740 E Redondo Gilbert, AZ 85296 (480) 429-3360

Chris Sheldon

Chris J. Sheldon

Attorney | Member since 2014

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, California; and Scottsdale, Arizona

Chris J. Sheldon, Active Tax Attorney Providing Services in Arizona
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Chris J. Sheldon – Civil and criminal tax trials and appeals; administrative tax disputes; IRS collections; Innocent and Injured Spouse Claims for Relief. Active tax controversy legal practice dealing with local, state and federal audits, criminal investigations, IRS collections, and civil and criminal tax litigation in Arizona courts, the United States Tax Court and Federal District Court and appeals. Special expertise in defending against IRS audits of captive insurance issues

Chris has been a member of the State Bar of Arizona since 2004. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Finance from ASU in 1997. Prior to private practice, Chris served as a Senior Attorney for the IRS in Phoenix from 2004 to 2012 and as Associate Area Counsel in Dallas from 2012 to 2014—experience that gives him rare insight into how the IRS approaches enforcement and litigation.

Areas of Practice

Active tax controversy practice dealing with local, state and federal audits, criminal investigations, IRS collections, and civil and criminal tax litigation in Arizona courts, the United States Tax Court and Federal District Court and appeals therefrom.

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona Supreme Court, 2004
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2005
  • U.S. Tax Court, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 2014

Education

  • Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, -J.D. cum laude – May, 2004
    • Honors: Pedrick Scholar
    • Law Clerk: Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley & Randolph, P.C., 2003–2004
    • Intern: The Honorable Charles G. Case, II, United States Bankruptcy Court, 2003
    • Intern: The Honorable Philip Hall, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2002
    • Intern: The Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, United States District Court, 2002
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, B.S. summa cum laude – December, 1997
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Honors: Regents Scholarship
    • Major: Business Finance

Representative Cases

Classes/Seminars

  • Presenter, – IRS Collections How to Resolve Problems, Dallas CPA Society Convergence, 2013
  • Presenter, – An Overview of Civil Fraud, IRS Chief Counsel Lecture Series, 2013
  • Presenter, Boot Camp, The Mock Trial, Tax Alliance Conference, 2012

Honors and Awards

  • IRS Lucite Litigation Award, 2011
  • IRS Litigation Excellence Medallion, 2010
  • IRS Trial Team of the Year Award, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Arizona State Bar, Tax Section

Past Employment Positions

  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Associate Area Counsel – Dallas, Texas, 2012 – 2014
  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Senior Trial Attorney – Phoenix, Arizona, 2004 – 2012

Other Legal Experience

  • Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Pro-Tem – Phoenix, AZ