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Ronson J. Shamoun, JD, LL.M
Master of Laws in Taxation
Ronnie Shamoun was named one of the 2009 Top Young Attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript. His practice involves Federal and State taxation, with an emphasis on tax controversy, criminal tax defense, real estate, business, and estate planning. Mr. Shamoun has extensive experience in defending individuals and businesses before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the California Employment Development Department (EDD), and the California State Board of Equalization (SBOE).
Over the past few years, Mr. Shamoun has helped thousands of clients find solutions to their civil and criminal tax matters. He has handled client issues ranging from filing past due tax returns for individuals, to representing corporations, LLCs, and sole proprietorships under investigation for criminal tax violations. The size of the individual amounts in controversy that Mr. Shamoun has either settled or litigated with the IRS and state tax agencies have ranged from a few thousand dollars on the lower end, to over $300 million dollars or more in other cases. He also serves as general counsel for Dallo & Co., a regional supermarket conglomerate with eleven stores and over eight hundred employees.
Mr. Shamoun is a true San Diegan. He was born and raised in San Diego, California, and completed all of his undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate studies at the University of San Diego (USD). He earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Accountancy at USD, and worked as an accountant before completing his two law degrees. He currently holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) degree from USD. While attending USD, Mr. Shamoun was one of the founding fathers of the USD Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
Outside of his law practice, Mr. Shamoun is an active member of the local community. Mr. Shamoun is an elected member of the Ocean Beach Planning Board and serves on the Ocean Beach town council. He is also the owner of two Subway franchises in Ocean Beach, a drive-through coffee/juice bar (Café Bella) as well as Newport Quik Stop, a one stop shop for convenience store items, fresh coffee, ice cream and sandwiches. Additionally, Mr. Shamoun, through his sizable portfolio of commercial real estate and business investments, has developed a keen sensibility to the legal needs of business owners and investors alike. He is able to provide practical legal advice to individuals seeking business and estate planning services, or persons considering business or real estate transactions and lease negotiations.
Mr. Shamoun currently lives in San Diego with his wife, Melanie, and their daughter, Mariella, born in May of 2009.
Areas of practice:
- Civil Tax Controversy and Planning
- Criminal Tax Defense
- Business and Real Estate Transactional Law
- Business Litigation
- Estate Planning
Professional affiliations:
- American Bar Association, Tax Section
- California Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association, Tax Section
Admitted to practice before the following courts:
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the State of California
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