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Warren’s practice is focused on assisting clients in analyzing, structuring, and negotiating tax-efficient structures for complex investment and business transactions. Warren is a regular presenter and writer on several of the most cutting-edge tax law topics in the nation, and his articles are been published in both local and national publications.Warren's three primary areas of practice are: (1) Self-directed IRA consulting (tax consulting); (2) Legacy and trust planning (estate planning); and(3) Business structuring and succession (business planning).

Walter is an associate in Dorsey's Tax, Trusts and Estates practice group. His practice focuses on all aspects of wealth management, including implementing practical and tax efficient estate plans, business succession planning, nonprofit organizations, and assisting executors and trustees in fulfilling their duties.

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Stephen represents clients in a wide variety of taxation, business, and securities matters. He focuses his practice on helping businesses, whether large or small and whether established or in the process of getting started, to navigate legal complexities so that they can focus on their day-to-day business operations without having to worry about tax or legal issues.

Since joining the firm of Chicoine & Hallett, P.S. in 1991, Mr. Colvin has concentrated his practice in federal tax controversy matters and federal white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Colvin has represented clients before every level of the Internal Revenue Service, before the United States Tax Court and the Court of Federal Claims, in the federal district courts, before the Circuit Courts of Appeals, and before the Supreme Court of the United States.. Recent reported tax cases for which Mr. Colvin had primary or significant responsibility include Gitlitz v. Commissioner, 531 U.S. 206, 121 S. Ct. 701 (2001), rev'g 182 F.3d 1143 (10th Cir. 1999); St. Charles Investment Co. v. Commissioner, 232 F.3d 773 (10th Cir. 2000), rev'g 110 T.C. 46 (1998); and Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1999-291. Mr. Colvin also successfully represented some of the taxpayers in United States v. Guess, et. al., S.D.Cal. 04-2184, a case in which the government sought to obtain a preliminary injunction and receivership over an offshore insurance company with approximately $500 million in assets, alleging that the company and its clients were participating in an illegal tax shelter. Mr. Colvin also has significant experience in white-collar cases involving fraudulent medical billings, customs violations, securities and commodities fraud, software piracy, bank and bankruptcy fraud, environmental crimes, and Lacey Act violations.. Mr. Colvin is a frequent lecturer on tax-related topics for professional groups. He is the Chairman of the Subcommittee for Legislative and Administrative Developments for the ABA Taxation Section, Civil and Criminal Penalties Committee.. Mr. Colvin earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from Reed College in 1985, where he was admitted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1991. Mr. Colvin received a fellowship at Columbia University from 1986 to 1988, where he pursued graduate studies in 17th and 18th century Chinese history. Mr. Colvin was designated as a Telluride Scholar in 1980 at Deep Springs College, California.

Scott Henrie is a member in the Seattle office where he has practiced since 1982. His practice involves civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial disputes, trusts, receiverships and bankruptcy estates.. Mr. Henrie is engaged in primarily a litigation practice. He has represented clients in jurisdictions from Alaska to California and before federal, state and bankruptcy judges. He also has experience before appellate and administrative panels. Mr. Henrie has a particular concentration on jury trials.. He has extensive experience with a wide variety of issues including: contracts, trusts, real estate, bankruptcy, receiverships, secured transactions, insurance, creditors’ rights, intellectual property and professional liability.. Mr. Henrie has also been recognized by the Seattle Met magazine as a “Top Lawyer” in Commercial Litigation for 2010, a designation based upon Martindale-Hubbell's ranking of those practitioners in King County who have been judged by their peers to be “AV Preeminent”—the highest peer-review rating available.

