Tax Section
The Tax Section of the Dallas Bar Association focuses on providing monthly meetings at which speakers make presentations regarding topics of current interest in the area of tax practice for continuing legal education credit.
Next Meeting - Monday, May 6, 2013, Noon to 1:00
Professor Emeritus Ira B. Shepard, University of Houston Law Center, Annual Federal Tax Update
1.00 hour CLE
NOTE - OUTLINES FROM PRIOR MEETINGS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Upcoming Meetings
May 6 - Professor Emeritus Ira B. Shepard, University of Houston Law Center, Annual Federal Tax Update
June 3 - Prof. Mike Lang, Tax Ethics/Circular 230 Update
July - no meeting
August - no meeting
September 9 (*1pm start time) - Robert W. Wood, Tax Aspects of Settlements and Judgments
October 7 - Willie Hornberger, Jackson Walker LLP, International Tax Update
November 11 - Annual meeting and TBA
December 2 - TBA
DBA Tax Section Membership Info
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Tax Sectionof the Dallas Bar Association, please send a letter of request and a $30.00 membership fee to: DBA 2101 Ross Ave Dallas TX, 75201 Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.
Update Speeches
If you have a very short (2 to 5 minutes) presenation and a paper on new developments, please contact one of the officers or coucil members below. We would like to have you give your presentation at the beginning of one of our meetings.
TAX SECTION EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST
If you are a member of the DBA Tax Section and have not been receiving DBA Tax Section emails, please send an email to the Chair, Chris Robinson at crobi5@jcpenney.com
Section Officers:
The Officers for the Tax Section for 2013 are:
Name: Chris Robinson Officer Position: Chair Firm: J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Firm Address: P.O. Box 10001, Dallas, TX 75301-1103 Business Phone: (972) 431-2105 Email: crobi5@jcp.com
Name: Louise Hytken Officer Position: Vice-Chair Firm: Department of Justice
Name: Julie Sassenrath Officer Position: Secretary-Treasurer Firm: Winstead PC Firm Address: 500 Winstead Building, 2728 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Business Phone: (214) 745-5887 Email: jsassenrath@winstead.com
Name: Diane Sumoski Officer Position: DBA Board Advisor Firm: Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 5500, Dallas, TX 75202 Business Phone: (214) 855-3000 Email: dsumoski@ccsb.com
Section Council:
The Members of the Tax Council for 2013 are:
Danial Baucum, Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, dbaucum@shacklaw.net - second year of 2 year term, elected to replace Julie Sassenrath
Jonathan Blacker, Department of Justice, Jonathan.Blacker2@usdoj.gov - second year of 2 year term
Joseph M. Erwin, joe@erwintaxlaw.com - second year of 2 year term
Alex Nakos, malouf lynch jackson & swinson, anakos@mljs.net - first year of a two year term
David Gair, Looper, Reed & McGraw, PC, dgair@lrmlaw.com - first year of a two year term
Robert D. "Bob" Probasco, Thompson & Knight, LLP, robert.probasco@tklaw.com - first year of a two year term
Ex-officio member: Jim Roberts Officer Position: former chair Firm: Glast, Phillips & Murray Firm Address: 14801 Quorum Drive, Suite 500 Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75254 Business Phone: (972) 419-7189 Email: jvroberts@gpm-law.com
Tax Section Bylaws
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State Bar of Texas Programs
2012 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Become a VITA Program - volunteer now! Go to the SBOT Tax Section’s website for information on training and assistance locations or contact Vicki L. Rees at (512) 499-0902 or vrees@pittmanfink.com.
The Tax Court Program. The Tax Section assists pro se taxpayers during Tax Court calendar calls in Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, El Paso, and San Antonio. Upcoming calendar calls in 2012 in Dallas are set for September 10, October 22, November 13 and December 17. Check the calendar on the Tax Section’s website for the next calendar call in your city and contact our Pro Bono Chair Bob Probasco at 214-969-1503 or robert.probasco@tklaw.com to assist.
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
