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Martin A. Neumann
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
UCLA School of Law
Martin Neumann is a trusted Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer Planning, Charitable Planning & Family Foundations, and Estate & Trust Administration attorney. He is committed to exceptional service and representation for individuals and families in the Los Angeles area.
With nearly 40 years of experience, Martin is skilled at assisting his clients with their estate planning and trust administration objectives. In addition to extensive experience, he brings patience and empathy to every case. Martin's priority is effectively meeting his clients' goals for their families, loved ones and charitable causes.
Visit Martin's website for more information and to schedule a consultation.
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Robert E. Strauss
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
UCLA School of Law
I have decades of experience counseling on Estate, Wealth Transfer, Business Succession, and Charitable Planning matters. I diligently represent clients throughout Los Angeles in State, Federal and U.S. Tax Courts.
I am dedicated to bringing a fresh perspective to estate and wealth transfer planning. With a focus on meeting my clients' personal and business needs, I create customized solutions focused on the best possible outcomes. I diligently advocate for the unique objectives, challenges, and concerns of my clients.
With many teaching and speaking engagements, I am skilled at explaining complex legal matters in a way that everyone can understand. I have been...
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Shadi Halavi Shaolian
Pasadena, CA Tax Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Shadi is a dedicated attorney with a passion for assisting clients. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, she has built a strong reputation as a reliable professional. Her comprehensive knowledge and experience enable her to handle virtually all tax-related issues, including tax resolution, penalty abatement, audits, and audit reconsiderations. She takes great pride in being a true advocate for the taxpayers she represents, striving to protect their rights and provide them with the best possible outcomes.
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Vanja Habekovic
Beverly Hills, CA Tax Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
Stanford University
My practice encompasses a wide variety of tax matters for businesses and individuals including partnership, corporate and individual taxation issues, international tax planning, entity formation, and mergers and acquisitions. I have represented clients in the real estate, entertainment, and healthcare industries. I structure transactions to optimize tax results, including tax-deferred Section 1031 real property exchanges. I draft and negotiate partnership and limited liability company operating agreements, and other contracts relating to the formation, sale, merger, acquisition, and liquidation of companies. I also handle executive compensation matters, including non-qualified deferred compensation plan and stock...
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Jonathan Sooriash
Irvine, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Florida Coastal School of Law
Jonathan Sooriash Esq. LL.M. represents taxpayers to resolve and settle their tax debt with the IRS and State Tax Departments. J. David Tax Law LLC assists both individuals and businesses in becoming compliant with the IRS as well as with the departments of revenue for all 50 states. They prepare and file any missing tax returns for their clients, help them achieve optimal solutions to their tax debt, and help them manage their financial lives. They can help with the following: IRS Audit Defense, Tax Appeals, Payroll Tax Issues, Installment Agreements, Currently Non Collectible, Penalty Abatement, Innocent Spouse, Wage Garnishments,...
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Mikhail Baklan
Pasadena, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In undergraduate school, I became fascinated about taxes. This led me to graduating Chapman Law School with an emphasis in tax in 2013.
Initially, I worked in workers compensation but decided to eventually pursue my interests in tax law. I have been representing taxpayers for many years. My experience in workers compensation and helping injured workers obtain the benefits they deserve has given me a unique perspective of what it takes to help those that are disadvantaged. I continue to bring this perspective and sense of duty when representing taxpayers before the...
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Milda Goeriz
San Diego , CA Tax Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Tax and Estate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law and Vilnius University Law Faculty
Attorney Milda Goeriz is skilled with all estate planning matters and experienced with tax audits and representation before the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities. In reaching the best results, Attorney Milda Goeriz applies modern methods and an honest approach to law. She employs creative strategies when forming revocable and irrevocable trusts and handling other estate planning matters. Ms. Goeriz has a unique ability to explain the complex planning devices in a simple fashion and is valued by her clients for effective asset protection. A multilingual tax lawyer with a background in international business transactions, Ms....
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Joel Steven Weissler
San Diego, CA Tax Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Tax, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law and California Western School of Law
San Diego Attorney Joel Weissler (619-281-1888) has practiced law for over 25 yrs. Early on, his personal experiences focused his career on Estate Planning, Elder law, Asset Protection & Probate. Joel has been recognized for the past 3 years by Martindale-Hubble & Lawyers.com receiving their “Client Distinction” award as being in the top 1% of attorneys in client service & satisfaction. A 2008-2013 recipient of San Diego Magazine’s five star award program, in 2010, Attorney Weissler was selected through a peer nomination process as a "Top Attorney" in the Estate Planning Category by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Attorney...
