Matthew W. Stanley
Possesses an "AV" rating, the top ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
The "A" signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the "V" represents a "very high" adherence to the "Professional Code of Responsibility" requirements of good conduct, reliability, ethics and diligence. Martindale-Hubbell awards the rating based on confidential opinions submitted by other lawyers and judges.
Areas of Practice
- Federal & State Tax Controversies
- Administrative Law - representing clients before government agencies
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1969
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1969
- U.S. Tax Court, 1970
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1973
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1974
- Washington, 1976
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983
- Puyallup Nation, 1997
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1969
- Honors: SBA Oral Argument Winner
- Honors: Member, Jessup International and National Moot Court Teams
- Law Review: Case Note 18 AU Law Rev. 232, Author, 1969
- Haverford College
- B.A. - 1962
- Major: Psychology
- Defense Language Institute
- Major: Russian
- Goethe Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Major: German
Classes/Seminars
- Frequent Speaker, State and Federal Tax Seminars
Honors and Awards
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Tax "Super Lawyer", Washington Law & Politics, 2000
- Tax "Super Lawyer", Washington Law & Politics, 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association, Taxation Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Taxation Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Court Procedure and Practice Committee, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Military Intelligence, 1962 - 1966
- Congressman James F. Battin (E.D. Montana), Staff Member, 1967 - 1968
- Internal Revenue Service, Senior Trial Attorney and Special-Designated Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1970 - 1981
- Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, Tacoma, WA, Partner and Member, 1982 - 2003
