Anthony Calandriello is Shareholder at Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on state and federal tax controversy, estate planning, asset protection, and income and gift tax planning. Mr. Calandriello is Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Federal Tax Committee and Chair of the Federal Taxation Practice and Procedure Committee. He is also a member of the IRS Practitioner Liaison Committee. Mr. Calandriello received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University, his J.D. from Thomas J. Cooley Law School, and his Master of Laws in Taxation from DePaul University.
Alexis E. Clinebell is an associate at Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C., in Chicago, and focuses on general business law, contract negotiation, corporate transactional work, state and federal tax controversies, bankruptcy, real estate, estate planning, probate, and general commercial litigation. Ms. Clinebell is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Junior League of Chicago. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Michael Coveny is an administrative law judge with the Illinois Department of Revenue in Chicago. Prior to joining the Department’s legal staff, he served for over 18 years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Revenue Litigation Bureau in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General in Chicago. Mr. Coveny is a CPA and is Former Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s State and Local Tax Committee. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. and LL.M (Taxation) from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
C. Eric Fader is Managing Director of BDO USA, LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses on state and local tax. Mr. Fader is Vice President of the Illinois CPA Society, Fox Valley Chapter, and a Trustee of the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois. He received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Jordan M. Goodman is a Partner with HMB Legal Counsel, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in state and local tax. Mr. Goodman is a member of the editorial boards for both the Journal of Multistate Taxation and CCH State Tax Income Alert as well as a member of the advisory board of the National Multistate Tax Symposium. Mr. Goodman received his B.S. with high honors from Indiana University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is also a CPA.
David A. Hughes is a Partner in the Chicago law firm HMB Legal Counsel, where he concentrates his practice in the state and local tax area. Mr. Hughes is Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s State and Local Tax Committee and is Director of the Chicago Tax Club. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
Thomas A. Jaconetty is a sole practitioner in Chicago. He is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and the Advocates Society. Jaconetty has participated in 32 Chicago Bar Association Election Law Seminars, served as Chair of its Election Law Committee three times, and lectured at UIC-John Marshall Law School on ballot access and the “Suffrage and Elections” article of the Illinois Constitution. He has practiced before electoral boards and in the Illinois courts for nearly 45 years, counseled electoral boards, and been appointed several times as Chair or public member on such suburban Cook County boards. He often serves as judge in Julius Miner and First-Year Moot Court competitions at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and for the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Program and on the boards for Regina Dominican High School and the Weber High School Alumni Association. Jaconetty received his B.A. summa cum laude from Loyola University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Stanley R. Kaminski is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in areas of multi-state and local tax law, including sales/use tax, franchise tax, corporate income tax, and individual income tax issues. Mr. Kaminski is a Former Chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and a twice Former Chair of Illinois State Bar Association's State and Local Tax Section Council, as well as coeditor of the ISBA’s State and Local Tax Section Council’s Tax Trends newsletter. He is a CPA and an adjunct professor of law at DePaul Law School. Mr. Kaminski received his B.S.C. with highest honors from DePaul University College of Commerce and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Vincent Kan is a hearing officer with the Illinois Department of Revenue in Chicago. Mr. Kan is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation, State and Local Tax Committee and Chair of its Government Lawyers Subcommittee. He is also a Board Member of the Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago and a Member of the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago. Mr. Kan earned his B.S. from the University of Maryland College Park and both his J.D. and LL.M. (Taxation) from Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Tech.
Anne J. Kim is an associate at Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in civil and criminal tax controversy and general litigation. Ms. Kim received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, and her L.L.M. in Taxation, with honors, from Northwestern University Law School.
Dana Deen Kinion has served as Of Counsel to the law firm of Zack Stamp, Ltd., in Springfield, since June 2007, and focuses her practice on local, state, and federal tax issues. Ms. Kinion is a member of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, a board seat she has held since 2016. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield, teaching federal income taxation. Ms. Kinion is a former associate counsel in both sales tax and income tax at the Illinois Department of Revenue. She is also a Former Chair of the Sangamon County Board of Review. Ms. Kinion is a graduate of Texas A&M University, obtained her law degree from the University of Tulsa, and received her LL.M. in Taxation from Southern Methodist University.
David J. Kupiec is Managing Partner of Kupiec & Martin, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in state and local taxation. Mr. Kupiec is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s State and Local Tax Section and has held various positions on that Section, including Chair, Vice-Chair, Associate Editor, and Continuing Legal Education Coordinator. He is also a member of the Illinois Taxpayers’ Federation Income Tax Committee, where he has been Chair and a Board Member. Mr. Kupiec is a CPA and an adjunct business law instructor at Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business. He received his B.B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael A. Lovett is Of Counsel at Kupiec & Martin, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on state and local tax. Mr. Lovett is a member of the California Bar Association as well as multiple Illinois Department of Revenue Advisory Groups. He received his B.S. from Bradley and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.
Natalie M. Martin is a Partner at Kupiec & Martin, LLC, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in state and local tax law. Ms. Martin is a member of the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Tax Institute. She is Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s State and Tax Committee. Ms. Martin received her B.S. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Julie-April Montgomery was an administrative law judge with the Illinois Department of Revenue for almost six years, Deputy Director for the Cook County Department of Revenue for three years, and a senior attorney in the Tax Group of the City of Chicago’s Law Department for eighteen years. She previously served as the local government liaison to the State and Local Tax Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, Associate Editor of the State and Local Tax Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association, member of the Illinois CPA Society’s State and Local Tax Committee, and the first female Vice Chair and Chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. She was also in the Inaugural Class of the “Centennial Society” of the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Ms. Montgomery received her B.S. from the University of San Francisco, her M.B.A from Roosevelt University, and both her J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University, School of Law.
Gregory J. Ramel, Sr. was First Deputy Legal Counsel for the Illinois Department of Employment Security, in Chicago, where he practiced in unemployment insurance. He substantially revised and rewrote the introductory essay on the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act for SMITH-HURD ILLINOIS ANNOTATED STATUTES. Mr. Ramel is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations and is a member and Past President of the Advocates Society. He has also taught at both Valparaiso University and Northeastern Illinois University. Mr. Ramel received his B.A. from DePaul University, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Ronald S. Rodgers is Assistant Legal Counsel at the Illinois Department of Employment Security, in Chicago, and concentrates in unemployment insurance law. Mr. Rodgers has been a presenter at multiple IDES MCLE programs. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Brian L. Stocker is associate counsel in income tax at the Illinois Department of Revenue in Springfield. Mr. Stocker is a CPA and a member of the Illinois Bar Association. He has also received the Excel Award, which is awarded to the top-100 CPA examination test scores nationwide. Mr. Stocker received his LL.M. (Taxation) from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Jennifer C. Waryjas is counsel at Jones Day, in Chicago, and focuses her practice on state and local tax and unclaimed property. Ms. Waryjas is Secretary of the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization and was previously a member of its Board of Directors. She is also on the Income Tax Planning Committee of the Institute for Professionals in Tax and a member of the Chicago Tax Club. Ms. Waryjas received her B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Michael J. Wynne is a Partner at Jones Day, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on state tax and unclaimed property litigation. Mr. Wynne is on the Board of Trustees of the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois and the Legal Committee of the Chicago Tax Club. He also is a Member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation. Mr. Wynne received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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