Areas of Practice

• Tax Audits & Appeals
• Tax Litigation & Appeals
• Taxation Law
• Criminal Tax Defense
• Tax Collection Cases
• Bankruptcy Taxation

Litigation Percentage

• 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1972
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1972
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1972
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1972
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1972
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1972
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1971
  J.D.
  
  
• Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1963
  B.S.
  Major: Accounting
  
  
• Bernard Baruch College, New York, New York
  Major: Accounting
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor - Tax Research, Golden Gate University, 1995 - 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar, Taxation Section
  Member
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section
  Member
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, 2000
  Secretary, Procedure and Litigation Subcommittee
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, 2001
  Vice-Chair, Procedure and Litigation Subcommittee
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section
  Member, Washington, D.C. Delegation
  
  
• Anti-Defamation League, 2000 - Present
  Member, Executive Committee
  
  
• Anti-Defamation League, 1998 - 2000
  Regional Vice President, Pacific Southwest Regional Board
  
  
• Anti-Defamation League, 1996 - 1998
  Treasurer, Pacific Southwest Regional Board
  
  
• Anti-Defamation League, 2006 - Present
  Assoc. Nat'l Commissioner of the National Civil Rights Committee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Internal Revenue Service, District Conferee, 1970 - 1972
• Internal Revenue Service, Agent, 1966 - 1970

Pro Bono Activities

• Los Angeles Superior/Municipal Court, Volunteer Mediator/Arbitrator, 1996 - Present

Birth Information

• February 20, 1942, Bronx, New York, United States of America