RIVERSIDE BARRISTERS

TAX LAW

(For Non-Tax Lawyers)

Thursday, February 16

Social: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

Panel: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wondering why lawyers fill their email signatures with disclaimers that they have provided no tax advice whatsoever? Wondering when you should be advising a client to seek advice from a tax lawyer? Wondering what the major issues in tax law are to look out for as a lawyer? Wonder no more!

Join us for a social from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and panel from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to learn all about tax law from our panel of tax law experts.

Certified Tax Law Specialist Pietro Canestrelli

One of only three CA State Bar Certified Tax Law Specialists in the Riverside metro area, Pietro graduated from UC Davis School of Law and went on to earn his LL.M in taxation from University of San Diego School of Law. Pietro began the first six years of his career as an IRS attorney and has practiced law at Reid & Hellyer in Temecula and Riverside alongside one of the Riverside metro area’s other certified tax law specialists for six years. The focus of his practice is tax controversy, which involves litigation with the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board over unsettled issues of tax law.

IRS Chief Counsel Kimberly Santos

Based out of the IRS’s Los Angeles office, IRS Chief Counsel Attorney Kimberly Santos is a graduate of UCLA and Loyola Law School.

Topics-
-Tax law for non tax lawyers
-Basic tax controversy

1.0 hour of MCLE credit will be provided by the RCBA.
 

Scott Talkov, President

Brian Pedigo, Vice-President

Arlene Cordoba, Treasurer

Amanda Schneider, Secretary

Sophia Choi, Director-at-Large

Luis Arellano, Director-at-Large

Jean Serrano, Past-President