TAXLITIGATOR – Tax Controversy (Civil & Criminal) Report

The attorneys of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. celebrate with Dennis on his receiving the prestigious Joanne M. Garvey Award at the 2025 Taxation Section Meeting of the California Lawyers Association.

The Joanne M. Garvey Award is presented by the Taxation Section to a member of the California tax bar to recognize lifetime achievement and outstanding contribution in the field of tax law.

Congratulations Dennis. Well deserved.

For over thirty-eight (38) years Dennis has been representing clients in civil and criminal tax litigation and tax disputes and controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and all the California taxing agencies. Dennis was formerly a senior trial attorney with District Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, in Los Angeles, California. He is a Certified Tax Specialist, California State Bar Board of Certification and is also a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He frequently lectures on advanced civil and criminal tax topics at seminars and before national, state and local bar associations and accountancy groups. He is a co-author of the BNA Portfolio, Tax Crimes, has served as the Chair of the Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board and is the first recipient of the Los Angeles Lawyer Sam Lipsman Service Award for outstanding service to the Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine. He is past Chair of the Tax Procedure and Litigation Committees of the Taxation Sections of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Dennis is past President of the Alumni Board for the UCLA School of Law and has served as an Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University, Graduate School of Taxation. 

For more information, please contact Dennis Perez at perez@taxlitigator.com.