Dave Shuster is Director of Tax Controversy Services at Grassi & Co., an accounting firm. Previously, he was a tax partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP, an international law firm. His practice focuses on advising and representing clients in their controversies with the IRS and state taxing authorities. He also advises corporations, partnerships, private foundations, public charities, and individuals in federal and state tax planning and compliance. Prior to Hogan, Mr. Shuster began his legal career at the United States Department of Justice, where he was appellate counsel to the government in a wide variety of federal tax cases. There he briefed and orally argued cases in nearly all of the federal circuit courts of appeals. He also advised and assisted the Solicitor General's office in its Supreme Court litigation.
Mr. Shuster holds a JD and an LLM from the New York University School of Law, and a BSEE from the University of Michigan.