The Law Offices of Matthew W. Stanley overview of practice areas include Federal and State Tax Controversies (Civil and Criminal): Audits/Examinations, Investigations, Summonses, Administrative and Judicial Appeals, Litigation, Settlements, Offers In Compromise and Pleas, Miscellaneous Tax Matters: Voluntary Disclosures, Innocent Spouses, Tax Shelters, Liens, Levies/Garnishments, Representation Before Government Agencies and Boards, Accountant Malpractice Defense.
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   Background

Matthew Stanley’s law practice focuses on resolving IRS and state tax problems. He represents businesses, individuals and estates who have disagreements with the IRS or a state tax agency, who may be subject to a tax-related fraud/criminal investigation, or who may owe tax, interest and penalties and want to settle or otherwise reduce the debt. Over time, tax clients have asked him to respond to government agencies who are attempting to enforce non-tax rules and regulations.

Employment
1962-1966: Army Security\Defense Intelligence Agencies
1967-1968: Staff member, Congressman James F. Battin (E.D. Montana)
1970-1981: Senior Trial Attorney and Special-Designated Assistant U.S. Attorney representing Internal Revenue Service re: civil and criminal federal tax matters.
1982 - 2003: Partner and Member of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, Tacoma, WA., maintaining a multistate tax and administrative law practice.


Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia and State of Washington
1969 - Courts of the District of Columbia
1970 - United States Tax Court
1973 - United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
1974 - United States District Court, Western District of Washington
1983 - United States Court of Federal Claims f/k/a Court of Claims
1997 - Puyallup Tribal Court


Professional Memberships
Washington State Bar Association (Section on Taxation)
American Bar Association (member - Sections on Litigation and Taxation; Court Procedure and Practice Committee)
District of Columbia Bar Association


Government Agency Practice
has included:

  • Washington Departments of Revenue and comparable agencies in Oregon, California, Arizona, and Montana
  • Board of Accountancy
  • Washington Department of Employment Security
  • Washington Department of Labor & Industries
    • Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
  • Washington Department of Licensing
  • Washington Utilities and Transportation Committee
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Departments of Transportation in Oregon and Washington
  • Liquor Control Boards in Washington and Alaska


Education
Haverford College, 1962 (BA Psychology)
Defense Language Institute, 1962-1963 (Russian)
Goethe Institute, Berlin, Germany, 1966 (German)
American University, Washington College of Law, 1966-1969 (JD)
  SBA Oral Argument Winner
  Member, Jessup International and National Moot Court Teams
  Author-Case Note 18 AU Law Rev. 232(1969)

Miscellaneous
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Frequent speaker at state and federal tax seminars sponsored by professional groups and seminar companies, including subjects such as tax audits, state and federal tax controversy resolution procedures, new federal tax legislation, federal employment taxes, state and federal employee-independent contractor classifications, and state sales and use taxes.
Tax "Super Lawyer", Washington Law & Politics: 2000, 2001.

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