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| | Address | | Riverview Tower, Suite 705, 900 South Gay Street | | Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 | | (Knox Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Shields & Ellis, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Abatement of Tax Penalties, Audits, Automobile Accidents, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Conservatorships, Criminal Law, Criminal Tax Investigations, Delinquent Tax Returns, Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Intoxicated, Drug and Narcotics Crimes, DUI/DWI, Estate Administration, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Felonies, General Practice, Guardianships, Innocent Spouse Claims, IRS Audits, IRS Collection, IRS Criminal Investigations, IRS Offers in Compromise, IRS Payment Plans, Juvenile Crimes, Late Filed and Amended Returns, Misdemeanors, Parole and Probation, Personal Injury, Tax Audits, Tax Controversies, Tax Court Litigation, Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills and Probate. | | Firm Size: 2 | | Leslie L. Shields (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Webb School of Knoxville; Emory University; University of Tennessee School of Law. Invitee, Tax Court Judicial Conference. Speaker: "Filing Innocent Spouse Claims," Singleton Wolfe Tax Conference; "How to Handle an IRS Audit," SW Tax Conference; "I Owe the IRS; What Do I Do?" Knoxville Bar; "Tax Aspects of Settlements and Judgments," Knoxville Bar Mediators; "Developments in Circular 230 and Disclosure Regulations," Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants; "After the Audit Assessment or Criminal Referral, What Can the Taxpayer and Accountant Expect and What Options are Available?" American Society of Women Accountants; "How to Handle IRS Matters from Examination to Litigation," Tennessee Society of CPA's; "Wills and Estate Planning," Knoxville Bar. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Tax, Probate and Trust Section; Tax Section Liaison to IRS, 2007) and American (Tax Section) Bar Associations; Knoxville Estate Planning Council; Hamilton Burnett Chapter of American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Criminal Taxation; Criminal Tax Audits; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Inheritance Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Collection; Tax Controversies; Tax Evasion; Tax Fraud; Tax Litigation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Probate Administration; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Powers of Attorney. Email: Leslie L. Shields | | Ruth T. Ellis (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., magna cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi; J.D.). Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law. Prospective Law Professor, Interview Committee, National Criminal Defense College. Member, Dean's Advisory Council. Member: Knoxville Bar Association (President, 2007); Tennessee Bar Association (Convention Chair, 2005; Leadership Conferences, 2005-2007; Member, Criminal Justice Section Board); American Bar Association; Hamilton Burnett Chapter of the American Inns of Court (President, 2005-2006); Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel (1986-1992); U.S. Magistrate Judges Merit Selection Panel (2002-2003); Tennessee Supreme Court Judicial Performance Program Committee (2005-2007); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Co-Chair, CLE Committee). Fellow, Knoxville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; DUI/DWI; Criminal Defense; Probate Litigation; Contested Wills; Civil Litigation. Email: Ruth T. Ellis |
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