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Mr. Kevan P. McLaughlin
San Diego, CA Tax Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Estate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Kevan P. McLaughlin is an award-winning San Diego tax attorney whose practice focuses on civil and criminal tax litigation and controversies. Kevan defends taxpayers and resolves all types of tax disputes with the IRS, FTB, EDD, U.S. Tax Court, CUIAB, and Department of Justice.
In 2009, Kevan formed a boutique law firm with special emphasis on civil and criminal tax preparation. The firm has since grown, adding estate planning, tax planning, trust administration, and tax preparer and CPA defense practice areas. The firm is dedicated to representing taxpayer in these concentrated practice areas, and today helps individuals and businesses with...
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Jamie K. Ogden
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
(310) 201-3510
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
New York University School of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Jamie Ogden is a partner in the Taxation and Trusts & Estates Groups. He advises individuals and business entities on a range of tax planning, tax controversy and estate planning matters. In addition to his experiences in private practice, Jamie also brings several years of service from both state and federal government, including a federal district court clerkship with the Honorable Patricia A. Seitz in Miami, Florida.
Jamie routinely advises U.S. and non-U.S. individuals on complex income, estate and gift tax planning, along with business succession and general family office matters. He serves as lead tax counsel on M&A transactions, financing,...
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R. Grace Rodriguez
Chatsworth, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
My primary focus is to help the average homeowner save their house, get a fresh start on their finances, educate them on how to meaningfully budget and save money, and then help direct future investments for their future financial needs. No one sat down and explained any of this to me. I had to go out and find the information. Now I want to share it with you. Bankruptcy is not the end of the world. We will work with you to come up with a affordable legal strategy that is within your budget. ...
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Elizabeth G. Acevedo
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
State University of New York - Buffalo
Beth Acevedo applies a broad background in estate planning, estate and trust administration and tax law to develop customized, multi-generational estate plans for high net worth individuals and families. Through the careful crafting of trusts, wills, powers of attorney and health care directives, Beth identifies and addresses potential conflicts before they occur while maintaining the clients' interpersonal and wealth transfer goals. Beth's compassionate and detailed approach to estate and trust administration matters brings beneficiaries and fiduciaries peace of mind during what can be an emotionally stressful time.
Beth has an Executive LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. While in law...
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Neil Solarz
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
University of San Francisco School of Law
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John Reinhold Ronge
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Tax, Estate Planning and Probate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
The law firm of John R. Ronge, Attorney at Law has been providing quality, personalized legal and professional guidance to individuals, estates, trusts and businesses across Los Angeles for over 25 years. The law firm's expertise ranges from income, income tax and accounting, to more in-depth services such as probate estate and planning. The Law Firm of John R. Ronge provides a wide range of legal, tax, and professional services to individuals, businesses in a variety of industries, trusts and estates across Los Angeles, Santa Monica and surrounding areas.
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Daniel Schwartz
Calabasas, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
University of Southern California
Daniel Schwartz has a background in both tax law and tax accounting and incorporates elements of both into a hybrid tax practice that is focused on income, gift, and estate tax planning, which includes business and estate planning, as well as income, gift, and estate tax return preparation. Planning and Preparation are two sides of the same coin and being able to do both allows Daniel Schwartz to provide continuity and efficiency on any project, save as much tax money as possible, and protect his clients from penalties and audit. Daniel Schwartz graduated from the University...
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Lucas A Woodward
Vista, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
My practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, and probate and estate litigation. I have diverse experience in the areas of wills, trusts, business formation, federal and state taxation, and estate litigation. His litigation clients include individual and professional trustees, beneficiaries, surviving spouses, care givers, and omitted heirs. Prior to joining Albence and Associates, APC, I practiced at a major securities litigation firm headquartered in San Diego. I was involved in a variety of complex litigation cases, including mortgage backed securities cases and post-merger derivative suits. This diverse litigation experience in multi-party, national scale cases, blends...
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Bruce Rea Durkee
Palm Desert, CA Tax Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Tax, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Whittier Coll School of Law
Bruce R. Durkee is licensed both as an attorney and as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Bruce is also a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. ?Bruce graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Whittier Law School -- finishing in the top 10% of his class. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Accounting from Vanguard University of Southern California, graduating cum laude. Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce owned a CPA firm...
