Practice Areas - Criminal and Civil Tax Litigation
- Tax Controversies
- Tax Audits
- Tax Appeals
- Tax Fraud
- Business Formation
| - Business Planning
- Estate Planning
- Trust Law
- Trust Administration
- Probate
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| University | University of Arizona, B.S., 1992 |
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| Law School | Gonzaga University, J.D., 1995 |
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| Admitted | 1995, Arizona and U.S. Tax Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 2008, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | State Bar of Arizona (Chairman Elect 2010-2011; Program Chair, 2002-2006; Moderator and Seminar Chair, Tax Section, Tax Disputes from Cradle to Grave, 2003; Moderator, Tax Section, Effective Tax Planning and Litigation Using IRS Guidance, 2003; Tax Section Council); State Bar of California. |
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| Born | Bellevue, Washington, May 12, 1970 |
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| Biography | IRS District Counsel, Los Angeles, 1995-1999. U.S. Tax Court Pro Se Participant, 2001. Private Lawyer Representative, U.S. Tax Court Judicial Conference, 2003. Advisory Board Member, Phoenix Tax Workshop, 2002—. (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)
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| Reported Cases | City of Mesa v. Val-Pak East Valley, Inc., 1 CA-TX 08-0010 (Arizona Court of Appeals 2010); FRGC Investment, LLC v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2002-276 (U.S. Tax Court 2002); Chamales v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2000-33 (U.S. Tax Court 2000); Brewer v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1997-543 (U.S. Tax Court 1999); Wilson v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1999-327 (U.S. Tax Court 1999); Paig v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1999-47 (U.S. Tax Court 1999); Berge v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1999-41 (U.S. Tax Court 1999); Steppes v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1998-208 (U.S. Tax Court 1998); Guerrero v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1998-221 (U.S. Tax Court 1998); Bushey v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1998-150 (U.S. Tax Court 1998); Guarna v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1998-94 (U.S. Tax Court 1998); Boatner v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1997-379 (9th Cir. 1998); Boatner v. Commissioner, aff'd, 164 F.3d 629 (U.S. Tax Court 1997); Chiu v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1997-199 (U.S. Tax Court 1996); Levin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1996-211 (U.S. Tax Court 1996); Conrad v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1996-194 (U.S. Tax Court 1996); Capka v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 1996-194 (U.S. Tax Court 1996); Barnhill v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1996-97 (U.S. Tax Court 1996). |
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| ISLN | 914099619 |
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