Meade Emory

George Meade Emory JD LLM (more often known as Meade Emory, 26 February 1931 - 8 October 2010) was an attorney and former Assistant to the Commissioner of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He was described at the time of his death by journalist and political activist, and presidential advisor, Ted Van Dyk as "Seattle's Atticus Finch" and a "mainstay" and "fixture" of cultural life.
Education, career, and personal life
In 1954, Emory received his bachelor's degree from George Washington University, where he also earned his JD in 1958. In 1963, he earned his LLM in taxation from the Boston University School of Law. Emory gave the commencement speech at Duke University School of Law on May 17, 1992. In 2003, Emory taught tax law as a professor at the University of Washington.
An Obituary written for Tax Notes Today, wrote: "Emory may be most widely known for his connections with the Church of Scientology. Although he was not a Scientologist, in 1982 Emory co-founded the Church of Spiritual Technology (CST), an organization dedicated to preserving and archiving Scientology scripture."
Emory was the founding president of the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and a "prolific" writer involved in both the Seattle Public Library Board and the University of Washington Friends of the Libraries.
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