Areas of Practice
- Non-Filers
- Offers-In-Compromise
- Installment Agreements
- Tax Levy & Tax Lien Release
- Tax Lien Discharge & Subrogation Certificates
- Discharge of Tax in Bankruptcy & Workouts
- Audits & Criminal Tax Investigations
- Administrative Audit and Collection Due Process Appeals
- U.S. Tax Court Litigation & Appeals
Industry Experience
Representation of individuals, professionals and business in serious tax problems.
- Partner, Of Counsel and Senior Attorney with Metro Washington DC Law Firms
- IRS Tax, Controversy Practice Focus
- CEO, General Counsel & Co-Founder of Professional Service Firm Acquired by Publicly Traded Firm in 1997
- Law School Adjunct Law Professor of Federal Tax Law – Stetson University College of Law
- Law School Adjunct Law Professor of Legal Research & Writing – Stetson University College of Law
- Cum laude Law School Graduate & Teaching Fellow
- Law Review Member – Awarded Best Published Work
- Controller & Vice President of Construction Manufacturing Firm
- Auditor and Tax Accountant with Public Accounting Firm
Education
- Stetson University College of Law (Florida) Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 1991 -
Ranked No. 1 Top Law School for Trial Advocacy by U.S. News
- Stetson Law Review, Editorial Board Member - Publication -
Note, Fraud on the Undeveloped Securities Market, 20:1 Stetson L. Rev. 335 (1990)
- Leman Award, Author of Best Published Law Review Work
- Nominated for National Scribes Award
- Honorary Member of National Scribes
- Best Oralist – Moot Court
- Trial Practice – Highest Class Grade Designation
- University of Wisconsin, Madison Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, August, 1981
- Certified Public Accounting Exam, passed all parts first sitting, 1981
- Senior Class Officer & Treasurer, Class of 1981
Court Admissions
- Florida Bar, Admitted January 1992
- Maryland Bar, Admitted June 2000
- District of Columbia Bar, Admitted November 2001
- U.S. District Court For The District of Maryland, Admitted 2001
- U.S. Supreme Court, Admitted 2004
- U.S. Court of Claims, Admitted 2009
- United States Tax Court, Admitted 1992
- CPA, Florida, Admitted 1983–2000 (currently inactive)
- CPA, State of Maryland, Admitted November 2000 (active)
- Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, National Association of Enrolled Agents
- Member, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants
- Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, The American Bar Association (Section on Tax)
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