28 Licensed Years of continual, uninterrupted performance of the critical daily steps required to solve the tax problems of individuals and privately-held business entities in matters ranging from the litigation of criminal tax and money laundering charges in federal and state courts, to administrative resolution of tax controversies with the IRS & Colorado Department of Revenue--all supported by an attorney-CPA's understanding of how this all fits together.
BAR ADMISSIONS
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Tax Court
Colorado State Courts
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Faculty of Federal Advocates--U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Greater Denver Tax Counsel Association (Secretary/Treasurer 2012)
Colorado/Denver County Bar Associations
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
American Bar Association (Section of Taxation)
American Institute of CPAs (Tax Division)
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Arvin has been asked to speak before professional groups on numerous occasions and has lectured on the following topics within the tax controversy arena: Grand Jury Practice in the Context of an IRS Criminal Tax Investigation, Federal Tax Lien Priority, Voluntary Disclosure in a Criminal Tax Case, Understanding IRS Collections, Advanced Strategies in IRS Offers in Compromise, What to Do When Your Client is Contacted by an IRS Special Agent, How to Handle an IRS Collection Appeal, and Getting an Offer in Compromise Accepted the First Time.
In 1991, Mr. Arvin was asked by the IRS to teach formal, in-house classroom training to its Revenue Agents. The idea was that the Agents would learn what the tax world looks like from a private-sector, “taxpayer’s side of the fence” point of view. Mr. Arvin accepted 16 such guest invitations through 1995, private practice obligations permitting. These assignments took Mr. Arvin from the State of California at Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Jose, to the State of Oregon at Portland, the State of Minnesota at St. Paul, and to the State of Illinois at Chicago.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, 1989, University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
Master of Taxation, 1985, University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1982, University of Denver School of Accountancy, Denver, Colorado
