Craig Etter has wide-ranging experience representing clients in the temporary staffing industry on matters involving employment taxes, international tax issues, benefits, wage and hour requirements, and other employment law issues. Craig has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and various state agencies as well as the U.S. Tax Court, Federal district courts and state courts. His practice entails counseling clients on a broad spectrum of tax and employment law issues, including drafting contracts and noncompetition agreements, employee terminations, various federal laws affecting employer/employee relations, and other transactional representation. Areas of Concentration · Tax controversy and litigation · Employment law Significant Representations · Represented numerous information technology staffing firms in IRS audits, appeals and in the U.S. District Courts. · Represented the IRS in cases involving the disclosure of information under the Internal Revenue Code, the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. · Represented the IRS in cases involving income, estate and gift tax issues. Awards & Recognition · Selected, a Law360 2011 Employment Practice Group of the Year · Selected, Super Lawyers magazine (2006-2008) · Recipient, IRS Special Achievement Awards, Office of Chief Counsel (1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988) Noteworthy Experience · Trial attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service · Certified Public Accountant Articles, Publications, & Lectures Craig has authored several articles on employment tax issues, including the independent contractor/employee issue. Additonally, he has participated in the drafting of federal employment tax laws. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office) |