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SECTION SPOTLIGHT
What is the Tax Law Section’s main purpose or mission?
The Tax Law Section’s main purpose is to further the knowledge of the members of the section in the law of federal, state and local taxation; to assist, when called upon by the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors in the formulation, administration and implementation of programs, forums and other activities for the education of members of the state bar in the law of federal, state and local taxation; to act upon all matters germane to its purposes as so described to referred to it by the Board of Governors; and to make recommendations to the Board of Governors.
Who are the members of the Tax Law Section?
Our membership is composed of diverse practitioners, including solo practitioners and attorneys employed by small firms, as well as large multi-state firms and government attorneys. The membership is diverse because our attorneys deal with both federal and state tax law, including, but not limited to, the following areas of practice: personal taxation, corporate tax, partnership tax, estate and gift tax, international tax, transactions involving tax planning and structuring, and tax resolution, including representation before the U.S. Tax Court.
How do you join the Tax Law Section?A Nevada-licensed attorney may join the Tax Law Section
by logging into their member dashboard through the State Bar of Nevada’s website at: https://www.nvbar.org/new-member-portal-now-available/ or by contacting the State Bar of Nevada at [email protected] or (702) 382-2200.
What projects has the section taken on recently?
The section recently requested that the Board of Governors approve a certified specialization in tax law and, in connection therewith, the section prepared Standards for Board Certificated Specialization in Tax Law. This request is pending while the Board of Governors conducts a general review of the accreditation processes utilized by all sections and the oversight thereof; however, the Tax Law Section remains committed to pursuing this project.
The Tax Law Section also holds CLEs on various tax-related topics for all State Bar members. Last month, the Tax Law Section held a popular CLE on COVID-19 and Tax Relief for Individuals and Corporations Under the CARES Act that was presented by Professor Francine Lipman, William S. Boyd Professor of Law, at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law.
What are the Tax Law Section’s goals for 2020? Next year? Five years?
The Tax Law Section’s goals are to increase its membership, both in the short term and over the next several years, and to collaborate with other sections in an effort to continue to expand the knowledge of our members, whether through sponsorship of joint CLEs or mixed social events. The Tax Law Section’s diverse membership and specialized practice area positions its members well to support and work with other specialized practitioners, whether they are members of the Business Law Section, the Probate and Trust Law Section or other sections where the direct connection to tax law may be less apparent (e.g., the Real Property and Family Law sections).
Who holds leadership positions within the Tax Law Section?
Krisanne Cunningham, chair – Cunningham’s broad transactional experience spans 20 years and includes mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, business law, corporate governance, securities and tax-exempt non-profit organizations. Cunningham regularly negotiates and manages sophisticated middle-market M&A transactions and advises on structuring those transactions in a tax-efficient manner. Cunningham also advises boards on governance issues and has significant experience with Nevada LLCs and joint ventures, including partnership taxation. She also works with entrepreneurs and start-up companies, from the time they begin to raise capital and grant incentive equity compensation through the point of an eventual sale.
Andrew Glendon, vice-chair – Glendon has maintained a transactional and business law practice in Las Vegas for 20 years. In addition to tax law, Glendon has a wide variety of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and limited liability company law, and
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real estate transactions. Glendon adds value to his clients’ transactions based on his knowledge and understanding of federal and state tax laws.
Andrea Nichols, treasurer – Nichols has been a practicing attorney for more than 20 years. She has worked for the Office of the Nevada Attorney General since 2001 representing a variety of state agencies, officers and employees in the state and federal district courts of Nevada as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Nichols has been assigned to the Business and Taxation Division since 2012. She regularly represents the Nevada Department of Taxation in administrative matters before the Nevada Tax Commission, in state district courts and in matters appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court. In addition to her work with the Tax Law Section, Nichols has served on the State Bar of Nevada’s Arbitration Fee Dispute Committee since 2003 and has mentored five newly admitted attorneys through the Transitioning into Practice (TIP) program.
Jared Johnson, secretary – Johnson practices in tax representation and guidance in complex tax laws and disputes, corporate transactions, reporting, asset protection and cross-border issues. He also regularly advises on Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, representing clients before the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service. Johnson provides strategic direction on planning, formation, governance, drafting and reporting for corporations, partnerships and joint ventures. He is admitted to practice in Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington and Pennsylvania, and speaks Spanish, French and Portuguese.
The entire Tax Law Section leadership believes that it is important to expand the Tax Law Section in Nevada to continue collaborating with other attorneys in this field.
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