William Wiggins

William Wiggins is the Gregory H. Adamian Professor of Law. Research focuses on the legal and ethical environment of business, and environmental law. Recent publications appeared in The Environmental Law Reporter, William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, University of California Davis Business Law Journal, Brooklyn Law Review. Recipient of the Bentley University Gregory H. Adamian Teaching Excellence Award. Member, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Education

• JD Suffolk University
• MST Bentley University
• BS Bentley University

Teaching Interests

The legal and ethical environment of business, and environmental law

Research Interests

The legal and ethical environment of business, and environmental law

Awards and Honors

• 2002, Innovation in Teaching Award , Bentley University
• 1994, The Gregory H. Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence, Bentley University

Publications

Journal Articles

• Wiggins, W. P., Salimbene, F. P. (2023). Unending Environmental Injustice: The Legacy of the 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act. The Environmental Law Reporter, (Volume 53) Issue 3
• Salimbene, F. P., Wiggins, W. P. (2020). Transit-Oriented Development: The Quest for Sustainable Cities in the Age of the Automobile. William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, (45) (1)
• Alexander, M. M., Sulkowski, A., Wiggins, W. P. (2016). Sustainability & Tax Policy: Fixing a Patchwork of Policies with a Coherent Federal Framework. Virginia Environmental Law Journal, (35) 1 1-58.
• Alexander, M. M., Wiggins, W. P. (2016). A Domestic Consequence of the Government Spying on Its Citizens: The Guilty Go Free. Brooklyn Law Review, (81) 2 627-672.
• Alexander, M. M., Wiggins, W. P. (2015). The Lure of Tax Revenue from Recreational Marijuana: At What Price. University of California Davis Business Law Journal, (15) 2
• Hill, C., Rettig, C. P., Wiggins, W. P. (2012). Overview of Tax Practice and Procedure. Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure, (14) 2 21 - 28.
• Galliers, R. D., Wiggins, W. P. (2010). When Is a Business School a University?. Global Focus, (4) 2 52-55.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2010). Think Before You Sign: Implications of Code Secs. 7206(1) and 7207. Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure, (12) 5 37 - 44.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2009). Worker Classification: A Call for Reform and Simplification. TAXES, (Vol. 87) No. 12
• Wiggins, W. P. (2009). IRS Examination and Reconstruction of Income: Methods, Techniques and Taxpayer Rights. Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure, (11) 3 (June - July) 51 - 64.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2008). Audit Reconsideration: An Effective, Low-Cost Means of Resolving Disputes with the IRS. Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. August-September 2008 41 - 51.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2008). Bargain Sales: Traps for the Unwary. TAXES, (86) 12 47 - 58.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2008). The Art of Preparing a Successful Written Protest. Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. April-May 2008 29-36.
• Wiggins, W. P. (2008). When Does a Bargain Purchase Become a Taxable Bargain Purchase?. TAXES, (86) 11 51 - 60.
• Neiman, D. A., Wiggins, W. P. (2004). A Seminal Court Decision and Its Impact on the Financial Planning Community. The Planner, (13) 1 14 - 19.
• Knutel, P. G., Wiggins, W. P. (2003). Managing the Familiar When Embarking on the Unfamiliar: A Strategy for E-Learning Success at Bentley College. MBAR Journal, (8) 1 33-38.
• Wiggins, W. P. (1998). Taxpayer Relief Act Limits IRS's Ability to Revalue Gifts for Estate Tax Purposes. Massachusetts Bar Association Tax Section News, (15) 1 1-4.
• Wiggins, W. P. (1998). Worker Classification: Review and Possible Revisions. Massachusetts Bar Association Tax Section News, (15) 2 1-4.

Books

• Ferrera, G. R., Alexander, M. M., Kirschner, C., Wiggins, W. P., Darrow, J. (2022). The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business: An Integrated Approach, (2022) Third 750. Riverwoods, IL: Aspen Publishers
• Hill, C., Rettig, C. P., Wiggins, W. P. (2011). Tax Practice & Procedure. 1stRiverwoods, IL: CCH (a Wolters Kluwer company)
• Ulric, G., Allan, O., Wiggins, W. P. (1993). Accounting Information Systems. 904. Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing Company
• Ulric, G., Allan, O., Wiggins, W. P. (1993). Instructor's Resource Manual for Accounting Information Systems. 454. Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing Company
• Ulric, G., Allan, O., Wiggins, W. P. (1993). Test Bank for Accounting Information Systems. 392. Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing Company