A Lavar Taylor442
Law Firm: A Lavar Taylor442
Address: Santa Ana, Unavailable
City: Santa Ana
State: GA (Georgia)
Zip: 92707
Practice Areas: Legal Services

714-546-0445

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<b>A. Lavar Taylor</b> (Principal) born Salt Lake City, Utah, November 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1987, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. <b>Education:</b> University of Illinois at Champaign (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Awards: Included in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers of America in the specialty of Tax Law; 2004 recipient of the V. Judson Klein Award, State Bar of California. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Tax, Tax Remedies and Federal Tax Procedures: Chapman Law School, Orange, California; Golden Gate University, 1994-2001. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, Tax Division, 1987-1989. Senior Trial Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Laguna Niguel, California, 1984-1987. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, General Litigation Division, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1981-1984. <b>Member:</b> Orange County (Past Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Past Chair: Taxation Section, Committee on Procedure and Litigation; Committee on Bankruptcy and Insolvency Tax); Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. (Also Of Counsel to Shulman, Hodges & Bastian, LLP, Foothill Ranch, California). <b>Practice Areas:</b> Civil and Criminal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Employment Tax; Tax Litigation; Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy and Insolvency.<br /><br />ASSOCIATES<p><b>Fred Richard Shapiro</b> (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1971, California. <b>Education:</b> University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1959; M.B.A., 1963); University of La Verne College of Law (J.D., 1969). Certified Public Accountant, California, 1967. Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service, Hollywood, California, 1959-1966. Instructor, Internal Revenue Service Regional Training Center, Los Angeles, 1964-1966. Appeals Officer, Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles, California, 1966-1968; Tax Manager, Peat Marwick Mitchell, 1968-1972; Tax Partner, Kenneth Leventhal & Company, Los Angeles, California, 1973-1995. [U.S. Army, 1955-1957]. <b>Practice Areas:</b> Federal and State Tax Controversies; Civil Tax Controversies; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals.<br /><br /><b>Robert S. Horwitz</b> (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, October 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1985, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, Arizona; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. <b>Education:</b> University of Illinois (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of Nebraska (M.A., 1972); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1984. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 1984-1988. <b>Member:</b> State Bar of California. <b>Practice Areas:</b> Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation; Tax Collection; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals.Email: Robert S. Horwitz<br /><br /><b>Lynda B. Taylor</b> (Associate) born Canton, China, July 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts; 1983, New York; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, California;. <b>Education:</b> San Francisco State University (B.S., 1978); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1982). Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, General Litigation Division, Washington, D.C., 1982-1985. Trial Attorney, District Counsel, Los Angeles, California, 1985-1990. Assistant District Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Laguna Niguel, California, 1990-1998. <b>Member:</b> Massachusetts and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. <b>Languages:</b> Chinese. <b>Practice Areas:</b> Tax Litigation; Federal Tax Controversies; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals.Email: Lynda B. Taylor<br /><br /><b>Charles F. Rosen</b> (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, May 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, California. <b>Education:</b> California State University at Northridge (B.A., in History, 1970); Western State University (J.D., 1976). Planning Commissioner, City of Yorba Linda, California, 1977-1985. <b>Member:</b> Orange County Bar Association (Chair, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section, 1984); American Bankruptcy Institute (Vice-Chair, Bankruptcy Taxation Committee, 2001-2004); Bankruptcy Study Group/Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1991); Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum; California Continuing Education of the Bar (Member, Business Law Advisory Committee, 1985-1997). <b>Practice Areas:</b> Federal Tax Controversies(25%); Tax Collection(40%); Bankruptcy Taxation(20%); Receivership(15%).Email: Charles F. Rosen<br /><br />OF COUNSEL<p><b>James M. Kamman</b> (Of Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1993, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. <b>Education:</b> University of Michigan (B.A., 1967); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1976); Golden Gate University (LL.M., Taxation, 1980). Member, Pepperdine Law Review, 1974-1976, Managing Editor, 1975-1976. Senior Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University, 1980-1996. Former Special Trial Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Laguna Niguel, California. <b>Reported Cases:</b> Graham v. Commissioner, 83 T.C. 575 (1984); Homes By Ayers v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1984-475; Marine v. Commissioner, 92 T.C. 958 (1989); Condor International, Inc. et al v. Commissioner, 98 T.C. 203 (1992). <b>Practice Areas:</b> Tax Litigation; Civil and Criminal Tax Controversies.Email: James M. Kamman<br /><br />LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL<p><b>Joyce E. Cheng</b> born New Jersey; admitted to bar, not applicable. (Admission pending). <b>Education:</b> Jersey City State College (B.A., Speech Therapy); Rutgers University (M.S., Speech Pathology); VTI Paralegal Institute (1988). Enrolled Agent, authorized to practice before the I.R.S., 2001. Enrolled Agent, Certified Paralegal, and Certified Public Manager. Certified Legal Assistant, 1989. Named Outstanding Student, 1988; Recipient, Westlaw Research Award. Paralegal, Bird & Skibell, Dallas, Texas, 1989-1991. Paralegal Specialist, IRS, Office of District Counsel, Laguna Niguel, 1991-1995. Team Leader, Laguna Niguel Quality Improvement Team, 1993-1995; Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor July, 1995—. <b>Member:</b> National Association of Legal Assistants; Orange County Paralegal Association (Past Director); National Society of Enrolled Agents; California Society of Enrolled Agents. <b>Practice Areas:</b> Federal and State Tax Controversies; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals; Tax Collection.Email: Joyce E. Cheng<br /><br />

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