Stephen Josey

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Stephen Josey is an experienced tax controversy attorney who represents taxpayers in civil and criminal matters involving the Internal Revenue Service, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, and the United States Department of Justice Tax Division. He has extensive experience representing taxpayers during audits and administrative investigations, and has litigated a wide range of tax disputes including Tax Court matters (deficiency proceedings, collection due process cases, and reviews of innocent spouse claims), tax refund suits in federal trial courts, summons enforcement matters, collection actions, and bankruptcy disputes involving tax claim priority and dischargeability. Stephen also has experience litigating tariff-related disputes in the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Prior to joining private practice, Stephen held positions as a trial attorney with both the Tax Division and Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he was hired through the Attorney General’s Honors Program and received the Tax Division’s Outstanding Attorney Award. Immediately after law school, Stephen served as a law clerk for the Hon. J. Daniel Breen of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.