Luke Goodrich, JD Biography
- Title:
- Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Churches (Including Mosques, Synagogues, etc.) Remain Tax-Exempt?"
- Reasoning:
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“The tax code treats ministers the same as hundreds of thousands of nonreligious workers who receive tax-exempt housing for their jobs—that’s not special treatment, it’s equal treatment… [S]triking down the parsonage allowance would devastate small, low-income houses of worship in our neediest neighborhoods and would cause needless conflict between church and state.”
Becket, “Court Protects Ministers from $1B Tax Lawsuit,” becketlaw.org, Mar. 15, 2019
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket law firm, 2008-present
- Adjunct Professor, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2013-present
- Associate, Winston & Strawn, 2007-2008
- Legal and Research Advisor, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, US State Department, 2005-2006
- Judicial Clerk, Judge Michael W. McConnell, 2004-2005
- Education:
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- JD, University of Chicago Law School, 2004
- BA, Philosophy, summa cum laude, Wheaton College, 2001
- Other:
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- Member of the Becket legal team that won four Supreme Court cases related to religious liberty issues.
- Member of the Becket legal team that won four Supreme Court cases related to religious liberty issues.
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Should Churches (Including Mosques, Synagogues, etc.) Remain Tax-Exempt?