Ronson Joseph Shamoun

Ronson “Ronnie” Shamoun is a tax controversy attorney with over fifteen years of tax experience including more than ten years in legal practice. Mr. Shamoun has helped thousands of clients find solutions to their civil and criminal tax matters.

He has been honored by many different organizations for a variety of awards over the past few years, most recently being named a finalist in the 2015 San Diego Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Award and as a 2015 Top Lawyer by San Diego Magazine. Because of his stellar client reviews and recommendations from other attorneys in the community, in 2014 awarded him with the Client’s Choice award in all of his practice areas: tax, business, trusts, and real estate. Additionally in 2014, he was honored as a Best Attorney and Metro Mover to Watch by San Diego Metro Magazine, as a Top Tax Attorney by the San Diego Daily Transcript, by the San Diego Business Journal as Best of the Bar, and as a Top Lawyer by San Diego Magazine. In 2013, he was named a Top Young Influential and a Top Tax Attorney by the San Diego Daily Transcript, a Top Lawyer by San Diego Magazine, and a Top Lawyer in California by American Lawyer Media. In 2013, he also received the prestigious AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, an award which recognizes an attorney’s excellence in legal ability and ethical practice, for which he is deeply grateful. RJS LAW has also won many awards as a firm including being named a finalist in the small business category for the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, presented by the Better Business Bureau of San Diego, Imperial, and Orange Counties in 2014, as well as winning the honor of being called one of San Diego’s Most Admired Companies from San Diego Metro Magazine in 2014, and as a Family Owned Business Finalist by the San Diego Business Journal during the same year. The firm was also given the title of Business of the Year by the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce in 2013. Mr. Shamoun’s practice involves federal and state taxation with an emphasis in criminal tax defense, tax controversy, real estate, corporate law, and estate planning.

Mr. Shamoun has extensive experience in representing individuals and businesses before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the California Employment Development Department (EDD), and the California State Board of Equalization (SBOE). The size of the individual amounts in controversy that Mr. Shamoun has either settled or litigated with the IRS and state tax agencies have ranged from a few thousand dollars to over $300 million dollars in other cases. Mr. Shamoun has also successfully defended numerous clients against criminal prosecutions by the federal government and the State of California. He has a sterling reputation with the United States Attorney’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office in multiple jurisdictions, and his firm has a reputation among the taxing entities for being steadfast advocates on behalf of their clients. Mr. Shamoun also served as general counsel for a regional supermarket conglomerate with thirteen stores and was responsible for overseeing legal issues for over eight hundred employees. He is a frequent legal commentator for many media outlets including Fox 5 News, ABC Channel 10 News, KUSI News, and NBC 7 News in San Diego. He is also a frequent contributor to the San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Daily Transcript and the San Diego Business Journal as a Tax Expert.

Mr. Shamoun is a true San Diegan. He was born and raised in San Diego, California, and completed all of his undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate studies at the University of San Diego (USD). He earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Accountancy at USD, and worked as an accountant before completing his two law degrees. He currently holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) degree from USD. While attending USD, Mr. Shamoun was one of the founding fathers of the USD Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Outside of his law practice, Mr. Shamoun is an active member of the local community. Mr. Shamoun is an elected member of the Ocean Beach Planning Board. He is also the owner of the Junction Steakhouse in El Cajon, the Charcoal House in La Mesa, a convenience store (Newport Quik Stop), and a drive-through coffee/juice bar (Café Bella). Additionally, Mr. Shamoun, through his sizable portfolio of commercial real estate and business investments, has developed a keen sensibility to the legal needs of business owners and investors alike. He is able to provide practical legal advice to individuals seeking tax and business services, or persons considering business or real estate transactions.

Mr. Shamoun currently lives in San Diego with his wife, Melanie, and his daughters, Mariella, Audriana, and Emilia.

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