Civil litigation attorney, CPA, handle tax compliance and tax controversy, and experienced in financial and operational auditing. Litigation experience includes administrative law, real estate and contract disputes, foreclosure actions, landlord and tenant disputes, private property rights, taxation, public financing, family law, and probate.Prior legal experience includes practicing with the litigation group at the law firm of Hopping Green & Sams, a summer clerkship with Duke Energy's legal department, a judicial internship with the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, a summer law clerk position with the law firm of Hopping, Green, & Sams, an internship with the tax law firm of Gatherwright, Freeman, & Associates, and a tax compliance internship with the CPA firm of Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.Professional experience prior to law school includes operational, financial, and compliance audits for Fortune 100 firms, a "Big Four" accounting firm, and state and local governments. Regulatory compliance experience in the U.S. includes FAA, DOT, OSHA, and Sarbanes-Oxley. International experience includes transportation regulatory compliance reviews in Canada and the United Kingdom, and financial and operational reviews in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Industry experience includes transportation, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, professional services, and state and local government. Professional certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), VA, 2003; OH, 2009; FL, 2022Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), 2003Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2008Certified Public Manager (CPM), 2023Specialties: Internal AuditSarbanes-OxleyFraud InvestigationsIndividual Income Tax PreparationTax Controversy and Representation before the IRSDOT Compliance
Listed skills include Auditing, Cpa, Income Tax, Accounting, and 18 others.