We are pleased to announce that Melissa Briggs will be speaking on Hot Topics in Tax Litigation at the upcoming Contra Costa County Bar Association webinar being held on Thursday, September 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (PST).
A survey of some of the year’s most significant developments in tax controversy and litigation. Ms. Briggs will present a curated selection of recent decisions and emerging issues shaping practice before the IRS and the courts. Her presentation will focus on notable Tax Court and Circuit court decisions, including the continuing fallout from Loper Bright on the validity of Treasury regulations, as well caselaw developments important to keep in mind in representing clients in collection and filing and litigating claims for refund.
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Melissa Briggs is a Principal of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. where she represents clients in civil and criminal tax controversies. Ms. Briggs has over twenty-four years of litigation experience in private, nonprofit, and government practice. Ms. Briggs spent over nine years as an appellate attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Appellate Section. She served almost seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California’s Tax Division. She began her legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Phyllis A. Kravitch on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Ms. Briggs is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel; American Bar Association, Tax Section Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship Mentor; vice-chair of the California Lawyer’s Association Tax Section, Tax Practice and Procedure Committee, and active member of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
For more information, please contact Melissa Briggs at briggs@taxlitigator.com.
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