Abbey Benjamin Garber
Recognized since 2020
Dallas, Texas
Practice Areas
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Abbey Garber focuses his practice on tax litigation and providing advice in connection with applying tax laws to individuals, estates, corporations, and partnerships. Serving more than 30 years in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, he tried cases of all sizes in Tax Court, earning significant favorable opinions in fraud, tax shelter, and many other cases; received a full Tax Court opinion in an attorneys’ fees case; and prosecuted criminal tax cases in United States District Court as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. Abbey served as the Southwest Area Team Leader in Chief Counsel, charged with ensuring collaboration and cooperation across operating divisions in a nine-state area.
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Location
- One Arts Plaza, Suite 1500
1722 Routh Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Education
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1985
- The University of Texas, B.B.A., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
- American Bar Association; Tax Section; Administrative Practice Committee - Member (2018-2019)
- American College of Tax Counsel - Fellow (2019)
- Dallas Bar Association; Tax Section; Mock Trial Committee - Member (2019)
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Tax Law Course - Course Director (2008), Planning Committee (2007-2018)
- State Bar of Texas; Law School Outreach - Member (2008-2019)
- State Bar of Texas; Tax Section; IRS Representative - Member (2004-2018)
Court Admissions
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Tax Court
Dallas, Texas
555 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
153 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Tax Law), 2020
- Best Lawyers in Dallas (Tax: Litigation), D Magazine, 2019
- Recommended Attorney, The Legal 500 US by Legalease (Tax: U.S. Taxes: Contentious), 2019
- National Outstanding Instructor Award, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, 2008
- Manager of the Year, IRS Office of Chief Counsel (Small Business/Self Employed), 2007
- Public Service Excellence Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Federal Executive Board, 2003
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