Washington, DC
Litigation Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Litigation
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of Defendant
Plaintiff claimed that the United States had improperly seized her property. Plaintiff sought recovery, penalties and an injunction. Court dismissed Plaintiff's claim as running affoul of the Anti-Inj ... uncton Act.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the IRS
Taxpayer withdrew funds from his IRA, but claimed that the withdrawal was a non-taxable rollover and filed for a refund, which the IRS denied. The Court held the the withdrawal was not a non-taxable ro ... llover.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of United States
Plaintiffs had overpaid their income taxes and requested a refund. The IRS denied the claim. Plaintiffs sued. The Court dismissed Plaintiffs' claim because Plaintiffs filed their refund request after t ... he Statute of Limitations had run.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of United States
Plaintiff sought review of findings of an IRS collection due process hearing. Court found that Plaintiff failed to prove that the IRS calculations were in error. Moreover, Plaintiff could not raise iss ... ues which he failed to raise at the CDP hearing.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Defendants
Plaintiffs, dismissed corrections officers, sued State and Municipal New York defendants claiming wrongful termination and violation of Civil Rights. Appeals Court upheld dismissal of the Complaint.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Defendant
Petitioner challenged a deficiency of tax in the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal. An Administrative Law Judge found that the subject transfer of property was subject to the Real Property Transfer Ta ... x. Petitioner erroneously filed an Article 78 Petition without first taking exception before the Commissioners of the Tax Appeals Tribunal. The Appellate Court found that Petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies and failed to deposit the tax before filing the petition, a jurisdictional prerequisite.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of Defendants
Petitioner, a lawyer/CPA, challenged two tax deficiencies issued to him by the City of New York. Administrative Law Judge determined that Petitioner failed to prove he had an extraterritorial place of ... business. Therefore, Petitioner could not allocate income outside New York City. The Commissioners of the New York CIty Tax Appeals Tribunal upheld the ALJ's determination. Petitioner challenged the Commissioners in an Article 78 Petition. The Appellate Court upheld the Commissioners' determination.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of Commissioner Kerik
Plaintiffs, former New York City corrections officers, had pled guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion. The City of New York declared that their employment automatically terminated, with no right for a hear ... ing, at the time of their guilty pleas, notwithstanding that the crimes were not felonies nor were they committed in the act of duty. The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's holding that misdemeanor tax evasion is a crime which mandates automatic termination because the elements of the crime call into question the integrity of those convicted thereunder.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of Defendant
Plaintiffs paid a hotel tax that was under constitutional attack and ultimately held to be unconstitutional. Plaintiffs sued to recover the tax. The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's holding t ... hat Plaintiffs could not recover as they had not paid the tax under protest or under duress.
OUTCOME: Judgment for City of New York
Plaintiffs sought to vacate in rem foreclosure deed. Appellate Court affirmed trial court's holding that Plaintiffs failed to show that they did not receive timely notice of the foreclosure.
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