Law Office of Alexander Powell, PLLC + 1 more · Georgetown University Law Center
I handle IRS problems. I am a former prosecutor who first-chaired more than 75 cases to verdict and later drafted more than 100 appellate opinions. Today, I am the founder and principal attorney of the Law Office of Alexander Powell, PLLC, a tax controversy practice based in Washington, DC. I represent individuals and closely held businesses in IRS examinations, collections, penalty disputes, matters involving unfiled returns, and U.S. Tax Court cases. I also handle District of Columbia and Maryland tax controversies and disputes involving foreign accounts and international information returns. My experience gives me a practical understanding of how the government investigates, develops, and proves a case. I now apply that judgment on behalf of taxpayers. Beyond my practice, I am the founder and host of Cited Authorities, a long-form interview series featuring accomplished attorneys and leaders shaping the legal field. I also co-host the American Bar Association Tax Section’s People in Tax podcast. I serve on the ABA Tax Section’s Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee, have co-authored the Tax Section’s updates for practitioners, and have spoken at the Tax Section’s flagship annual meeting. My writing on tax penalties has been cited in Law360 Tax Authority. Learn more at www.alexanderpowell.law.
• Advised judges on complex state and federal legal issues in appeals involving tax law, corporate governance, criminal conspiracy, and commercial litigation. • Drafted more than 100 appellate opinions, including reported decisions.
• Litigated more than 30 trials, including 9 jury trials to verdict, and mentored attorneys during additional bench and jury trials. • Secured favorable rulings in contested motion hearings, including a successful ruling later unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court of Maryland as a certified question of law.
• Prosecuted cases, including financial fraud schemes, as a trial attorney and managed a high-volume caseload. • Litigated more than 45 trials, including 7 jury trials to verdict.