Charles R. Ajalat

Background

Ajalat, Charles R. was born on March 4, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1968). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1971).

Career

Worked at Ajalat, Polley & Ayoob (Los Angeles, California) specializing in State and Local Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California. 1973, United States. Tax Court.

1975, United States.

Supreme Court. Author: "The Los Angeles Business License Tax and The Property Tax Statute of Limitations," Journal of Property Tax Management, Volume 8, Issue 1, Winter, 1996. Company-Author with Terry L. Polley: "California"s Water"s Edge Legislation," 1987 Southern

California Tax Institute, 5-1. Company-Author: "California Taxes," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1978.

Company-Author with Frank Keesling: "Recent Limitations on the Taxing Jurisdiction of California State and Local Governments - Governments Proposition 13 and Before," The Los Angeles Lawyer, 1978.

Company-Author with Alexander Pope: "Proposition 13 Section 2(a): