committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law section of the American Bar Association (1999-2009).

We extend our deepest gratitude to Professor Bill Drennan for his years of dedicated service, passion for teaching, and unwavering commitment to his students. His impact on legal education and the lives of countless students will be felt for years to come. We wish him all the best in his well-earned retirement!