Scott Edwards is Co-chair of Lane Powell's State and Local Tax Practice and is experienced in appeals and litigation, tax refund claims, audit defense, multi-state tax issues and tax planning. He is a frequent speaker on state and local tax issues and has given presentations for various organizations including the Committee on State Taxation (COST), the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and the Tax Executives Institute (TEI). He currently serves as Assistant Editor for the Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives and co-teaches a class on state and local tax for the University of Washington’s Tax LLM program. Scott also serves on the Legal Affairs Council, and Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee for the Association of Washington Business, and is on the Executive Committee of the Washington Research Council. Scott is also Co-chair of the Results Committee for the American Red Cross, Western Washington Region.

Robert Chicoine advises clients in matters of state and federal taxation, be it planning to minimize tax disputes, effectively resolving administrative scrutiny by taxing authorities, or defending clients in litigation when tax controversies cannot be settled. He has been called upon to assist accountants and lawyers as an expert on issues of federal taxation and has been engaged by tax agencies in U.S. territories as a lead lawyer in complex litigation. His clients typically include corporations, partnerships, estates, and individuals.. Mr. Chicoine is a seasoned lawyer who has tried cases throughout the United States in the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. district courts. He has appeared before several appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Over his distinguished legal career, Mr. Chicoine has represented clients in administrative, civil and criminal tax proceedings involving diverse issues in all phases of tax controversy. He has handled hundreds of cases before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice, and revenue departments of state governments. Many of his most successful results are those that have never been published because they were resolved by negotiation. His priority is to cost effectively settle tax disputes without litigation, but if that is not possible, he will passionately defend his clients in court.. Mr. Chicoine offers his clients the benefit of having worked for the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he gained valuable experience as a Senior Trial and Tax Attorney for the IRS, and then as the founder of a law firm with a national reputation. He knows how the process works from the perspective of both sides. He also offers his clients the practical experience of having “worked in the trenches” as a court room lawyer who is responsible for the outcome of his client’s case.. Prior to starting the Chicoine Law Group to practice with his son, Christopher Chicoine, Mr. Chicoine was a founder of Chicoine and Hallett where he practiced for over 40 years and was instrumental in its achievement as a tax specialty firm of national repute.. As an offshoot of his tax practice, it is not unusual for Mr. Chicoine to be asked by clients to assist them with his negotiating skills in business transactions such as the valuation and sale of operating corporations and the resolution of commercial disputes.. Mr. Chicoine is admitted to practice in the States of Washington, California, and Arizona.. Academic and Professional Contributions. Mr. Chicoine has taught as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Taxation for the University of Washington School Of Law, and as an adjunct lecturer at the Golden Gate University Graduate, School of Taxation. He has authored many articles on matters of taxation, ethics, white-collar criminal defense, and Internal Revenue Service administrative practice. Mr. Chicoine has served as a chairman, participant, or moderator of numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars for various organizations including the ABA, WSBA, King County Bar Association, Hawaii State Bar Association, Northwest Tax Institute, Washington Attorney-CPA Tax Clinic, Washington State CPA Society and ALI-ABA Criminal Section.. Mr. Chicoine has served as President of the Tax Section for the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) and Editor-in-Chief of its Newsletter. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Administrative Tax Procedures Committee and the American Bar Association Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee.. Admissions and Affiliations. California State Bar. Washington State Bar. Arizona State Bar. United States Supreme Court. United States Tax Court. United States Court of Federal Claims. United States Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. U.S. District Court, Guam. U.S. District Court, Colorado. U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. U.S. District Court of Alaska. U.S. District Court of Arizona

Robbie counsels individuals, families and businesses on matters involving income, estate and gift tax planning. He represents many businesses in transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and organization strategies. Robbie also handles probate and trust matters and designs estate plans for clients of all financial means. His tax background cements his relationship with clients for both business and estate planning purposes.