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Bruce Mitchell Givner
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School
Listed as a SuperLawyer. Martindale-Hubbell Highest Rating AV Preeminent. Author of 110 articles in professional journals, chapters in professional treatises and books for professional societies. 43 years of practice in (i) ordinary income tax planning; (ii) reducing, deferring and eliminating capital gains taxes; (iii) eliminating estate taxes; (iv) planning for protection from future plaintiffs; and (v) potpourri of international tax, real estate tax, Tax Court, Probate Court, and estate planning.
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Paul Martin Vargas
Hermosa Beach, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(323) 696-1891
2447 Pacific Coast Highway Suite 200
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Free ConsultationTax and Business
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I am a licensed tax attorney with an advanced degree in tax law. I have been practicing for over 16 years. I practice tax planning, international tax planning, estate and gift tax, tax controversy, corporation transactional law, and mergers and acquisitions.
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Igor Drabkin
Beverly Hills, CA Tax Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Tax and Bankruptcy
Pepperdine University School of Law
Igor S. Drabkin is a principal of Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, A Professional Law Corporation, and a former IRS Senior Trial Attorney. Igor devotes his skills and experience to representation of clients in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and State tax authorities, both administratively and in court. He litigates tax cases in all federal and state courts. In addition, Igor represents clients in tax audits, fraud and criminal investigations, tax appeals and collection matters. He appears frequently before the Internal Revenue Service, the California Franchise Tax Board, the Employment Development Department, and the State Board of Equalization.
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Brent Lance
Palm Desert, CA Tax Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Tax and Estate Planning
New York University School of Law and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
BRENT LANCE, LL.M. (Tax-NYU), has 43+ years of experience in California, Cross-border and International Tax matters. His experience includes seven years practicing international and California tax law at Baker & McKenzie, the world’s largest international law firm and five years leading an international tax consulting group as a partner of KPMG, the world’s largest international accounting and consulting firm. The balance of Mr. Lance’s 43+ years of cross-border tax and legal experience was earned by advising “snowbirds,” “expats,” international business owners, international investors and others with cross-border lifestyles in the boutique law firm he founded in Palm Desert 28 years...
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Jill R. Skinner
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(310) 785-5381
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
Santa Clara University School of Law
Jill focuses on estate and gift tax planning, probate and trust administration. She advises individuals on a broad variety of matters, including drafting living trusts, insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, children's trusts and defective grantor trusts; formation of partnerships and limited liability companies; and other transfer tax techniques.
Jill also represents trustees and executors in the administration of trusts and estates. She drafts pleadings for matters before the Probate Court and appears before the Probate Court.
In addition, Jill handles a variety of property tax matters, including appearances before the Assessment Appeals Board.
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Andrew K. Steenbock
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
(310) 785-5376
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Andrew focuses on estate and gift tax planning, probate and trust administration. He advises individuals and business entities on a range of tax planning and estate planning matters, and he represents trustees and executors in the administration of trusts and estates.
In addition to his experiences in private practice, Andrew also brings several years of service in the Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Division as a law clerk for the Honorable Mitchell L. Beckloff, Honorable Reva G. Goetz, and Honorable Michael I. Levanas.
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Ann Michael
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Tax, Estate Planning and Probate
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Ann Michael has a broad background across estate planning, estate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation. She applies this knowledge to draft various estate planning documents, including, but not limited to, living trusts, gift trusts, GRATs, QPRTs, and life insurance trusts.
Ann is a member of Phi Delta Phi legal honors fraternity and is admitted to practice law in California, Oklahoma and Illinois (inactive).
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Rajesh Wadhwani
Ontario, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Raj Wadhwani is a Southern California bankruptcy lawyer and a founding shareholder at the firm Wadhwani & Shanfeld. Attorney Wadhwani has more than 17 years of experience practicing as an attorney. He has a Bankruptcy Board Certification from the American Board of Certification, and he is also a licensed real estate broker. Mr. Wadhwani received his J.D. from the Southwestern University School of Law. Get in touch with his firm for a no-cost case evaluation.
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Sumeet Sondhi
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Health Care, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Sumeet Sondhi is counsel to The Blanch Law Firm. Mr. Sondhi has worked in conjunction with Ryan Blanch on a myriad of matters, ranging from government investigations to white collar and antitrust crimes, his specialties being real estate fraud and complex mortgage fraud matters.
Mr. Sondhi’s extensive knowledge and experience have resulted in a number of favorable outcomes for the firm’s clients. He has represented clients and companies charged with an array of white collar crimes, including:
*Price Fixing: Represented a billion dollar air cargo company in a DOJ industry-wide criminal antitrust investigation regarding alleged price fixing
*Tax Evasion: Represented a Partner in...
