Areas of Practice:

Civil tax litigation in all federal and State of Nevada Courts and appeals therefrom, civil litigation in the United States Tax Court, Federal District of Nevada and the United States Court of Federal Claims
Nevada sales and use tax audit representation
Nevada Department of Taxation administrative hearings and appeals to Nevada Tax Commission
Active administrative tax practice dealing with federal audits and collections
Bar Admissions:
Nevada, 2004
United States District Court District of Nevada, 2004
U.S. Tax Court, 2009
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2017
Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California:

J.D. cum laude– April, 2004
Honors: San Diego Law Review, Executive Editor
Honors: Intern: The Honorable Thomas J. Whelan, United States District Court 2002—2004
Honors: Cali Award: Evidence
Honors: Cali Award: Constitutional Law
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan:

B.S., with highest distinction – April, 1997
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: James B. Angell Scholar
Published Works:
VA Disability Benefits Taxation and the Federal Tax Implications of Retroactive Disability Determinations, Clark County Bar Association, Communique, November 2016
Representative Cases:
Ligman v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2015-79
Jackson v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2014-160
Martinez v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2011-34
Honors and Awards:
IRS Commissioner’s Award, 2014
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Clark County Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada, Tax Law Section
Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
Past Employment Positions:
City of Las Vegas, Compliance and Enforcement Manager – May 2015-February 2018
Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Trial Attorney – Las Vegas, NV 2009-2015
State of Nevada, Office of Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Department of Taxation – Las Vegas, NV 2007-2009