Richard L. Jones

Bar & Court Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995
• New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Publications

• New Software Tax Does Not Compute, Boston Business Journal (May 3, 2013)
• Chapter 8, Department of Revenue Organization, Massachusetts Taxation and DOR Practice (December 28, 2012)
• A kinder, gentler DOR?, Boston Business Journal, Quoted (October 19, 2012)
• Online Sales Tax Fight in Mass., New England Cable News, Quoted (April 9, 2012)
• Why Taxpayers Will Be at IRS's Mercy if Supreme Court Rules Against Home Concrete, International Tax Review, Quoted (January 30, 2012)
• IRS Lands Boston Scientific With $525 Million Bill in Transfer Pricing Dispute, International Tax Review, Quoted (December 23, 2010)
• S&W Assists GLAD with Another DOMA Court Challenge, AmLaw Daily, New York Law Journal, Bay Windows (November 9, 2010)
• Massachusetts Delivers a Year's Worth of Various Tax Decisions, The Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives (October 2010)
• Ruling Favors Start-Ups, The Boston Globe, Quoted (July 31, 2010)
• Court Rules Mass. Same-Sex Couples Can File Joint Tax Returns, WebCPA, Quoted (July 12, 2010)
• Pro Bono 2010: The Other Gay Marriage Case, The AmLaw Daily, Quoted (July 8, 2010)
• Amnesty and Voluntary Disclosure Programs (May 2010)
• SJC to Hear Tax Break Dispute, Boston Globe, Quoted (April 6, 2010)
• Tax Benefits for Emerging Companies Intact - For Now, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (December 14, 2009)
• Taxpayer Wins State Transfer Pricing Case Involving Intercompany Administrative Services, Journal of MultiState Taxation and Incentives (October 2009)
• DOR Seeks To Limit Manufacturers’ Tax Exemption, Worcester Business Journal, Quoted (August 31, 2009)
• Important Appeals Court Ruling Leaves Tax Exemptions for Emerging Companies Intact – For Now, S&W Press Release (August 4, 2009)
• Massachusetts Tax Auditors Foiled in IDG Ruling, WebCPA, Quoted (May 8, 2009)
• "Department of Revenue Organization," Massachusetts Taxation & DOR Procedures (2004)
• "Tax Liens and Liens Arising from Death," Massachusetts Real Estate Liens (2004)

Teaching & Speaking Engagements

• "Three Figures Who Have Been Most Influential in Shaping the Massachusetts Tax Landscape," Professor Brigitte Muehlmann's Tax Policy Class, Suffolk University (April 10, 2013)
• "Love and Money: The Interplay Between the Code, DOMA, and 'Evolving' State Domestic Relations Laws," American Bar Association (September 14, 2012) 
• "State Corporate Income Tax Audits: Preparing the Case," Strafford Webinar (February 16, 2012)
• "Domicile, Gift & Estate Tax Audits," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (January 19, 2012)
• "The Massachusetts Tax Expenditure Debate," Professor Brigitte Muehlmann's Tax Policy Class, Suffolk University (November 22, 2011) 
• "Massachusetts State and Local Tax Update," Boston Bar Association (June 22, 2011)
• "Business Lawyer's Guide to Taxation of Business Entities," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (June 23, 2011)
• "Current Developments / Rundown of Massachusetts Tax Decisions," Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. (February 7, 2011) 
• "The Aftermath of Adoption of Combined Reporting in Massachusetts," Professor Brigitte Muehlmann's Tax Policy Class, Suffolk University (November 23, 2010)
• "Second Annual Northeast State & Local Tax Forum," New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (October 1, 2010)
• "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Taxation of Business Entities," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (July 2010)
• "Recent Tax Cases and Appellate Tax Board Developments," Massachusetts Tax Update, Boston Bar Association, State and Local Tax Committee (June 2010)
• "Massachusetts Tax Update 2009," Boston Bar Association CLE Seminar (June 16, 2009)
• "Business Lawyers' Guide to Corporate Tax," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (November 7, 2008)
• "Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Massachusetts," Lorman Education Services (July 2007)
• "Massachusetts Developments and Outlook for 2007," Tax Executives Institute (February 2007)
• "Massachusetts Tax Update: Annual Spotlight on Recent Developments," Boston Bar Association CLE Seminar (June 19, 2006)

Awards & Honors

• Pro Bono Attorney Award, Boston University School of Law's Public Interest Project (2013)
• Best Lawyers in America (2013)
• Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Tax (2010-2012)
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2012)
• "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006-2009)

Professional & Civic Activities

• Lecturer, State and Local Taxation, Northeastern University's Graduate School of Professional Accounting
• Co-chair, State and Local Tax Committee, Boston Bar Association 
• Past Co-chair, Tax Controversies Committee, Boston Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Education

• LL.M., Taxation, Boston University School of Law, 2005
• J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1995, Edward F. Hennessey Scholar
• B.A., cum laude, Clark University, 1992