"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803 - 1882)
Credentials of R. Anthony Bauman, APLC
R. Anthony Bauman is certified as a Tax Law Specialist by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He earned an LL. M. (Masters of Law) in taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Tax Law in the same program since 2002.
Mr. Bauman’s firm, R. Anthony Bauman, APLC, is a Martindale-Hubbell A-V rated law firm. The A-V rating is given to attorneys who have demonstrated preeminent legal skills and the highest legal ethics.
Mr. Bauman has substantial trial experience, having tried some 13 cases to jury verdict, as well as numerous other arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Bauman is a student of negotiation having studied under Professor Roger Fisher at Harvard University’s Negotiation Project – Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
Mr. Bauman was elected by his colleagues as co-chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Taxation Section for the 2006 - 2007 term. He has also served as chairman of the San Diego County Bar Association Tax Court Pro Se Program since January, 2005.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Mr. Bauman’s previous community service includes:
- Del Mar Little League Volunteer Coach 2006- 2009
- Del Mar Little League Volunteer Umpire 2007 - 2009
- San Diego County Legal Aid Tax Clinic 2005 - 2006
- Dads’ Club President – Carmel Del Mar Elementary School, 2003-2004
- Meals on Wheels, February, 1999 – 2004
- Solana Beach Sunrise Rotary, 1997 – 1998
- KPBS Public Radio – San Diego, 1987 – 1992, Broadcast news and reading materials for the visually impaired
MILITARY: UNITED STATES NAVY, 1969 – 1971. Honorable Discharge. E-3 Radioman
LECTURES: Mr. Bauman frequently lectures on tax law, including:
- State Bar of California Taxation Section – Annual Meeting, November, 2004, San Jose, California, “Going Solo – Making All the Right Moves and Avoiding the Pitfalls”
- State Bar of California Taxation Section Education Institute, San Francisco, California, January, 2005, “Going Solo – Making All the Right Moves and Avoiding the Pitfalls”
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law – MCLE – Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlements, August, 2005
- Senior Corps of Retired Executives “SCORE”, a division of the United States government Small Business Administration. Topics included Choice of Entity, Payroll Taxes, Trademark, Operating Issues, Lease Negotiation, and Taxation of Small Businesses. 1997-2002 (approximately)
PUBLICATIONS: Mr. Bauman's published legal articles include:
- Your Honor, I Think I Better Talk To One of the Free Lawyers, California County Bar Associations Pro Se Tax Court Programs, California Tax Lawyer, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2005
- First Year On The Bench – A Visit With Recently Appointed United States Tax Court Judges Joseph Robert Goeke and Diane L. Kroupa, California Tax Lawyer, Volume 13, Number 3, Summer, 2004
- First Year On The Bench – A Visit With Recently Appointed United States Tax Court Judges –Part II A Visit With Recently Appointed Tax Court Judges Harry Allen Haines, Mark van Dyke Holmes And Robert Allen Wherry, California Tax Lawyer, Volume 13, Number 4, Fall 2004
- Understanding How The FTB’s Legal Division Works – A Visit With FTB Chief Counsel John W. Davies, California Tax Lawyer, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring, 2003
- Understanding How The IRS’s Chief Counsel Office Works – A Visit With IRS Chief Counsel B. John Williams, California Tax Lawyer, (Summer 2003)
- Understanding How The U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division Works – A Visit With Assistant Attorney General Eileen J. O’Conner, California Tax Lawyer, Volume 12, Number 4, Fall, 2003
- Are You Responsible for Someone Else’s Taxes? San Diego Daily Transcript Law Journal, Vol.1, No. 1, January, 1998
- The Choice of Business Entity, An Important Decision For Your Business, San Diego Daily Transcript Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, May, 1998
- Tax Tips For Travel, San Diego Daily Transcript Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, October, 1998
I help clients throughout all of California, including San Diego, Imperial County, Riverside, Los Angeles, and all other counties. You will receive personal, experienced, and understanding help directly from me. Every case in my office receives my personal attention, direction and supervision. You will speak to me directly about your case. I am the one who will return your telephone calls. My firm policy is to return every client telephone call the same day or at the latest the next day.
How to Contact R. Anthony Bauman, APLC
New clients are always welcome; and I make an effort to accommodate urgent matters. There is plenty of free parking and a convenient location just off the I-5 freeway at my Carmel Valley law firm offices, in San Diego, California. For more information or to make an appointment, please contact me either by:
Telephone: (858) 793-7007
E-mail: rbauman@sandiegotaxlaw.com
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