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Justin D. Alt

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Alt Justin
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JDAlt@Venable.com
Los Angeles, CA
T +1 310.229.0431 F +1 310.229.9901

Justin Alt is a trusts and estates attorney with a strong background in tax law. Justin routinely represents estates and donors before the Internal Revenue Service in highly complex transfer tax controversies, drafts and prepares a wide range of estate planning documents, and advises on general business and tax planning strategies. He previously worked as an estate tax attorney at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he performed reviews of estate and gift tax returns and negotiated with adverse parties to resolve controversies.

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Representative Matters

Government Experience

  • Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service
 

Insights

Thought Leadership

November 17, 2020

Estate Planning Changes Related to California's Proposition 19
Estate Planning Changes Related to California's Proposition 19

September 2017

Estate and Gift Tax Return Preparation and Audit Tips
Estate and Gift Tax Return Preparation and Audit Tips

Events

January 23, 2017 CA

Dodging Bullets and Navigating Minefields: Helpful Tips for Preparing Estate and Gift Tax Returns and Resolving Audits from Two Former IRS Attorneys
Dodging Bullets and Navigating Minefields: Helpful Tips for Preparing Estate and Gift Tax Returns and Resolving Audits from Two Former IRS Attorneys

June 10, 2016 OR

Anticipating and Conducting Estate and Gift Tax Audits: Confessions of a Former IRS Attorney
Anticipating and Conducting Estate and Gift Tax Audits: Confessions of a Former IRS Attorney

Recent News

August 01, 2019

Justin Alt Joins Venable’s Tax and Wealth Planning Practice in Los Angeles
Justin Alt Joins Venable’s Tax and Wealth Planning Practice in Los Angeles

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Education

  • LL.M. Taxation University of Washington School of Law 2008
  • J.D. cum laude Gonzaga University School of Law 2006
  • B.A. Philosophy Western Washington University 2003

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Washington

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, Tax Section, Washington State Bar Association
  • Adjunct professor, Tax LLM Program, University of Washington School of Law