Attorney

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, OH – December 2007

Master of Taxation, The University of Akron College of Business Administration, Akron, OH – December 2007

Honors and Activities: Akron Law Review & Akron Tax Journal, Associate Editor, Fall ’07; Assistant Editor ’06-’07; New Business Legal Clinic, Summer ‘05; Dean’s List, Fall ‘07; Graduate Assistant, Spring ‘05, Fall ‘06, Spring ‘07 (sponsored by the Akron Tax Club); The Robert E. Donovan Scholarship (law school), Fall ‘07; Recognized by and a scholarship from Women in Higher Education, ’06-‘07; Recognized in The Chancellor’s List, ‘03-‘04, ‘04-’05; The National Dean’s List, ’06-‘07

Publication: “To Tax or Not to Tax – That Is the Question in the Midst of Murphy v. I.R.S.,” 23 Akron Tax J. 143 (2008).

Bachelor of Science in Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - 2003

Concentration – Finance/Economics

Minors: Accounting, Political Science

Honors and Activities: Dean’s High Honors: Spring ‘01; Dean’s Honor List: Fall ‘00, Spring ’02; VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance); iCleveland member; Cleveland Hillel Foundation member; United Jewish Communities General Assembly, Washington DC, ’01; Betar/Tagar Organization senior member

Graduate Level Tax Courses:

- Estate and Gift Taxation

- Taxation of Transactions in Property

- Tax Research

- Taxation of Partnerships

- State & Local Taxation - Tax Practice and Procedure

- Corporate Tax I

- Tax for Business and Investments

- International Tax

- Tax Accounting

BAR ADMISSION Ohio – May 2008

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association; Ohio Bar Association; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Tax Club of Cleveland

EMPLOYMENT

Grant Thornton, LLP, Cleveland, OH

Associate – International Tax, March 2008 – May 2009

Intern – International Tax, June – November 2007

Research and writing regarding the application of international and federal tax laws to various types of business transactions. Tax planning to minimize the negative consequences of tax law to clients.

Dealt with a variety of business structures including C-corporations, branches, partnerships, joint ventures, and individuals.

Worked on a project involving expense allocation for foreign tax credit purposes which resulted in a $180,000 tax refund for the client, a multinational company.

Howard E. Skolnick, LLC, Cleveland, OH

Law Clerk, October 2004 – August 2005

Interviewed clients, conducted discovery, provided client contact, analysis and resolution, and managed a discovery/case database.

PROFICIENCIES: Fluent in Russian, Westlaw, LexisNexis certified, BNA, CCH, RIA, IBFD, MS Office programs

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