We are pleased to announce that Sandra R. Brown has been appointed Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee for 2025-2026. Sandra’s recognition of this position by her peers, speaks to her abilities and contributions of the ABA Taxation Section.
The ABA’s Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee (CCTP) is responsible for assisting members with expanding expertise in practice areas which include all aspects of the criminal enforcement of the tax laws, as well as related criminal provisions of Title 18, such as money laundering, currency transactions, and forfeiture issues.
Sandra R. Brown, former Acting United States Attorney of the Office of the U.S. Attorney (CDCA), is a Principal of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C., where she focuses on criminal tax investigations, grand jury matters, litigation and appeals, as well as representing and advising taxpayers involved in complex and sophisticated civil tax controversies, including sensitive-issue audits and administrative appeals, as well as civil litigation. During her more than 34 years as a trial attorney, she has personally handled over 2,000 tax cases, including bench and jury trials, on behalf of taxpayers and the United States.
Sandra has been recognized by Chambers High Net Worth in Tax and Tax Fraud, LawDragon’s 500 Top International Tax Attorneys, California’s Super Lawyers, California’s top 100 leading women lawyers and is the recipient of USD School of Law’s Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award as well as the IRS Criminal Investigation Chief’s Award and the IRS’s Mitchell Rogovin National Outstanding Support of the Office of Chief Counsel Award.
Sandra obtained her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver and is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.
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