Faculty/Staff Directory

Lara

Kessler

kessllar@gvsu.edu

Professor of Accounting

3152 L. William Seidman Center

616-331-7260

• School of Accounting

Business Law and Individual Taxation

Lara received a B.A. in French from Northern Arizona University, a M.S.A. from Grand Valley State University, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt School of Law. She is a licensed attorney and a C.P.A. in the State of Tennessee. She currently teaches individual income tax at the undergraduate level and business law at the graduate level.  She was a Captain in the United States Air Force and served four years as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate and also worked as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Texas. Lara joined the faculty at Grand Valley State University in 2007.

 

• M.S.A., Grand Valley State University (2007).
• J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law (1995).
• B.A., French, Northern Arizona University (1992).

• Financial Accounting
• Tax
• Business Law
• Corporate Governance

Brignall, J., Kessler, L. (2024). Bad Debt or Bad Luck: The Facts and Circumstances Analysis of Business vs Non-Business Bad Debts”. Atlantic Law Journal, The, 27, 80-120. https://www.atlanticlawjournal.org/volume-27.html

Kessler, L., Gondhalekar, V., Hoffmann, J. (2023). Right to Work Laws: A Brief Review. Journal of Law, Business & Ethics, 29(Winter 2023), 1-22.

Danko, D. J., Kessler, L. (2021). Ethics of Shifting Taxable Income: Substance vs. Form. IMA Educational Case Journal, 14(3), 6.

Kessler, L., VandenBerg, N. (2021). Cryptocurrency and the IRS: A Case Applying Property Tax Rules. Southern Law Journal, 30(Fall 2021), 204-235.

Yuhas, M., Radom, C., Kessler, L. (2020). Corporate Buy-Sell Agreements- Taking Stock of the Issues: Income and estate tax, attribution, life insurance, C and S corporations. Estate Planning, 47(4), 23-41.

Kessler, L., Goldberg, S. R. (2020). To Bribe or Not to Bribe: An Ethics Case on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Journal of Law, Business & Ethics, 26, 105-119.

Kessler, L., Goldberg, S. R. (2019). Workplace Diversity: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies. CPA Journal

Kessler, L., Danko, D. (2019). On-Site Health Care Clinics: Management’s decisions and Their Impact on Company Profitability. Cost Management.

Kessler, L., Goldberg, S. R., Bettinghaus, B. (2019). A Reporting Dilemma: Hiring Freeze Headcount. IMA Educational Case Journal, 12(2).

• Graduate Accounting Committee, Chair, 2020-Present
• Graduate Council Executive Committee, Vice Chair, 2024-Present
• Faculty Senate President, 2018-2021
• Financial Executives International, Treasurer, 2020-2023
• Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Business Law & Ethics Pedagogy, appointed. (August 2019 - Present).
• Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Legal Studies Education, appointed, International. (August 9, 2010 - Present).