Elizabeth Copeland is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and focuses her practice on civil tax controversies. She has expertise handling offshore voluntary disclosure matters, employment tax disputes, tax collection matters, innocent spouse representations, IRS Appeals and Tax Court litigation. Elizabeth is a former Attorney Advisor to the United States Tax Court and, since leaving the Court, has secured several victories for taxpayers. She is currently Chair-Elect of the State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Admitted, Texas
- Admitted, U.S. Tax Court
- Admitted, U.S. District Court; Western District of Texas
- Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- American Bar Association, Tax Section, Committee on Appointments to the Tax Court, Past Chair, Court Procedure and Practice Committee, Member, Pro Bono Committee, Member, Nominating Committee, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Secretary, Advanced Tax Law Course, Planning Committee Member, Tax Controversy College, Planning Committee Member
- Our Lady of the Lake University School of Business, Former Adjunct Professor
- San Antonio Bar Association
- American Bar Association Peer Mediation Project
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association, Member , Former Vice President, Treasurer and Director
- Selected for the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization Tax Law Exam Review Board
- South TexasIRS/Practitioners Council, Former San Antonio representative
- Former Attorney Advisor to Hon. Judge Mary Ann Cohen of the United States Tax Court
- Certified Public Accountant - Texas, 1988
EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1992
The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1986, with honors