Jonathan Thomas Amitrano

Jonathan Thomas Amitrano is a Partner at the Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, Orange County, California having joined the Law firm since 2014. In 2014, Jonathan was an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego Extension where he taught Taxation: Practice, Procedure and Ethics.

Jonathan Amitrano graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where he was awarded the Corbin prize for taxation and leadership excellence. He thereafter graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law with his Master of Laws in Taxation where he was also honored as the Carr Ferguson Graduate Fellow.

Owing to his extensive background in Federal and State Tax controversy, Jonathan Amitrano was certified as a specialist in taxation law by the California Board of Legal Specialization.

Jonathan Amitrano has significant experience representing both individuals and businesses before the various taxing agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the Employment Development Department (EDD), and the Board of Equalization (BOE).

Jonathan has successfully handled tax audits, collection matters, trust fund cases, successor in interest assessments, offshore disclosure cases, and civil appeals hearings for all types of taxpayers.

Outside of the civil arena, Mr. Amitrano has handled a variety of white collar criminal matters including money laundering cases, federal bribery cases, financial structuring cases and a variety of criminal tax cases at both the federal and state level.

Before Jonathan Amitrano joined the Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, he worked as the Senior Associate of the largest tax controversy firm in San Diego where he handled the firm’s most complex national and international tax controversy cases.

Jonathan Amitrano was recently recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as a top 25 in their 20’s finalist, and by the San Diego Daily Transcript as a top young attorney nominee.