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Louis Eli Michelson

Tax Attorney at Culver City, CA

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Licensed for 34 years
State CA
Status Active
Acquired 1988
Updated 12/01/2022

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Louis Eli Michelson
10811 Washington Bl Ste 258
Culver City, CA, 90232
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • Law Offices of Louis E. Michelson, A Professional Corporation
  • 2001 - Present
  • Tax Partner
  • Grobstein, Horwath & Company
  • 1997 - 2000

Education

  • UCLA School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1988
  • De Paul University
  • Master of Science in Accountancy
  • 1982
  • Univ of Chicago
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • 1977

Associations

  • State Bar of California, Taxation Section, Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee
  • Vice-Chair, Communications and Website
  • 2010 - 2011
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Chair of Taxation Section
  • 2007 - 2008
  • State Bar of California, Taxation Section, Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee
  • Chair
  • 2007 - 2008
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Nonprofit Organizations Committee
  • Co-Chair
  • 2000 - 2006
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Chair of Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee
  • 1999 - 2000
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Tax Editor for the Los Angeles Lawyer
  • 1997 - 2001
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Tax Editor for the Los Angeles Lawyer
  • 1993 - 1995
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2013
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2012
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2011
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2010
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2009
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2008
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2007
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2006
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2005
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2004
  • AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2003
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Publications