Rob McCallum's practice emphasizes the resolution of civil and criminal tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Washington State Department of Revenue. He also represents clients in other federal and state criminal matters.. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McCallum was a federal prosecutor with the Criminal Tax Section of the United States Department of Justice and an Attorney-Advisor with the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C. While at the Department of Justice, he represented the Internal Revenue Service in grand jury investigations and criminal trials in federal district court.. Mr. McCallum is an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law and Golden Gate University's Graduate Tax Program in Seattle, where he teaches several courses, including tax practice and procedure. He has received the Outstanding Faculty Member Award and Distinguished Teaching Award from Golden Gate University.

Pamela Grinter is chair of the firm's Corporate Transactions and Finance practice.  Her practice primarily focuses on business and tax law. Pamela represents private, public and nonprofit businesses throughout the region in the full range of business transactions – with an unusual depth of experience benefiting clients within the food and beverage industry.  She offers a customized approach to solving each client's unique problems. Pamela often serves her clients in the role of general counsel.  She especially enjoys the meaningful and productive relationships this role allows her to develop with company decision-makers – including executives, owners and board members.  In this role, she often works closely with her colleagues in the areas of employment, intellectual property protection and litigation. In particular, Pamela represents both buyers and sellers in all types of strategic relationships involving the purchase, sale or combination of businesses. In addition to food industry clients, she has represented many healthcare, aerospace and hospitality clients in this area. Pamela assists her business clients, of all sizes, throughout the full business life-cycle -- including choice of entity and entity formation (especially partnerships and limited liability companies), shareholder management, real estate transactions, distribution agreements, franchising arrangements, commercial agreements and business terminations. In her tax practice, Pamela assists clients - especially partnerships and limited liability companies - with a wide range of local, state, federal and international tax matters – including strategic tax planning. She assists a wide variety of tax-exempt organizations with their corporate, state and federal tax matters – including initial organization, federal tax exemptions and reorganizations. Putting this knowledge to work, she has served on the boards of a wide range of nonprofits.

My practice is focused primarily upon general business and corporation law with a heavy emphasis on federal and state taxes.  I enjoy working with closely-held and family businesses of all sizes and at different stages of their development through the transition to family members or third parties.  Working with my client’s financial and other professional advisors, I help strategize for growth and identify solutions that address the client’s legal, tax, and operational issues.  Key to this comprehensive approach is ensuring that the client's estate plan is both current and contemplates effective tax strategies.

My practice focuses on advising high net-worth individuals and businesses with sophisticated tax planning. Prior to joining Lasher, I obtained my CPA and worked as both a tax consultant and auditor gaining a strong understanding and acumen of tax returns, financial statements and business operations. After obtaining my law degree, I went on to advise Fortune 500 companies in sophisticated tax planning and compliance. I now brings my expertise to medium-sized businesses and families to successfully navigate the complexities of federal and Washington state estate taxes, gift taxes, generations skipping taxes, business successions strategies to the next generation and probate and trust administration. I serve as outside general counsel to many private businesses, guiding legal strategy for significant and complex matters associated with business operations.. I also advise on a variety of business matters, including purchases and sales of businesses, ongoing corporate and employment law issues, and resolution of business disputes. My probate and trust administration practice is known to efficiently maneuver complex and taxable probates as well as serve as an advisor in litigation matters between trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, and other parties.

My practice concentrates on general business and estate planning with a strong emphasis on tax planning for partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals.  I draft legal documents such as partnerhsip/shareholder agreements, wills, trust documents, and lease agreements.  I assist with all phases of real estate development and operations.  I also represent clients before IRS Appeals and in IRS Audits.

My name is Christopher Larson. I absolutely love being a tax attorney in Seattle, WA

My goal is to ensure your story is told and your family is protected in the long run. As an estate planning attorney, my passion is to assist you in successfully navigating the inevitable while also being prepared for the unexpected. I hope to clear up any complexity and provide you with a meaningful plan that will carry out your wishes while telling your story.. I take pride in providing quality work, clear and quick communication, and detail oriented services. My practice includes counseling clients on a variety of trusts and estate matters, including estate and tax planning, estate and trust settlement, and community property agreements. I also enjoy assisting clients with charitable planning from advising tax-exempt organizations on formation, application for exemption, compliance with federal and state tax exemption laws, and also with individual planned giving.. I graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Economics and then received my J.D. from Seattle University School of Law graduating cum laude. I was an editor of the Seattle University Law Review and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board. Currently, I am pursuing my Executive LLM degree in Taxation at New York University.

