Maryland Lawyers - Rockville John Pontius to Joseph Trepel

Firm: Pontius Tax Law, PLLC

110 N Washington St , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Tax

John Pontius is the founder of Pontius Tax Law, PLLC, with offices in Washington, DC and in Rockville, Maryland.  Mr. Pontius represents individual and business clients with sensitive and serious tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. His client base is local, national and international. Mr. Pontius has been licensed to practice law since 2005. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia and before federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Pontius focuses on international tax and tax controversy.  He was selected as a Rising Star in tax by Super Lawyers from 2015-2020.. Mr. Pontius regularly advises clients on the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, Streamlined Domestic and Foreign Offshore Procedures, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts ("FBAR") and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"). He has international tax compliance experience reviewing various informational and income tax forms.. Mr. Pontius has extensive examination experience with federal and state audits, protests of proposed adjustments and audit reconsideration. He represents clients on tax liens and levies, collection due process hearings, offers in compromises and requests for penalty abatement. He has experience with employment tax issues such as worker classification and the trust fund recover penalty.. From 2012-2019, Mr. Pontius served as the Co-Chair of the Tax Section of the Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland. Mr. Pontius writes articles for the newsletter on recent tax developments. He leads meetings on tax topics and coordinates Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes on technical tax topics. John also guest lectured on the topic of Collection Due Process Hearings for the tax practice and procedure litigation class at the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Pontius was a co-panelist at a DC Bar New Tax Practitioner Committee meeting on the topic of Collection Due Process procedures and practice tips. Mr. Pontius spoke about employment taxes at the MSBA Leadership Academy's Pro Bono Small Business Boot Camp.. Prior to joining the firm he practiced  at tax law firms in Rockville, Maryland and Annapolis, Maryland.  Mr. Pontius has two years experience in the international corporate tax group at KPMG in Tysons Corner, Virginia where he researched and analyzed a wide range of complex tax matters in the areas of compliance, provision, planning and restructuring. At the accounting firm, John worked with a broad range of U.S. multi-national and foreign owned clients doing business as corporations and partnerships in the communications, financial services and defense contractor industries.. Mr. Pontius started practicing law in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps with the 1st Armored Division in Wiesbaden, Germany and deployed to Tikrit, Iraq. As the supervisor of the IRS-sponsored military Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mr. Pontius managed a staff of eight and ensured quality control in connection with more than 2,000 federal and 700 state tax returns for members of the military community.. Mr. Pontius received his Tax LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center, and he was a student extern to Judge Paris of the U.S. Tax Court. He received his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law, and he was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honor Society. He received his B.A. in Economics from Gettysburg College, and he was member of the Federal Reserve Challenge Team that won first place at the Baltimore branch in 2001. He is licensed in Maryland and in the District of Columbia.

Firm: Price Benowitz LLP

110 N Washington St , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

25 West Middle Lane , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Civil ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury

Firm: McCarthy Wilson LLP

100 South Washington Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Commercial

Firm: Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll and Greenfeig, P.C.

25 West Middle Lane , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Garza, Regan and Associates, P.C.

Garza Building   17 West Jefferson Street Maryla , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Legal Malpractice,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury

Firm: Bromberg Rosenthal LLP

North Washington Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Corporate ,Real Estate ,Social Security Benefits & Disability

103 North Adams Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Corporate ,General Practice,Immigration & Naturalization

South Washington Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Joseph P. Lamari

404   414 Hungerford Drive , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Adoption,Assault & Battery,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Family ,Felonies,Juvenile ,Paternity,Personal Injury,Prenuptial Agreement,Spousal Support,Traffic Violations,Wrongful Death

Firm: Joseph J. DErasmo and Associates, LLC

103 North Adams Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Appellate ,Business & Commercial,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,International & Trade

1395 Piccard Drive   110 , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Futrovsky, Forster & Scherr, Chartered

401 North Washington Street , Rockville , Maryland 21521 Zip code: 21521

Practice Areas: Criminal Law, Traffic, DUI/DWI

Firm: Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP

One Central Plaza   1002 , Rockville , Maryland 20852 Zip code: 20852

Practice Areas: Personal Injury,Social Security Benefits & Disability,Workers Compensation

Firm: Jonathan R. Fellner L.L.C.

1 Church Street   910 , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Criminal Defense

Firm: Greenberg, Felsen and Sargent, L.L.C.

600 Jefferson Plaza   201 , Rockville , Maryland 20852 Zip code: 20852

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Family ,Personal Injury

15227 Red Clover Dr , Rockville , Maryland 20853 Zip code: 20853

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Bell, P.A. A Professional Association

Bell Tower Building   101 West Jefferson Street , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Family ,Personal Injury

Firm: Law Office of John S. Weaver

51 Monroe Street   701 , Rockville , Maryland 20850 Zip code: 20850

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Family ,Mediation

7015 Tilden Ln , Rockville , Maryland 20852 Zip code: 20852

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense