Tina Azarvand, JD*

Tina joined Strategic Tax Planning and is a Tax Manager with the firm. While working as a Tax Attorney, Tina became interested in the Employee Retention Credit through the ever-evolving legislation. She focused on assisting individuals and businesses facing tax controversies with the IRS and local taxing authorities. In 2022, Tina was selected to the SuperLawyers: Rising Stars list and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list, both of which are distinguishments given to less than 3% of the attorneys in each respective state. Tina was also selected as the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) Young Volunteer of the Year for 2022.

Tina earned her Juris Doctor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she gained hands-on experience as a Student Attorney and Law Clerk with the University of Baltimore Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. During her time in law school, she served as the American Bar Association (ABA) Representative, a Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Representative, as well as a Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Representative and Ambassador. While in law school, Tina also volunteered through the CASH Campaign of Maryland, where she obtained her VITA certification through the IRS to assist low-income taxpayers by preparing their income tax returns free of charge at a VITA site. Tina also completed an internship with MVLS, generally spending most of her time assisting the Tax Clinic clients. After completing her internship and at the end of her 2L year, Tina then began work as a Law Clerk at a tax controversy law firm.