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Speaking Engagements

  • University of West Los Angeles
  • How to Obtain and Maintain Tax Exemption
  • 2013
  • UCLA Extension, Business, Management and Legal Programs
  • Tax Reporting & Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2013
  • Tax Section of Pasadena Bar Association
  • The New "Capitalization v. Repair" Regulations
  • 2013
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Nonprofit Organizations Committee
  • Maintaining Nonprofit Organizations, Teleconference
  • 2013
  • Skadden, Arps
  • Summer Associates& First Year Associate Transactional Pro Bono Training
  • 2013
  • National Business Institute
  • Audit Proofing the Nonprofit
  • 2013
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section
  • Forming and Representing Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Organizations
  • 2013
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know
  • 2013
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • The New Form 990
  • 2013
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations in California
  • 2013
  • Labor and Employment and Tax Sections of the Pasadena Bar Association
  • Let's Make a Deal: Form 1099 Reporting of Settlements and Judgments -- What Every Employment Litigator Should Know
  • 2013
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Avoiding Traps and Pitfalls in Form 990 and Its Schedules
  • 2013
  • UCLA Extension, Business, Management and Legal Programs
  • Tax Reporting & Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2012
  • Tax Section of Pasadena Bar Association
  • Audit Proofing the Nonprofit
  • 2012
  • Stanislawski & Harrison CPAs
  • Nonprofit Organizations: State Compliance
  • 2012
  • San Fernando Valley Morning Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Form 1099 Reporting and Current Developments
  • 2012
  • Pasadena Bar Association
  • Mistakes, Missteps and Misuse of Exempt Organizations
  • 2012
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, Young Tax Lawyers Committee
  • Obtaining Tax-Exempt Status for a Nonprofit Organization
  • 2012
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, Exempt Organizations Committee
  • Representing Nonprofit Organizations: Ethics Considerations and the Rules of Professional Conduct
  • 2012
  • Los Angeles Chapter of the California Society of Enrolled Agents
  • Form 1099 Reporting and Current Developments
  • 2012
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know - Culver City
  • 2012
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • Merchant Reporting and Form 1099-K
  • 2012
  • Lorman Education Services
  • IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know - Pasadena
  • 2012
  • Lorman Education Services
  • IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know - Santa Ana
  • 2012
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • New Guidance on the Capitalization of Tangible Property: New IRS Capitalization v Expense Regs
  • 2012
  • CPA Foundation 2012 Tax Update and Planning Conference
  • Capitalization -- New Repair Regulations
  • 2012
  • California Society of Enrolled Agents San Gabriel Valley Chapter
  • Establishing and Maintaining a 501(c)(3)
  • 2012
  • Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Mistakes, Missteps and Misuse of Tax-Exempt and Nonprofit Entities
  • 2011
  • UCLA Extension, Business, Management and Legal Programs
  • Tax Reporting and Governance for Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2011
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section
  • 2011 What's New on the Horizon: Hot Topics in Nonprofit Law
  • 2011
  • Santa Clarita Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Merchant Reporting and Form 1099-K
  • 2011
  • San Fernando Valley Chapter of the California Society of Enrolled Agents
  • Tax Planning for Charitable Giving
  • 2011
  • National Business Institute
  • Audit Proofing the Nonprofit
  • 2011
  • National Business Insitute
  • Establishing and Maintaining a 501(c)(3)
  • 2011
  • Lorman Educational Services
  • IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know
  • 2011
  • UCLA Extension, Business, Management and Legal Programs
  • Taxation of Nonprofit Organizations, Reporting and Governance
  • 2010
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section
  • Changes in Nonprofit Law and Essentials that Every Lawyer Needs to Know
  • 2010
  • Santa Clarita Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • The New Form 990
  • 2010
  • Pasadena Bar Association - Taxation Section
  • Government Challenges Facing Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2010
  • Lorman Education Services
  • LLCs, LLPs, and Partnerships: Organization and Operation in California
  • 2010
  • UCLA Extension, Business, Management and Legal Programs
  • Taxation of Nonprofit Organizations, Reporting and Governance
  • 2009
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Accounting Challenges for the Trusts for Disabled Beneficiaries that Last a Lifetime
  • 2009
  • Lorman Education Services
  • Accounting for Estates and Trusts in California
  • 2008
  • Lorman Education Services
  • LLCs, LLPs, and Partnerships: Organization and Operation in California
  • 2008
  • Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council
  • Directors and Officers Liability
  • 2008
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Nonprofit Organizations Committee
  • Recent Developments in Charitable Giving and Exempt Organizations
  • 2007
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Form 1099 Reporting in Lawsuits and Settlements
  • 2007
  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section
  • Corporate Governance for Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2006
  • Planned Giving Roundtable
  • Understanding and Troubleshooting the Form 990
  • 2006
  • Animal Care Conference 2006
  • Compliance with California Law and the Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004
  • 2006
  • Lorman Education Services
  • Public Charities in California
  • 2005
  • CPA Foundation
  • Tax Planning for Your Exempt Organization from Cradle to Grave
  • 2005
  • Western Conference of Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Assisting the Non-Compliant Non-Profit Organization
  • 2004
  • National Business Institute
  • Nonprofit: Tax and Business Answers
  • 2004
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • How Not to Get Eaten by Compliance Frenzy
  • 2004
  • Ventura Tax Interest Group Channel Counties Chapter Cal. Soc. Of CPAs
  • Form 990 Issues and Other Current Developments for Nonprofits
  • 2003
  • San Fernando Valley Bar Association - Taxation Section
  • Joint Ventures and UBTI (Unrelated Business Taxable Income) for Nonprofit Organizations
  • 2003
  • Public Counsel Law Center
  • Corporate Compliance for Nonprofit Corporations
  • 2003
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Forming/Representing Nonprofit Corporations (Boot Camp)
  • 2003
  • Lorman Education Services
  • Non-Profit Leadership in This Time of Crisis
  • 2003
  • Lorman Education Services
  • Tax-Exempt Organizations in Calfornia
  • 2003
  • Korean American CPA Society of Southern California
  • Basics of 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations: Formation, Qualification and Tax Compliance
  • 2003
  • City of Los Angeles Community and Faith-Based Organizations Funding Symposium (Watts)
  • Best Practices Panel: Governance of Nonprofits
  • 2003
  • West San Fernando Valley Discussion Group of the California Society of CPAs
  • Form 990 Issues: Hot Topics and Avoiding Pitfalls
  • 2002
  • Valley Nonprofit Professionals
  • Non-Profit Directors: Standards of Conduct, Liability and Insurance
  • 2002
  • Third Annual Spring Meeting, Business Law Section + Intellectual Property Law Section of State Bar
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property by Non-Profit Organizations
  • 2002
  • Tax Section of the Pasadena Bar Association
  • Tax Planning For Non-Profit Organizations
  • 2002
  • State Bar of California Annual Meeting
  • Alternatives for Altruism: Planned and Deferred Giving Techniques
  • 2002
  • State Bar Annual Meeting; Taxation Section
  • Alternatives for Altruism; Planned and Deferred Giving Techniques
  • 2002
  • Olympic-Vermont Discussion Group CA Society of CPA’s
  • Sale of a Business: Federal and State Tax Planning Issues
  • 2002
  • Lorman Education Services
  • Resource Development Strategies for California Charities
  • 2002
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of CPAs
  • Non-Profit Organizations Tax Update, Charities & the Internet & Form 990 Issues
  • 2002
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Non-Profit Organizations Tax Update, Charities & the Internet & Form 990 Issues
  • 2002
  • California Association of Nonprofits
  • Legal Issues Facing Nonprofits
  • 2002
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Tax Planning and New Developments
  • 2001
  • Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Tax Method of Accounting Changes
  • 2000
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Attorney endorsements

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Joseph Cohen
Tax Attorney | Nov 05
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Louis is an excellent attorney with a firm grasp of the tax issues affecting his corporate and nonprofit clients."
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Mitchell Port
Tax Attorney | Aug 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. I would hire him to help me solve any tax issue whatsoever. He' professional, efficient, accurate and cost-effective. Hire him for tax and estate planning."
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Mayer Nazarian
Tax Attorney | Dec 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Louis for many years and have always found his advice invaluable."
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Bruce Givner
Tax Attorney | Dec 06
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Lou is a fine, thoughtful craftsman of the law. You would be lucky to have him represent you."

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Culver City Tax Lawyer Louis Eli Michelson
Louis Eli Michelson
Tax Attorney
Culver City, CA
Licensed for 34 years
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