Attorneys & Professional Staff: James A. Harris

Title:  Partner
Email:  jaharris@zsrlaw.com
Department:  Taxation
Practice Areas:  Federal Tax Litigation; Tax-Exempt Organizations; State Tax Issues; State Laws; Trusts and Estates; Probate
Education:  Idaho State University (B.A. with high honors, 1979); University of Washington (J.D. with honors, 1982); Georgetown University Law Center (L.L.M. in Taxation, 1985)
Phone:  202.973.7911

James A. Harris focuses his practice in the areas of taxation and estate planning. He is experienced in litigating tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service in federal court.

Prior to joining Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger in 1985, Mr. Harris was an Attorney-Advisor to Judge Edna G. Parker, U.S. Tax Court, Washington, D.C. from 1982 - 1985.

He is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland.

Mr. Harris is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Publications:

New IRS Ruling on Responsibility for Air Transportation Excise Taxes, October 2006.

"Thoughts on Succession Planning," speech delivered March 1, 2001 to the Frederick, MD, Chamber of Commerce. (PDF version)

"Estate Planning and Charitable Giving," 1999. (PDF version)

"Requirements for Federal Income Tax Exemption Under Code Section 501(c)(3)," 1999.

"Structuring Affiliations Between Exempt and Nonexempt Organizations," 6 The Journal of Taxation of Exempt Organizations 155 (January/February 1995).