Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, 1990
• Marquette University, 1987

Admissions

• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Tax Court
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• United States Court of International Trade
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Awards & Distinctions

• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in Litigation & Controversy - Tax (2013)
• Named to the 2009 Super Lawyers list - Corporate Counsel Edition
• Named to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers list (2008-2012)
• Dedication to Excellence Award - Continuing Professional Education, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC
• Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

Professional Associations

• State Bar of Wisconsin
• American Bar Association
• American Bar Association State and Local Tax Committee
• Institute of Professionals in Taxation
• Milwaukee Bar Association
• Milwaukee Tax Club – Past Chair
• Wisconsin State and Local Tax, Inc.
• Association of Assessing Officers
• National Association of Property Tax Attorneys, Board Member

Community Involvement

• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Southeast Wisconsin, Board Member
• United Performing Arts Fund, Secretary
• United Performing Arts Fund, Board of Directors
• United Performing Arts Fund, Chair, Education & Outreach Committee
• United Performing Arts Fund, Past Employee Campaign Coordinator
• United Way, Past Employee Campaign Coordinator
• Christ King Parish and Grade School, Athletic Director (2004-07)
• Jesuit Retreat House, Retreat Coordinator (2007-08)
• Tosa Kickers Soccer Association, Coach (2003-present)
• Bel Canto Chorus, Board Member
• Cultural Alliance, Board Member

Teaching Positions

• Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration, teaching "Multistate Income Taxation" (2007-present)

Articles and Presentations

• Presenter, Multistate Taxation of e-Commerce, CCH Webinar, May 10, 2012
• Presenter, State and Local Tax Traps, Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, March 16, 2012
• Presenter, Avoiding Tax Traps: Understanding the Mess That is Wisconsin Sales and Use Taxes, National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI), February 20, 2012
• Presenter, Hot Topics in State and Local Tax, Kolb+Co. Tax Team, February 3, 2012
• Presenter, Nexus for State and Local Tax, CCH Webinar, December 6, 2011
• Presenter, Multistate Taxation of e-Commerce, CCH Webinar, November 3, 2011
• Presenter, Sales and Use Tax Audits: Best Practices to Successfully Meet the Audit Challenge, CCH Webinar, April 21, 2011
• Presenter, Property Tax Update and Current Hot Topics, Wisconsin State and Local Tax, Inc., Wednesday, February 16, 2011
• Presenter, The Great Cases of State and Local Taxation and Their Impact on Today's Tax Policy, CCH Webinar, February 23, 2011
• Presenter, What Construction Lawyers Need to Know About Sales and Use Tax Legal Issues for Construction Projects, ExecSense Webinar, May 13, 2010
• Presenter, Tax Incentives and Financing Tools for Renewable Energy Projects, WHD Seminar, April 22, 2010
• Presenter, State and Local Tax Traps for Family-Owned Businesses, sponsored by Family Business Center, Wisconsin School of Business, April 30, 2010
• Presenter, Computer Software Issues: Bits and Bytes, ABA/IPT Advanced Property Tax Seminar, March 25, 2010
• Presenter, State and Local Tax Traps for Family-Owned Businesses, UW Family Business Center Food for Thought seminar, February 17, 2010
• Presenter, Property Tax and Related Statutory Update, Wisconsin State and Local Tax, Inc., January 20, 2010
• UPMIFA Expands, Journal of State Taxation (CCH), September-October 2009
• Presenter, Understanding Wisconsin Property Taxes, and How to Reduce Your Tax Burden, Community Associations Institute of Wisconsin, September 16, 2009
• Presenter, Property Management Sales Tax, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, June 10, 2009
• Panel Presenter, Property Tax Panel Discussion, Institute for Professionals in Taxation-Milwaukee, June 4, 2009
• Panel Presenter, Funding For Innovative Projects, How to Leverage the Green Economy Into Business Opportunities Seminar, March 24, 2009
• Presenter, Render unto Caesar the Things which are Caesar's ... But Not A Penny More: Tax Issues Arising from Operations of Religious Organizations, St. Thomas More Lawyers' Society Continuing Legal Education Seminar, December 5, 2008
• Presenter, Annual Wisconsin Tax Update, State Bar of Wisconsin 59th Annual Tax School, Madison, WI, December 2, 2008
• Presenter, WI Sales & Use Tax – Tax Traps for Contractors, National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) general membership meeting, November 17, 2008
• Presenter, Wisconsin State Tax Update 2008, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC, September 18 & 25, 2008
• Presenter, Wisconsin State & Local Tax Issues for Owners of Manufactured Housing Communities, Wisconsin Housing Alliance, August 21, 2008
• Morton Buildings, Inc. v. [Insert State Here]: A Case Study of the Sales and Use Tax Treatment of Contractor-Manufacturers, Journal of State Taxation, September-October 2008
• Presenter, Sales and Use Tax Treatment of Construction Contractors, CCH Audio Seminar, August 14, 2008
• Presenter, Wisconsin's Nursing Homes - Property Tax Exempt or Not; if Taxable, What is a Fair Assessment?, June 5, 2008
• Presenter, Wisconsin Sales and Use Taxes-Tax Traps for Remodeling Contractors, National Association of the Remodeling Industry-Milwaukee Chapter, May 20, 2008
• Presenter, Minimizing Property Tax Bills: Evaluating Obsolescence and Other Property Tax Appeal Strategies, CCH Audio Seminar, March 13, 2008
• Presenter, Wisconsin Sales and Use Taxes - More Traps for the Unwary Designer (2008), 2008 Business Day in Madison, February 26, 2008
• Co-author, When Should A Taxpayer Notify The Local Assessor That Property Has Been Transferred?, WHD's The Real Deal: Real Estate Newsletter, Winter 2007
• Presenter, Annual SALT Law Update; and Tax Practice and Procedures, Clifton Gunderson University's Thrive: Annual Tax & EBS Specialists Conference, October 2007
• Presenter, Making the Most of Manufacturing Exemptions: Sales and Use Tax Treatment of Manufacturers, CCH Audio Seminar, August 9, 2007
• Presenter, Wisconsin Sales and Use Taxes -Traps for the Unwary Designer, 2007 Business Day In Madison
• Presenter, Property Tax Update, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, IPT Local Luncheon, May 10, 2007
• Primary Author and Regional Editor, Wisconsin Property Tax, American Bar Association Property Tax Deskbook
• Presenter, The Hottest State and Local Tax Issues in Wisconsin, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Corporate Legal Forum
• Presenter, Wisconsin Sales & Use Tax Update ‘05, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC
• Presenter, Manufacturer’s Sales And Property Tax, Lorman Education Services
• Presenter, Wisconsin Property Tax Appeals, Institute of Professionals in Taxation
• Frequent Presenter, Property Tax in Wisconsin, Lorman Education Services
• Frequent Presenter, Wisconsin Property Taxes, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC
• Frequent Presenter, Wisconsin Sales & Use Taxes, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC
• Regular Presenter, State and Local Tax Matters, Institute of Professionals in Taxation