Ms. Veliz joined LeSourd & Patten, P.S. in 2008 after working for 13 years at the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. As an attorney for the IRS, she tried cases before the United States Tax Court involving individuals, corporations, and estates. She also provided advice to IRS agents during audits and on collection matters. In addition, Ms. Veliz represented the IRS in bankruptcy cases.. Currently, Ms. Veliz's practice consists of a broad range of tax issues arising in tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and representing clients before the United States Tax Court.

Ms. McAuliffe is an associate in the Tax, Trusts, and Estates group. Her practice involves estate planning, including wills, living trusts, charitable gift planning, and family business entity formation. Before beginning her legal practice Ms. McAuliffe worked as a business analyst in a management consultant firm and in non-profit management.

Mr. Silver has over 25 years of experience representing taxpayers having disputes with Washington State and federal taxing authorities and is recognized as one of Washington's premier taxation attorneys advocating on behalf of businesses and individuals before Washington's Department of Revenue and the IRS. He is a graduate of Columbia and NYU Law School and also holds an LLM in Tax from NYU Law. He is widely known as an authority in Washington State business, sales and use tax matters, and has represented numerous businesses in audit, appeal, collection and settlement situations.. Author of Washington Taxes: Representing Taxpayers Before the Washington Department of Revenue (Butterworth Publishing, 1992), and numerous articles. This is a partial list of clients we have represented in tax audits, tax appeals, corporate tax issues, settlements and compromises with the Washington State Department of Revenue:. Physicians, lawyers, accountants, court reporting services, temporary placement services, designers and interior decorators, and others providing personal services. Restaurants, caterers, business which prepare and deliver meals at home, school cafeterias operators, retail grocers, and other food preparers. General building contractors, speculative builders, subcontractors (mechanical, electrical, etc.); Public works contracts such as for a city, the State of Washington, or the United States or instrumentality thereof; Real estate developers. Painters and masons. Carpenters and cabinet makers. Roofers. Portable crane services. Persons bringing tangible personal property into the state on which sales tax has not been paid. Manufacturers, farmers, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturer’s reps, processors for hire, video producers. Truckers, fuel distributors, interstate carriers. Janitorial and waste disposal services, carpet, drapery and vent cleaning services,. Automotive repair and rebuilding businesses, auto dealerships and extended warranty insurers. Satellite uplink, communications, computer development and software companies. Yacht brokers. If you are having a tax issue in the State of Washington, please contact us. We want to hear from you.. Martin Silver, PS, Gets Results. Washington State Department of Revenue Tax Results. Here is a partial list of the types of Washington State tax matters our office has handled:. We have at the request of others sought additional, and successful review of matters at first determined against taxpayers by the Department of Revenue’s Appeals Division.. We have successfully obtained exemptions from sales tax for Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment both at audit and on appeal.. We have successfully limited the exposure of out of state corporations doing business in Washington. We have successfully defended businesses against successorship claims, and in one case obtained a determination limiting the Compliance Division’s ability to assert successorship on any basis but that enumerated by statute.. We have dealt with numerous cases where the Department of Revenue seeks to impose use tax on vehicles, vessels or planes on the ground that they are placed in use in Washington State.. We have dealt with many complex questions involving application of the law of agency, which may be involved where a person believes it has not earned income but is receiving proceeds only to be held for the account of another person.. We have in many cases qualified a business for deductions for sales made for delivery in other states.. We have obtained apportionment of income between Washington and other states where services have been performed in part in Washington and in part in other states.. We have successfully defended numerous businesses against sales tax sought to be imposed.. We have handled numerous cases involving application of the Real Estate Excise Tax.. We have appealed and negotiated on behalf of individuals held personally liable for their business’ unpaid sales tax.. Federal Internal Revenue Service Tax Results. Here is a partial list of the types of federal tax matters our office has handled:. We have successfully negotiated settlements with the IRS appeals division, both before and after the filing of a U.S. Tax Court petition.. We have successfully concluded offers in compromise, installment agreements for businesses and individuals, and partial payment agreements (where the taxpayer did not qualify for either an offer in compromise or installment agreement).. We have assisted married couples in innocent spouse matters and have successfully limited community property liability for the pre-marital taxes owed by one spouse.. We have assisted numerous business owners facing personal liability for payroll taxes which their business failed to deposit.. We have filed numerous applications for discharge of real property to secure the release of the property from federal tax liens.. We have secured the release of IRS levies through direct negotiation with revenue officers assigned to our clients' cases.

