Hugh Zehr brings a strong foundation in taxation and legal research, with hands-on experience across public service, corporate, and law firm settings.

Hugh is a recent graduate of the LLM in Taxation program at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. At Northwestern, Hugh gained exposure to all the principal areas of tax law including partnership tax, international tax, property tax, and corporate tax. He also took courses in tax procedure, taxation of debt transactions, and taxation of trusts and estates. While at Northwestern, he was also on the editorial board of the ABA Tax Lawyer publication.

While in law school, Hugh served as a volunteer tax preparer with VITA Johnson County, where he conducted intake interviews, processed tax forms, and prepared federal and state returns for over 50 taxpayers. He calculated key tax credits, including the Earned Income Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, and American Opportunity Credit, and advised clients on tax withholdings and future planning.

Earlier in his career, Hugh worked as a law clerk at a nationally ranked law firm, drafting memoranda on deferred compensation, cancellation of debt taxation, and parachute payments. He also supported real estate and M&A transactions and assisted litigation teams. Previously, Hugh was also a legal extern at Deere & Company. He began his legal journey as a legal intern at GreenState Credit Union, focusing on real estate, compliance, and bankruptcy law.

As a law student, Hugh held leadership roles as vice president of the Tax Law Society, administrative director of the Moot Court Board, and co-president of the Student Bar Association. He also served as a contributing editor for the Journal of Corporation Law.