Admitted
1976, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1975; New York University Law School, LL.M., in Taxation, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., with honors, 1970; Northwestern University, M.A., 1972
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Member at Large, Executive Committee, Tax Section, 2001, 2003; Subcommittee Co-chair, Individuals, 2002; Member, Committee on Compliance and Penalties, 1982—) and American (Member, Taxation Section, Administrative Practice Committee, 1982—; Subcommittee Chair, Important Developments and Publications, Criminal and Civil Tax Penalties, 1987-1990) Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law, Property and Wills and Nathan R. Sobel Award, Internal Revenue Service Regional Counsel Trial Attorney, 1975-1978. Senior Trial Attorney, IRS District Counsel, 1978-1979. Lecturer: Practising Law Institute, Domestic and Foreign Partnerships, 2003; Foundation for Accounting, Small Business Taxation Conference, 2002 and 2003. Advisory Board, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 1988-1995. Editorial Board Member, Tax Ideas (Warren Gorham & Lamont), 1992—. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004.