Samuel Brotman will be an associate in our firm in Fall 2010. He principally handles the firm’s transactional, corporate, and real estate matters, but also assists on numerous federal and state tax controversies. In addition to his legal duties, Mr. Brotman also chairs the firm’s marketing activities and manages www.irssolution.com. Before joining our firm, Mr. Brotman completed a clerkship with Bainbridge, Inc., a preeminent consulting firm, where he handled a variety of transactional, intellectual property, securities, and corporate regulatory issues. Mr. Brotman also served as a legal assistant at Covington & Burling LLP in New York City. There he was a key representative on over twenty major corporate transactions and was assistant to special counsel for two of the largest bankruptcies in United States history.

Mr. Brotman received his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego. While in law school, Mr. Brotman was professionally certified as a mediator and won numerous awards for oral and written advocacy. He was also a past president of the USD Vis Moot International Arbitrations team and led his team to the most accolades in school history. Prior to law school, Mr. Brotman graduated cum laude from Wabash College with a dual B.A. in English and Religion and received “highest honors” standing from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University in 2004. Mr. Brotman was a member of the American Field Service in 1999 and was one of twenty-eight students chosen for a year long course of study in Japan.

Mr. Brotman will sit for both the California and New York Bar Examinations beginning in July 2010. In addition, he is a candidate for his Masters of Laws in Taxation (LLM) at the University of San Diego and his Masters in Business Administration at San Diego State University. He plans to obtain dual masters degrees by May 2013.