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Mindy S. Meigs
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
(310) 272-7600
1901 Avenue of the Stars
11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Having spent 15 years as an IRS Office of Chief Counsel attorney, Mindy Meigs has a unique insider perspective to the way the IRS works.
She applies her immense experience and procedural knowledge to leverage the process in her client’s favor on all IRS matters, including collections, audits, and litigation.
“Because I know that inside information, it helps me generate strategies and decision points needed for my clients because I know what’s going to happen next,” Mindy said.
Her work in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel primarily focused on Audits, where she would represent the government in U.S. Tax Court, and Collections,...
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Kenneth A. Ziskin
Sherman Oaks, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Estate Planning
University of Southern California and University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I have 42 years experience in tax, business, banking and estate planning law, including 3 years as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Southern California Law Center. For the past 17 years, my practice has focused on Living Trusts and Estate Planning, emphasizing legal representation of individuals and families in connection with Estate Planning, Living Trusts and drafting and implementing Family Wealth Strategies (sm). I practice in a warm, comfortable environment, where my wife (Hinda) helps to provide the perspective and wisdom of a woman, mother and grandmother to the planning by my clients. ...
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Rodney James Hahn
San Diego, CA Tax Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Chad Busch
San Diego, CA Tax Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
Western State University College of Law
Hi... My name is Ralph Charles Busch. Please call me Chad. I have been providing state & local (SALT) corporate income/franchise and capital tax technical consulting and controversy assistance for the past two decades.
?I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 1989 and my Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Western State University School of Law (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law) in 1993. After a short period running a sole practice, I attended University of San Diego School of Law and obtained an LL.M. in taxation in 1999.
?For the past 16 years I have provided...
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John Mark Andersen
Westlake Village, CA Tax Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
(805) 659-6800
4550 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Suite 250
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tax, Estate Planning and Probate
Hastings College of the Law
A recognized leader in the field, John Andersen is a partner at Ferguson Case Orr Paterson. A Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the California State Bar since 2008, John is also an Executive Committee Board Member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California State Bar that advises the California legislature on laws effecting estate planning and a “Top Lawyer” Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate.
John guides couples, families, individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and public figures of all means, in all aspects of estate planning, trusts and probate and creates a custom plan...
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Alexander L. Bruin
San Diego, CA Tax Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Tax and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Ali Reza Nader
Woodland Hills, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
University of West Los Angeles Law School
Ali R. Nader is a partner attorney at Cal West Law and dedicates his practice to helping individuals and families overcome financial difficulties. Ali initially studied to become an electrical engineer before pivoting to become a lawyer. He experienced and overcame tremendous financial challenges early in life and realized he wanted to spend his life helping others combat debt and its consequences. Ali is licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California and is admitted to the California Supreme Court. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, California State Bar Association, and the...
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Michael David Diyanni
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Business
Stetson University College of Law
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Daniel P. Willett
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Business
Southwestern Law School and University of California - Irvine
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Dawn Delia
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(310) 494-0100
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tax
American University Washington College of Law
I am a tax attorney dedicated to assisting individuals and businesses in managing a wide range of IRS tax issues, from tax liens and wage garnishments to payroll tax debt and IRS audits.
I earned my B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and my Juris Doctorate from American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., with a focus on business and federal taxation law. I began my career as a commercial business litigator in Washington, D.C., and moved to New York City to work at Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, one of the world’s most prestigious...
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Jeffrey Paul Molever
Palm Desert, CA Tax Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Tax and Estate Planning
Washington School of Law (Washington Institute for Graduate Studies) and UCLA School of Law
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Mark Tizabgar
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(424) 459-7200
1901 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax
Southwestern University School of Law, Southwestern Univ School of Law and New York University School of Law
Over 25 years of experience with all aspects of tax law, I act as a trusted advisor to clients on strategies targeted at optimizing tax efficiency of transactions and tax audits.
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Negeen Ben-Cohen
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
(310) 272-7600
1901 Avenue of the Stars
11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax, Appeals and Collections
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Jennifer L. Long
Los Angeles, CA Tax Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(310) 785-5397
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Jennifer Long's practice includes estate and gift tax planning, trust and probate estate administration, income tax and state and local (including property) tax work, as well as basic corporate work necessitated by the tax planning (LLC and corporate formation and maintenance, buy sell agreements, etc.).