TAX LAW
SECTION UPDATE
TAX LAW
The Tax Law Section is excited to kick off the new fiscal year and will be hosting a number of CLE seminars and networking events in the upcoming year !
JOINT SUMMER RECEPTION
To kick off the year , the Tax Law Section will be hosting its annual Joint Summer Reception with the Georgia Society of CPAs in August . This year , the event will be held at a new location in Buckhead . Stay tuned for more details .
Before the Summer Reception , the Tax Law Section will be hosting another joint event with the Georgia Society of CPAs on June 19 , 2018 . Specifics about the topic and speaker will also follow shortly .
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM CLE SEMINAR
Earlier in the year , on March 8 , the Tax Law Section held its fifth annual “ Ethics and Professionalism ” CLE seminar . The CLE seminar focused on professionalism in the tax context and practicing before the Georgia Tax Tribunal . Similar to prior years , speakers included attorney David F . Golden of Troutman Sanders , as well as the Hon . Charles R . Beaudrot , Jr ., former Chief Judge of the Georgia Tax Tribunal .
SPONSORED RECEPTION
On May 14 , the Tax Law Section sponsored a reception hosting guest speaker Judge Kathleen Kerrigan of the U . S . Tax Court . The reception was held at the Georgia Bar and was co-sponsored with the Georgia Bar Tax Section and the Federal Bar Association Tax group of Atlanta . The event allowed tax practitioners to socialize with the Atlanta tax community and a chance to meet Judge Kerrigan .
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Finally , we would like to announce the new leaders of
the section : Brian Harvel as Chair , Anson Asbury as Vice Chair / Chair-Elect , and Chuck Hodges as Secretary / Treasurer . Many thanks to Scott Wright for all of his hard work in the past year .
As always , the Tax Law Section is looking forward to future mixers and seminars . We hope to see you at the next event !
Hanish Patel Eversheds Sutherland
hanishpatel @ eversheds-sutherland . com
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