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Chicago, IL 60606
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Practice

Litigation »
Tax »

Kathleen M. Lach
Partner

Ms. Lach is a partner in the Tax and Litigation groups of Arnstein & Lehr. She has experience in representing clients before a variety of different taxing entities, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Illinois Department of Revenue, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Ms. Lach has represented both businesses and individuals in income tax, sales tax, and penalty controversies, and in IRS audits, and liability settlement negotiations. She has represented a number of individuals before the IRS on innocent spouse claims. Ms. Lach has had cases pending before the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, and before IRS and state administrative agencies. She completed an internship at the IRS, Chicago District Counsel, during her final year of law school at Northwestern University.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Past Chairperson, Chicago Bar Association Federal Tax Practice and Procedure Committee; American Bar Association; Women's Bar Association.

Recent Publications

“Dealing with Federal Tax Liens and Real Estate Transactions”; Illinois State Bar Association Journal “Innocent Spouse Relief from Joint and Several Liability under Section 6015,” Journal of Taxation of Investments; co-authored “Taxation of Lawsuit Awards and Settlements”; awaiting publication, “Navigating the IRS Collection Maze.”

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1997)
Visiting Student, Northwestern University School of Law (1997)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court