Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Callahan represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service to resolve tax issues at the audit and administrative appeals level, and represents taxpayers in the U.S. Tax Court and other federal courts. Ms. Callahan also represents a wide range of charities, from their inception to handling tax and corporate issues.

Areas of Practice

• Federal Tax Controversy (Representation Before the IRS)
• Taxation of Exempt Organizations
• Nonprofit Corporations
• Corporate and Business Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association - Tax Section (Member)
• The Florida Bar - Tax Section (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• 4 C (Community Coordinated Care for Children) (Board Member)
• First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (Member and Children's Sunday School Teacher)
• The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc. (Fellow)
• The Rotary Club of College Park, Inc. (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Named an Outstanding Tax Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2010
• The Florida Bar Tax Section Chair's Special Merit Award, 1997

Classes and Seminars

• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Rollins College, Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center, April 12, 2005

Past Employment Positions

• United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C., Attorney Assistant to The Honorable B. John Williams, Jr., 1988 - 1990

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1988
  LL.M. in Taxation
• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1987
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Moot Court Board
  Honors: The Order of Barristers
• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1984
  B.A.

Address

800 North Magnolia Avenue
Suite 1500
Orlando, FL 32803

Phones

407-428-5121

Faxes

(407) 423-1831

Emails

JCallahan@deanmead.com

Websites

http://www.deanmead.com