Mr. Johnson's practice consists of tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Washington State Department of Revenue. His recent cases include, but are not limited to, voluntary disclosures for non-filers and for those with foreign bank accounts and foreign entities, protesting IRS audit determinations, protesting state Department of Revenue determinations for in-state and out-of-state taxpayers (including business & occupation tax, sales tax, and trust fund accountability assessments), challenging federal trust fund recovery penalty assessments (federal employment taxes), penalty abatements, offers in compromise, installment agreements, and general tax collection issues.

Mr. Bonini is a business, securities and tax attorney with a practice focused on organizing business ventures and complex partnership transactions. George also advises companies regarding mergers and acquisitions, tax matters, private equity transactions, and provides general business counsel.    George has experience assisting hedge funds and other private investment funds structure transactions, and complying with applicable federal securities laws.. In addition, he is able to assist clients with loan, secured finance, and real estate transactions.  Finally, George has expertise assisting in resolving tax disputes with the Washington Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service.George earned a B.A. from the University of Montana, a J.D. cum laude from Seattle University School of Law, and a Masters (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Washington. George is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.. In the 2002-2004 Washington Law & Politics surveys, Mr. Bonini was listed as a “Rising Star” in the areas of corporate finance and taxation.

Marcia chairs Graham & Dunn's Wealth Management Team and is a former member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She has over 25 years of experience counseling individuals about wealth transfer and succession planning, including estate planning and administration, probate, trusts and related tax matters.. Marcia is a frequent speaker at professional and community conferences about estate planning and administration. She was the chair of the 51st Annual Estate Planning Seminar in 2006, and she chaired the WSBA task force on the 2005 Washington Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act.

Lisa advises nonprofit organizations and businesses on critical legal issues in order to keep them compliant with a myriad of rules and regulations.  She counsels nonprofits on tax and operational issues, including formation, obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, private foundation excise taxes, excess benefit transactions, lobbying restrictions, fundraising law compliance, and collaboration with other nonprofits or businesses. Lisa also counsels closely held businesses and startups on governance issues, tax matters, mergers and acquisitions, deferred compensation, corporate giving, social entrepreneurism, and general business issues.

Katie assists individuals and families in Washington and Oregon with estate planning, and trust and estate administration. She also works with business owners and their families on business succession planning.. Katie understands that each client has specific goals and drafts primary estate planning documents tailored for the client’s individual needs. She also works closely with high-income clients, assisting with drafting, funding and implementing complex wealth transfer and income tax mitigation plans, modifying existing irrevocable trusts judicially and non-judicially, and assisting family closely held companies with succession planning.. She also assists individual and corporate fiduciaries with a wide range of issues, including valuation, distribution and management of assets, fiduciary income taxes, and beneficiary disputes. She also helps clients with administration matters, including preparing estate and gift tax returns and dispute resolution agreements, assisting with succession or sale of family business interests from estates, and defending high-net worth estates through IRS .