Areas of Practice

• Resolving Tax Matter
• Tax Lien & Levy Releases
• Tax Penalties & Interest Removal
• Innocent Spouse Claims
• IRS/State Audit & Appeals
• Federal/State Tax Litigation
• Criminal Tax Matters
• Business & Payroll Taxes
• International Tax Matters
• Bankruptcy
• Business Planning
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Child Support
• Consumer Protection
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Family Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Litigation & Appeals
• Securities Law

Published Works

• New Tax Opportunities Arising Under the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000 (Co-authored), Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXVII, Issue 1(First Quarter), 2001
• Lingering Death of Section 936 Calls for Some Key Decisions(Co-authored), Warren, Gorham & Lamont, RIA Group, January/February, 1997
• US Tax Act Impacts on International Planning (Co-authored), International Tax Report, IBC Financial Publishing, November, 1996
• IRS Hints at Expansion of the Portfolio Debt Provisions(Co-authored), International Tax Report, IBC Financial Publishing (Co-authored), January, 1996
• Strategies for Investing in India (Editor), KPMG Global Tax Solutions, March, 2000
• Contract Manufacturing in Low Tax Jurisdictions (Editor), KPMG Global Tax Solutions, September, 1999
• Intangibles - Tax Planning Strategies for Intellectual Property (Editor), KPMG Global Tax Solutions, August, 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, Update on Foreign Sales Corporations and the New EIE Regime, KPMG Client Seminar, 2001
• Presenter, Updates in International Tax, The University of California Los Angeles School of Law Luncheon Speakers Series, February, 1998
• Presenter, Modifications to the International Joint Venture Provisions Under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Continuing Legal Education Technical Education Session for International Tax Consulting Colleagues, 1997
• Presenter, IRS Notice 97-18 -- Transfers to Foreign Entities under Sections 1491 through 1494, Continuing Legal Education Seminar for International Tax Consulting Colleagues, 1997
• Presenter, Practicalities Involved with Tax Compliance for Multinational Clients, Continuing Legal Education Seminar for International Tax Consulting Colleagues, 1996
• Presenter, Impact of the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996, Continuing Legal Education Seminar for International Tax Consulting Colleagues, 1996
• Presenter, Withholding Taxes and the Portfolio Debt Provisions, Continuing Legal Education Seminar for International Tax Consulting Colleagues, 1996

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Business Organizations, Employment Law -- Employer, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation & Appeals, Legal Malpractice, Securities Law, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Law