Della Bauserman

E-Mail Address: bauserman@taxlitigator.com
Telephone: (310) 281-3200
Facsimile: (310) 859-1430

Della Bauserman concentrates her practice on tax controversies. Her representation includes Federal and state civil and criminal tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including sensitive tax-related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Ms. Bauserman also represents clients in tax planning matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Bauserman practiced in the tax and litigation practice areas at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, Illinois. During law school, Ms. Bauserman was a judicial intern to the Hon. Robert A. Wherry, Jr. at the U.S. Tax Court. Prior to law school, Ms. Bauserman practiced as a CPA in Colorado specializing in various types of tax issues for twelve years at various accounting firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1999 - 2001.

Ms. Bauserman’s civic activities have included volunteer work with Ladder Up in Illinois (2009-2010), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program in Colorado (1996-2000), providing pro bono representation to various charitable organizations in obtaining their IRC §501(c)(3) status and with various other tax issues (2008 -2011), and teaching a class on tax preparation to Russian immigrants (1998). Ms. Bauserman was awarded Pro Bono Service Awards in 2009 and 2010 for her work at Kirkland & Ellis LLP on behalf of pro bono clients.

Ms. Bauserman was featured as a tax expert on the Tom Martino Show, a nationally syndicated radio program (2002).

Contributor, Martin D. Ginsburg & Jack S. Levin, Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts, (updated semi-annually) (2009-2010)

Co-author, Tax Year in Review and 2004 Planning (2004)

Co-author, Tax Planning with Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (2004)

Co-author, Advanced Planning and Case Studies for Partnerships and LLCs (2003)

Co-author, Tax Year in Review and 2003 Planning (2003)

Contributor, Todd Maynes and Thad Davis, "Distressed Debt in Disorderly and Dysfunctional Markets," Taxes - The Tax Magazine (March 2009)

"An Overview of the Changes Made by the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005" Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law (Fall 2007)

"2003 Could be a Great Year to Buy a Car" (2003)

"Tax Advantageous Steps You Can Take if You Have Losses" (2003)

"Tax Topics of Interest" (2003)

"Capital Losses" (2002)

Ms. Bauserman drafted the materials for two national training classes on tax law for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2000). Ms. Bauserman taught several classes on international tax issues at PricewaterhousCoopers LLP (2000-2001). Ms. Bauserman taught a class on S Corporations for Crowe Horwath International (2001).

Illinois
Not admitted to practice in California

American Bar Association

Section of Litigation

Section of Taxation

Administrative Practice Committee

Civil & Criminal Tax Penalties Committee

Court Procedure & Practice Committee

Illinois State Bar Association

The Chicago Bar Association

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants

LL.M., Taxation, New York University

J.D. with Honors, The University of Texas School of Law

M.T., Taxation, The University of Denver

B.S., The University of Colorado, Double Major, Accounting and Finance