Wendy S. Pearson
Of Counsel
Phone: 206.622.5511
Email: wpearson@bbllaw.com
Fax: 206.622.8986
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Wendy is a tax attorney and Of Counsel to Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom. Her practice emphasizes federal tax compliance. Over her twenty-year career, Wendy has advised tax-exempt and for-profit entities, Indian Tribal Governments, and individuals on matters involving tax compliance. Wendy has represented the respective interests of both the IRS (as a former IRS District Counsel Attorney) as well as taxpayers, in administrative and judicial proceedings before the U.S. Tax Court and numerous U.S. District courts. Wendy’s extensive background in IRS policy, practice and procedure has also facilitated valuable tax planning advice for her individual and business clients. These include formation strategies and options, and operational policies and practices, that optimize tax compliance and tax-favored opportunities. Wendy has also assisted numerous organizations in attaining their tax exempt status and advises tax exempt organizations on a regular basis.
Practice Areas
Education
University of Florida School of Law,
LL.M. in Taxation, cum laude
Gonzaga University School of Law,
J.D., cum laude, Thomas More Scholar
University of Nevada Reno, B.S.,
magna cum laude
Memberships
American Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association,
Indian Law Section, 2007 to Present
ACT-Advisory Committee on Taxation
to IRS, 2009 to Present
American Health Lawyers Association
Washington Women in Tax
Healthcare Finance and
Management Assn.
Bailey Boushay House
Board of Directors, 2007 to Present
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Appeal,
(Sixth and Ninth)
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