Attorney Profiles
V. James Ferraro New Haven, Connecticut
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- Areas of Practice:
- All Tax Matters State (Connecticut & Florida) and Federal
- Civil Tax Litigation
- Criminal Tax Matters
- Corporate Matters
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- IRS and State Audits & Appeals
- Criminal Investigations
- Compromise
- Innocent Spouse Relief
- Tax Planning
- Bar Admissions:
- Connecticut, 1974
- Florida, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1976
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Tax Court, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1978
LL.M.
Major: Taxation - American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia,
1974
J.D.
Honors: Upper Ten Percent - Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, Connecticut,
1971
B.S.
- Representative Cases:
- Kennedy v. U. S., 403 F.Supp. 619 (W.D.Mich. 1975)
- Rich Co., Inc. v. U.S., 1979 WL 1353 (D.Conn. 1979)
- Rothstein v. U.S., 574 F.Supp. 19 (D.Conn. 1983)
- Minges v. U.S., 1981 WL 1763 (D.Conn. 1981)
- Balso Foundation v. U.S., 1980 WL 1619 (D.Conn. 1980)
- A & A Distributors, Inc. v. U.S., 1980 WL 1722 (D.Mass. 1980)
- Cashman v. Mosher, 1976 WL 1175 (D.Mass. 1976)
- Bridgewater Sav. Bank v. U.S., 1978 WL 4507 (D.Mass. 1978)
- De Gregory v. U.S., 1975 WL 596 (E.D.Mich. 1975)
- Elliott v. U.S., 1977 WL 1081 (D.Vt. 1977)
- First Nat. Bank of Marlton v. Coxson, 1976 WL 1034 (D.N.J. 1976)
- Galesi v. U. S., 406 F.Supp. 623 (D.Vt. 1976)
- Koehler v. Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc., 705 F.Supp. 721 (D.Conn. 1988)
- National Fire Ins. Co. v. U. S., 1977 WL 1241 (N.D.Ind. 1977)
- Monarch Products Co. v. U.S., 1979 WL 1314 (E.D.Mich. 1979)
- U.S. v. Bohonnon, 628 F.Supp. 1026 (D.Conn. 1985)
- Rippley v. U.S., 1975 WL 754 (D.N.D. 1975)
- U.S. v. Curd, 1975 WL 666 (E.D.Ky. 1975)
- U.S. v. Bingham, 1978 WL 1195 (D.Conn. 1978)
- U. S. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 416 F.Supp. 380 (D.Md. 1976)
- U. S. v. Plantation Corp., 492 F.Supp. 612 (D.C.Mass. 1980)
- U.S. v. Terry P. Smith, Inc., 1975 WL 684 (N.D.Ohio 1975)
- Henry Vlietstra Plastering & Acoustical Co. v. Internal Revenue Service, 401 F.Supp. 829 (W.D.Mich. 1975)
- In re Colaluca, 1979 WL 1386 (D.Conn. 1979)
- Hamilton v. U.S., 806 F.Supp. 326 (D.Conn. 1992)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Faculty, Tax Practice and Procedure, University of New Haven, 1985
- Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, Southern Connecticut State University, 1982 - 1984
- State Criminal Tax Seminar, State Tax Forum, Connecticut Society of CPA, 1987
- Resolving Disputes with the IRS, National Business Institute, 1990
- Seminar 6672 Penalty, Federal Tax Forum, Connecticut Society of CPA, 1991
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1974 - Present
- Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Tax Section
- Member, Executive Committee
- Superior Court New Haven, Connecticut
- Fact Finder/Arbitrator
- Past Employment Positions:
- Superior Court, State of Connecticut, Arbitrator/Fact Finder, 1986 - 1989
- Medium Sized Tax Law Firm, Litigation Department, Manager
- United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney
- U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Law Clerk
- Languages:
- Italian
