Attorney

Michael W. Dineen

** ****** ****** • Stony Brook, NY 11790 • Cell: 631-***-**** • *******@*********.***

EDUCATION

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY Albany, New York

Juris Doctor May 2015

• Associate Editor, Center for Judicial Process

• Alex Y. Seita, Professor of Law, Research Assistant

• Tax Law Society, Member

• Criminal Law Society, Member

• Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Albany, New York

B.A. in History; Minor: Business May 2008

• Cum Laude

• Dean’s List

• Men’s Soccer Team, 2004 - 2008

EXPERIENCE

THE AYCO COMPANY, L.P., A GOLDMAN SACHS COMPANY Latham, New York

Intern August 2014 - April 2015

• Assisted financial planners for medium-sized financial counseling firm specializing in comprehensive financial planning, estate planning, tax preparation, and wealth management for high net-worth

individuals.

• Drafted estate planning summaries for basic wills, trusts, living wills, and advanced directives.

• Prepared federal and state income tax returns by drafting capital gain and loss forms, passive foreign investment company (PFIC) forms, and partner share of income (K1) forms.

• Drafted letters of client authorization, completed total return analyses, and prepared total net-worth

statements.

• Maintained firm database related to client financial exhibits and bank statements.

SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Hauppauge, New York

LABOR, INSURANCE & REVENUE CRIMES BUREAU June 2014 - August 2014

Intern

• Researched and prepared inter-office memoranda on various topics including employment and

labor law.

• Assisted district attorneys with trial preparation and discovery materials.

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL TAX AND TRANSACTIONS CLINIC Albany, New York

Student Intern January 2014 - May 2014

• Counseled low-income taxpayers on various income tax controversies in effort to obtain a beneficial resolution in a timely and efficient manner.

• Negotiated and compromised tax liabilities with the Internal Revenue Service and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

• Prepared and drafted federal and state income tax returns, offers in compromises, and legal memoranda on the use of ITIN numbers for tax status purposes.

NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT - COMMERCIAL LAW DIVISION Mineola, New York

The Honorable Timothy S. Driscoll May 2013 - August 2013

Intern

• Observed court proceedings involving commercial contract disputes, claims of commercial misrepresentation and matters arising out of commercial real property disputes.

• Conducted legal research pertaining to the use of the automatic stay provision in bankruptcy fraud actions.

ANDREWS KURTH LLP New York, New York

Summer Intern May 2013 - August 2013

• Researched and drafted legal memoranda for large law firm specializing in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation.

• Attended and summarized depositions related to the firm’s caseload.

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