Admitted: 1971, Texas • 1974, District of Columbia
• 1975, California
• Named in the "Best Attorneys" in San Diego in
The Best Lawyers in America and in San Diego Magazine
(Sept. 2001 & 2008) • Certified Public Accountant, Tax since
1974 and California since 1994 • Adjunct Professor of Law:
Golden Gate University, 1981-1982, University of
San Diego, 1985-1994 • Formerly Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Los Angeles, 1975-1981 • U.S. Justice Department,
Tax Division, 1973-1975
• American College of Tax Counsel • California Society
of CPAs • Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State
Board of California Board of Legal Specialization
• San Diego County Bar Association • Eagle Scout and
Member of the Desert Pacific Counsel Eagle Review Board
Publications & Articles, Author: "Particularity Under
the Fourth Amendment: Obtaining Predictability in the Law
Without Bad Luck," ABA section of Taxation Newsletter
Tax Commentaries, Fall 1989 • "Drawing Tighter
Boundaries Around the Warrant Standards," Corporate
Criminal Liability Reporter, Vol. 3, No. 3 • "IRS Offers
Voluntary Compliance Re: Offshore Credit Cards and
Unreported Income," California Society of CPAs online
tax news, "BUZZ," Feb. 2003 • "Eat, Drink and Be Wary
(of the IRS)," San Diego Lawyer, Nov./Dec. 2003
Recent Talks, Speaker & Author: "IRS Reporting
Requirements – Cash Transactions," CA Society of
Enrolled Agents • "Minimizing Exposure from Tax
Practice Errors," Inland Society of Tax Consultants
• " Income Tax Aspects of Marital Dissolution,"
Continuing Education of the Bar • "Tax Shelters du Jour,
" UCSD Extension
Education: New York University, LL.M. Tax, 1979
• University of Texas, J.D., 1971 • University of Notre Dame,
B.B.A., 1967
Born: Schenectady, New York, October 4, 1945
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