TERENCE D.
WOOLSTON ESQ.
2400 East Arizona Biltmore Circle
Suite 1430
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Tel: 602.532.9199
Fax: 602.532.9193

terry@woolston-tarter.com

EDUCATION

J.D. 1981	Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana • Cum laude • Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review (1981-1982) • Dean's List • Summer Intern, IRS District Counsel, Indianapolis, Indiana
A.B. 1974	Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana • Cum laude • Dean's List

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

1989-1996	State Bar of Arizona Certified Specialist, Tax Litigation
1986	State Bar of Arizona
1983	State Bar of Indiana

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Present	• Shareholder, Woolston & Tarter, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona Practice focuses on Tax Controversy and Tax Dispute Resolution, including Criminal Tax Defense, Audit Defense, Tax Court and Federal District Court Tax Litigation, Competent Authority, and International Tax Disputes. Representation includes: • numerous corporate and individual clients in controversies exceeding $1 million in tax, involving federal, state and other proceedings (local, bankruptcy, foreign taxing authorities); • high profile criminal tax defendants; • a large multinational corporation in domestic, foreign and international tax controversies, savings of over $90 million; and • Special Tax Counsel in bankruptcy cases, specifically resolving various tax and audit issues.
1997-1999	Director, Streich Lang, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona Head of Tax Controversy Practice, Corporate Group Administrator, Member, Direct Sales Practice Group
1989-1997	Shareholder, Woolston & Kothe, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona Tax Controversy and Litigation practice. Approximately 50% of practice composed of criminal tax/tax fraud issues/representation
1982-1989	Trial Attorney, Office of IRS District Counsel, Phoenix, Arizona á Represented Commissioner in Tax Court and advised District Director in substantive tax matters, collection problems, and criminal tax matters á Significant cases tried: Clayden v. Commissioner, 90 T.C. 656 (1988); Adams v. Commissioner, 85 T.C. 359 (1985); Anderson v. Commissioner, 83 T.C. 898 (1984); Grace v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 19860387; 1969 Corp. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1986-304; U.S. v. White, District Court Jury Trial - Guilty - 24 felony counts á National trial and administrative responsibility for three National Tax Shelter Litigation Projects, approximately 1,800 cases involving over $60 million in tax á Special Assistant U.S. Attorney--Criminal and Bankruptcy: Prosecuted most Phoenix docketed criminal tax cases for two years in the U.S. District Court, including Grand Jury work; represented District Director in Bankruptcy Court á Awards: Sustained Superior Performance (1987); Criminal Attorney of the Year for the United States (1988)
1974-1982	Internal Revenue Service, Indianapolis, Indiana Revenue Officer, Manager, and Special Procedures Advisor

SPEECHES/PUBLICATIONS

• Lecturer and program chair (Virtual Reality Tax litigation seminar) on tax controversy and procedure to State Bar groups

• Author, "Lawyers as Targets," Arizona Attorney, July 1994

• Editor and Author, Tax Streichs Newsletter, 1997-1999 á

• Author, "CPAs: Are You Privileged," NewsLedger, November 1998

• Author, "Burden of Proof," NewsLedger, May 1999

• Author, "Tax Court Rule 155: Avoiding a Lose-Lose Situation," Tax Notes, June 14, 1999

• Author, "TEFRA Audit Provisions: Don't Wait for an Audit to Understand Them," Tax Notes, July 26, 1999

á Lecturer, IRS Audit Issues, Tax Executives Institute, November 1999

• Lecturer, Federal and Arizona Employment Tax Update, Lorman Educational Services, November 1999