Admitted
1984, Oregon, Washington and U.S. Tax Court
Law School
University of Oregon, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Reed College, B.A., 1978
Memberships
Oregon State Bar (Member, Debtor-Creditor Section).
Biographical
Recipient, Commendation for Academic Excellence. Author: The After-Acquired Property Rule with Federal Tax Liens, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, Spring, 1992; Federal Tax Claims, Chapter 5 of materials for Oregon Law Institute CLE on Governmental Claims In an Out of Bankruptcy, September 1993. Speaker and Co-Author: Paper, Rock & Scissors: Priorities - Who Wins, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section CLE in Lien Priorities, 1998. Co-Author: Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Law Handbook, Oregon State Bar, 1998-1999; An Overview of Tax Administration, Federal Tax Lien Priorities, The New IRS CDP Appeal Process, Offers in Compromise, A Kindler, Gentler Alternative to Bankruptcy, A Four Part Series of Articles for the Debtor-Creditor Section Newsletter of the Oregon State Bar; Joint or Separate Income Tax Returns with Debt-Troubled Households,; Spousal Relief from Joint Tax Liabilities, a Two-Part Series for the Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, Winter and Spring, 2001. Speaker and Author: Tax Issues in Bankruptcy for the Small Business, Oregon State Bar CLE, July, 2001; Tax Issues with Damage Awards, Oregon State Bar CLE, September, 2001. Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1984-1998. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Oregon, representing U.S. Government in tax controversies before the Oregon Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Tax Court, 1988-1998.