Jacob Silver is a CPA at Silver Law LLP’s San Diego office who helps clients navigate high-stakes tax audits, collections, and criminal tax matters with precision and strategic insight. He holds both an Accounting and a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Arizona, graduating magna and summa cum laude. A former Tax Associate at RSM US LLP, Jacob has deep experience preparing complex trust, estate, and business returns. His legal training includes externships with the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Areas of Practice
- Active administrative tax practice dealing with local, state and federal audits, collections and criminal investigations
- Civil and criminal tax litigation in all federal and State Courts and appeals therefrom, civil litigation in the United States Tax Court, Federal District Court and the United States Court of Federal Claims
- Accounting Board representation
- Expert witness testimony
- Entity formations
- White Collar Criminal Litigation
Professional Licenses
- Certified Public Accountant, California Board of Accountancy
- Certified Public Accountant, Arizona Accountancy Board
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, J.D., cum laude – May 2025
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Masters in Accounting, Taxation, summa cum laude – May 2021
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude – May 2020
- Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona – May 2016
Past Employment
- Judicial Extern, United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Judge Andrew Schopler, June – August 2024
- Judicial Extern, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge Patrick Bumatay, January – April 2024
- Law Clerk, United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, Criminal White Collar Fraud Section, September – December 2023
- Tax Associate, RSM US LLP, Phoenix, Arizona, July 2021 – August 2022