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Ric D. Hulshoff

Ric D. Hulshoff

Attorney

Locations: Las Vegas – Nevada, Scottsdale – Arizona, St. George – Utah

Cell: (725) 248-4591

Email: Ric@silverlawplc.com

Areas of Practice:

  • Federal tax litigation in the United States Tax Court
  • Administrative tax practice before the IRS
  • Representation in conjunction with federal audits and collections
  • Appellate practice before the United States Courts of Appeals
  • Motions Practice in United States District Courts

Bar Admissions:

  • State Bar of Nevada, 2023
  • Utah State Bar, 2023
  • State Bar of Arizona, 2015
  • Washington State Bar Association, 1997-2018 (Inactive)
  • United States District Court, Western District of Washington, 1997
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1998
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • United States District Court, District of Utah
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Education:

  • Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington:
  • Juris Doctor, cum laude – December 1996
  • Internship: Washington Department of Revenue, 1996
  • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah:
  • B.A., Economics, cum laude – June 1993
  • Certificate of Asian Studies (Japanese Language Emphasis)

Cases:

Classes/Seminars

  • Guest Lecturer, Tax Court Practice and Procedure, University of Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law – 2015-2018
  • Instructor, Basic Trial Advocacy, Dallas, TX – July 2012
  • Instructor, Basic Trial Advocacy, Dallas, TX – June 2010
  • IRS SEP Agent Training Video, “Developing a Fraud Case,” Los Angeles, CA – March 2007

Honors and Awards:

  • AIM/IRS Certificate of Appreciation, 2009
  • Arizona State Bar, Tax Law Section, Outstanding Public Service Employee Award, 2008
  • IRS Lucite Litigation Award, 2006
  • IRS SBSE Director’s Award, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Arizona State Bar, Tax Section
  • American Bar Association (Tax and Business Sections)

Past Employment Positions:

  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Associate Area Counsel (SBSE) – Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011 – 2021
  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Senior Attorney (Large Business & International Division) – Phoenix, AZ, 2009 – 2011
  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Senior Trial Attorney (SBSE) – Phoenix, AZ, 2004 – 2009
  • Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Trial Attorney (Small Business/Self-Employed Division) – Los Angeles, CA, 1998 – 2004
  • deMers & Gagnier, Inc, PS, Associate Attorney – Federal Way, WA, 1997
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