Chandara Diep

Chandara Diep is a senior associate at RJS LAW, was our firm’s first hire, and was with RJS LAW while it underwent its transition from a solo practitioner into a full-service law firm. Ms. Diep handles collection cases with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), State Board of Equalization (SBOE), and the Employment Development Department (EDD). Prior to her current role, Ms. Diep has worked in various positions at our firm. She obtained her paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego and completed her training at a local law firm in San Diego where she researched laws related to corporations and corporate tax legislation. As a paralegal at RJS LAW, Ms. Diep handled the case management for our firm and assisted with hundreds of civil tax controversy cases involving the federal and state government, including audits, installment agreements, Offers in Compromise, and penalty abatements.  After graduating from law school, Ms. Diep became a Summer Associate at our firm and was recently made a Senior Associate. At her current position, Ms. Diep continues to specialize in federal and state tax controversy, international tax, and landlord/tenant disputes, and is a key member of our team on many active cases.

Ms. Diep received her Juris Doctorate from the California Western School of Law, where she focused her studies on tax controversy and corporate law. She was awarded with a scholarship to California Western, and was an honor roll student and a member of California Western Law Review where she helped write and edit scholarly articles to be published in the California Western Law Review Journal. Ms. Diep also completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California San Diego in Political Science and Law and Society. Ms. Diep devotes a great portion of her time to pro bono work, volunteering at organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Cambodian Buddhist Society, and participating in National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) events. She is a member of the New Lawyers Division (NLD) in San Diego as well as Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD).

Ms. Diep is currently pursuing her Master in Laws in Taxation at the University of San Diego School of Law and has been working with USD’s Federal Income Tax Clinic for several years, where she helps low-income individuals resolve their tax problems.