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| | Address | | 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 970 | | San Diego, California 92122 | | (San Diego Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 858-623-4200 | | Facsimile: 858-623-4299 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.sdlaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Dostart Clapp Gordon & Coveney, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate Law, Tax, Commercial Litigation, Tax Litigation, Tax Controversies, Estate Planning, Employment Law, Nonprofit Law, Endowment Law, Real Estate Law, Class Actions, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Probate, Asset Protection. | | Year Established: 1992 | Firm Profile:
Dostart Clapp Gordon & Coveney, LLP is located in San Diego's Golden Triangle area, near UCSD, Sorrento Valley, Sorrento Mesa, and North County. The firm's focus is on employment law, tax-exempt organizations, closely held businesses, and individuals. | | Firm Size: 6 | | PARTNERS | | Paul J. Dostart (Member) born Riceville, Iowa, November 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1978, California. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1973); University of Houston (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1978). National Merit Scholar, 1970; Lasker Scholar, 1978. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1976-1977); Order of the Barons Scholastic Honorary (Chancellor, 1976-1977). Editor, Houston Law Review, 1976-1977. Editor/Publisher, S.D. Law Update, 1985— Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1974. Diploma, Business of Biotechnology, UCSD College of Extended Studies, 1993. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, 1986-1988. Associate to Partner (including Chair of Tax and Employee Benefits Department) Gray Cary Ware & Friedenrich (now DLA Piper), 1978-1992. Auditor, U.S. General Accounting Office, 1973-1974. Member: San Diego County (Chair, Tax Section, 1989) and American (Member: Tax Section and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Tax Section and Business Law Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Electronics Association (San Diego Council Executive Committee, 1993-1997). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation; American College of Forensic Accountants. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Organizations; Entrepreneurial Businesses; Biotechnology; High Technology; Executive Compensation. Email: Paul J. Dostart | | James F. Clapp (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1986); Northwestern University (J.D., 1989). National Merit Scholar, 1982; Echols Scholar, 1982-1986. Editorial Board, Northwestern Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1988-1989. Attorney, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (now DLA Piper), 1989-1993. Vice President and Corporate Counsel, American Residential Mortgage Corporation, 1994. Member: San Diego and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executive Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law. Email: James F. Clapp | | Kenneth G. Coveney (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1993, Colorado. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.C.E., 1966); Stanford University (J.D., 1972); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Alpha Sigma Nu; Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, University of San Diego School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, 1987—. Associate to Partner (including Chair of Tax Department) Gray Gary Ware & Freidenrich (now DLA Piper), 1972-1992. Member: San Diego County (Member, Tax Section) Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Tax; Estate Planning; Trust and Probate Law). [1st. Lt., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Charitable Trusts; Taxation Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Charitable Gift Planning; Licensing & Compliance for Issuers of Charitable Gift Annuities. Email: Kenneth G. Coveney | | Kevin P. Gordon (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1989; M.B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1998; LL.M. in Taxation, 2003). Estate Planning Council of San Diego. University of San Diego - Planned Giving Professional Partners Council; Planned Giving Roundtable of San Diego; San Diego-Imperial Council Boy Scouts of America -Member, Board of Directors. Deputy Foreman, Federal Grand Jury, United States District Court, Southern District of California, 1995-1997. Member: San Diego County (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning, Trust and Probate; Real Property; Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Trust and Probate; Taxation; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Kevin P. Gordon | | ASSOCIATE | | Marita Murphy Lauinger (Associate) born San Jose, California, October 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration, 1985); San Diego State University (M.B.A., 1992); University of San Diego (J.D., 1998). Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award. Member, American Inns of Court William B. Enright Chapter. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Lawyers Club of San Diego. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Marita Murphy Lauinger |
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