Empowering people to tackle tax.

My Story

Before practicing tax law I was a social justice attorney and social worker who was concerned about helping disenfranchised people. Economic empowerment was off my radar….. I was busy ensuring vulnerable populations had access to basic necessities and human rights. In fact, despite being a lawyer I was scared of taxes too. I didn’t even trust taking the standard deduction. I thought “why would the government not tax me on every dollar possible?” That didn’t make sense to me given my experience with social injustice.

Tax-Related Work

In 2015, I began my pursuit of a LLM in taxation. I affectionately call this journey my “alchemist journey” because I decided to explore my tax-path while reading The Alchemist - it truly felt like a “calling”. In 2017 I interned with the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Low Income Tax Clinic (LITC) where I represented clients pro bono. In 2018 I launched this tax practice.

Credentials

I am licensed in California, Louisiana, and Federal Tax Court. I received my Bachelor’s in Social Work from San Jose State University, Master’s in Social Work from Southern University of New Orleans, Juris Doctorate from Loyola College of Law New Orleans, and LL.M (Masters in Law) in Taxation from the University of San Francisco. I am also a Certified Mediator.