Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Taxation, with an emphasis on tax controversy with the IRS, California Franchise Tax Board, and other state and local taxing authorities; representation of non-profit entities and charitable gift planning.

Areas of Practice

• Tax

West Practice Categories

Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Tax Court, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chairman, Entertainment Tax Committee, Taxation Section)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Young Tax Lawyers, 1993 - 1994 (Chairman)

Past Employment Positions

• Internal Revenue Service, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1991 - 1995

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1985
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Honors Program
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1982
  B.S., Accounting and Finance
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honors Society)
  Honors: Kraft Scholarship

Published Works

• Associate Editor, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Charitable Sector Letter
• Co-author, Interesting Aspects of the Income Tax Charitable Contribution Deduction, Philanthropy Alert, 1997
• Loan Out Corporations, A Brief Review, CPA Digest, 1997
• IRS Worker Classifications, L.A. Daily Journal, Oct. 14, 1996
• Co-author, Charitable Giving, Advising California Nonprofit Corporations, Ch. 14, Cal CEB, 2nd Ed., 1998

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-3178

Faxes

(310) 312-3789

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com