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Mr. Lambert joined Ray Quinney & Nebeker in September 2007 as a member of the Tax, Trusts & Estate Planning Section. Mr. Lambert has experience analyzing and litigating complex tax and other legal issues. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lambert served in the U.S. Department of Justice as Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division, who oversees all tax settlements and appellate tax litigation in the Department of Justice. Also, as a member of the Appellate Section of the Tax Division, Mr. Lambert successfully handled and argued cases involving a wide variety of taxes and taxpayers in courts across the country, including the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th ,10th, 11th, and Federal Circuits. He has handled cases that originated in the U.S. Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims, and federal District and Bankruptcy courts. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Lambert served as a law clerk to Judge Amalya Kearse on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Lambert uses his broad-ranging experience to help clients achieve favorable outcomes in controversies with the I.R.S. or the Department of Justice. His background also gives him unique tools to assist taxpayers, whether they are individuals, partnerships, non-profits, companies, or corporations, to plan for the future in a way that minimizes the risk of expensive litigation.
EDUCATION
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2002
Graduated first in class
Managing Editor, Columbia Law Review
Brigham Young University, B.A., Philosophy, 1998
summa cum laude
PRACTICE AREAS
Tax Planning and Tax Controversies
Appellate Practice
Business Formation, Planning and Transactions
Charitable and Exempt Organizations
Estate and Trust Planning and Administration
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Attorney, Appellate Section
Law Clerk, Judge Amalya Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
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