- Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Southwest Community Foundation, 2025
- Vice chair, The State Bar of Texas Tax Section, Pro Bono Committee (2024-present); committee member, Advanced Tax Law and Tax Law 101 (2011-present); council member (2016-2019, 2021-2022); Annual Meeting Planning Committee member (2015); vice chair, Tax Controversy Committee (2013); Leadership Academy participant (2012-2013)
- Member, Dallas Bar Association Tax Section, chair (2017); vice chair (2016); secretary/treasurer of the Tax Council (2014-2015)
- Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Tax Law Advisory Commission (2019-present)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
- Member, Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court
- Board chair, AVANCE-Dallas (2017); board secretary (2012-2017)
- Graduate, Anti-Defamation League Glass Leadership Institute
- Adjunct professor, Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, LL.M., 2006, taxation
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2005, Clinical Practice Award, Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic; Scholastic Excellence Award, Labor Law; editor, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy (2003-2005)
- Middlebury College, M.A., 1999
- Bates College, B.A., 1996
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- Colorado
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Languages
- Spanish
- Speaker, “IRS Enforcement Update,” Metroplex Practice Management Group, Dallas, Texas, October 28, 2025.
- Speaker, “The Standard of Care for the Tax Professional,” TXCPA Summit 2025 Conference, August 26, 2025.
- Speaker, “The Standard of Care for the Tax Professional,” TXCPA Summit 2025 Conference, August 22, 2025.
- Speaker, “Hot Topics in Federal Tax,” Tax Executives Institute, May 14, 2025.
- Speaker, “IRS Enforcement Update,” TXCPA 2025 Convergence, May 2, 2025.
- Speaker, “IRS Enforcement – Hot Topics from 2024 and a Look Forward to 2025,” The Forum and Troutman Pepper Locke Texas General Counsel Forum, February 26, 2025.
- Speaker, “Ethical Issues for Tax Practitioners in Privileged Communications,” University of Texas 42nd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute, January 23, 2025.
- Speaker, “Hot Topics: Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act & Estate Tax Audits,” TXCPA East Texas, November 21, 2024.
- Speaker, “Regulations of Tax Professionals,” Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, August 19-20, 2024.
- Speaker, “Protecting Your Nonprofit Client: Opinions, Privilege and Return Positions,” UT Law: 41st Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute, February 8-9, 2024.
- Speaker, “Tax Controversy: Administrative Overview and Tips,” Texas State Bar, January 8, 2024.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax Update,” Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Dallas Chapter, June 14, 2023.
- Speaker, “Top 10 Tax IRS Enforcement Strategies and How to Avoid Issues,” Association of Corporate Counsel, DFW Chapter, May 25, 2023.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax Update,” Dallas Bar Association Tax Section, January 9, 2023.
- Speaker, “Choice of Entities and Tax Considerations,” Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, September 7, 2022.
- Speaker, “Tax Scams Related to Estate Planning,” Texas Society of CPAs – Waco Chapter, August 29, 2022.
- Speaker, “Tax Scams Related to Estate Planning,” TXCPA Summit, August 22, 2022.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax and IRS Audit Update,” Texas Society of CPAs – Ft. Worth, December 16, 2021.
- Speaker, “State of the Union on Partnerships,” Texas Society of CPAs – San Angelo, December 7, 2021.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax Law and IRS Enforcement Update,” Texas Society of CPAs Summit, November 9, 2021.
- Speaker, “Top 5 Tax and Legal Issues Affecting the Construction Industry,” Construction Financial Management Association’s 2021 Lonestar Conference, September 20, 2021.
- Speaker, “State of the Union on Partnerships,” TexasBarCLE Intermediate Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 8, 2021.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax and IRS Audit Update,” Texas Society of CPAs – Wichita Falls, May 27, 2021.
- Speaker, “For Richer, For Poorer … Unless the IRS is Involved: Basics of Innocent Spouse Relief,” Texas Society of CPAs – Dallas, April 6, 2021.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax and IRS Audit Update,” TSCPA Abilene, February 24, 2021.
- Speaker, “Tax Considerations for Businesses Considering Bankruptcy,” Current Accounts (Georgia Society of CPAs), July/August 2020.
- Speaker, “Safeguarding Taxpayer Information,” TexasBarCLE: Tax Law 2020: A Practical Guide to Tax Law in the Real World Course, August 27, 2020.
- Speaker, “Criminal Tax and IRS Audit Update,” TXCPA Summit 2020, August 7, 2020.
- Author, “In Innocent Spouse Tax Cases, How You Tell Your Story Matters,” Bloomberg Law, May 13, 2024.
- Author, “Guidelines for Protecting Privilege in Tax Cases,” Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, Summer 2021.
- Author, “Go Green, Save Green: Permanently Extended Tax Deduction Creates Business Opportunity for Construction Industry,” Construction Executive, March 1, 2021.
- Quoted, “Current Tax Landscape in Accounting Today,” Accounting Today, July 9, 2024.
- Interviewed, “The Melinda Eitzen Show,” February 1, 2024.
- Interviewed, “How David Gair Went From Teaching to Tax Law,” Super Lawyers, September 28, 2023.
- Board Certified in Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization