A. Lavar Taylor, the founder of Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP, has over 43 years of experience in handling civil and criminal tax controversies involving the IRS and state tax agencies. Mr. Taylor handles tax-related litigation in all trial and appellate courts. He also handles administrative disputes with the IRS and state tax agencies, including audits, collection matters, criminal investigations, Collection Due Process Appeals, other types of administrative appeals before the IRS Office of Appeals, and disputes before the California Office of Tax Appeals and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. He is widely recognized for his expertise in bankruptcy-related tax matters. Since 2004, Mr. Taylor has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California, where he currently teaches Federal Tax Procedure. He has taught the Appellate Tax Clinic at both Chapman Law School and at the University of California at Irvine Law School.