Kajan Mather and Barish

A Professional Corporation

Elliott Kajan

Expertise

Elliott’s area of expertise is tax procedure matters at all levels involving tax administrative controversies and tax litigation matters with federal, state and local governments. He is a Certified Specialist in Tax Law designated by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Background

Prior to entering private practice, Elliott served as an Internal Revenue Agent in the Examination Division of the Internal Revenue Service for five years and as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division in Washington, D.C. and the Office of the United States Attorney, Tax Division in Los Angeles for an aggregate eight years.

Professional Affiliations

Elliott is a member of the American Bar Association – Tax Section (Committee on Civil and Criminal Penalties), the State Bar of California – Tax Committee, the Los Angeles County Bar Association – Tax Committee, the Beverly Hills Bar Association – Tax Committee, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants – Tax Committee, and the Los Angeles Practitioners Forum (IRS District Director).

Publications

Elliott was featured on the cover of Los Angeles Lawyer in December 1998. He has written numerous articles on IRS procedure and controversy matters, which have appeared in California Continuing Education of the Bar publications, Law Journal Seminars – Press, Inc., Practicing Law Institute, Law & Business, Inc., Los Angeles Lawyer, The Federal Lawyer, Los Angeles Bar Bulletin and the Journal of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has been quoted regarding civil and criminal tax procedure matters in national publications such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes Magazine, Money Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Speaking

Elliott is a frequent lecturer on procedural tax topics at various advanced tax seminars and major professional organizations. He has appeared on panels sponsored by the American Law Institute/American Bar Association, California Continuing Education of the Bar, California CPA Education Foundation, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Society of California Accountants and various institutes on taxation sponsored by the Law Center of the University of Southern California, UCLA Extension (Department of Business and Management), Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Education, and California State University at Los Angeles Continuing Education

Academic Background

Elliott received his JD magna cum laude from Cleveland State University and his BS degree from the Ohio State University.