Curtis Elliott is one of the leading tax litigators in the United States. He has over 30 years of experience litigating civil and criminal tax cases, including IRS audits and appeals, and grand jury proceedings. He has extensive courtroom trial experience in the U.S. Tax Court, the Federal District Courts and state courts. His tax advocacy has resolved some of the most complex, high-stakes tax cases for clients. Mr. Elliott’s clients include Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial companies, estates, and individuals. He works closely with co-counsel and CPA firms. Mr. Elliott is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel and is very active in the ABA Section of Taxation. He speaks at conferences across the country on tax dispute topics.

Shannon is a partner at Withers Bergman LLP.

She focuses her practice on sensitive tax matters, which often involve negotiations with government agencies. Shannon represents clients in a broad range of tax, trust, estate, and business planning issues. Her work involves planning for high net worth US and international families, with particular emphasis on planning for closely-held businesses. Shannon’s planning work for clients involves a range of matters, from creating tax-efficient wealth transfer structures to addressing income tax issues arising from investments and operating businesses. She has advised prominent politicians, business people, and well-known athletes. She is known globally as one of the go-to attorneys for individuals with US tax or reporting issues and has represented clients from over 20 countries in the last year.

Michael is a senior attorney at Withers Bergman LLP.

His practice focuses on domestic and international tax planning, compliance, and controversy resolution for individuals and closely held businesses.