Awards & Recognition
★Alexander Hamilton Award - highest Treasury honor
★Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award (ABA Tax Section, 2019)
★Dana Latham Memorial Award (LA County Bar Association, 2019)
★Joanne M. Garvey Award for lifetime Achievement in Taxation (2021)
★V. Judson Klein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Taxation (2003)
★Tax Person of the Year Top 10 (Tax Notes/Tax Analysts, 2009)
★Top 50 IRS Representation Practitioners (CPA Magazine, 2008)
Notable Facts
→Served as 49th IRS Commissioner from 2018-2022
→Managed agency of 83,000+ employees with $14.1B budget
→Collected $4.9 trillion in tax revenue (96% of US gross receipts)
→Partner at Beverly Hills tax law firm for 36+ years
→Chair of IRS Advisory Council 2010-2011
→President of American College of Tax Counsel
→Chair of UCLA Tax Controversy Institute for 20+ years
→Chambers USA's only 'Eminent Practitioner' in Tax Fraud category
→Founded UCLA Extension VETS COUNT Scholarship Fund
→Currently at Chamberlain Hrdlicka law firm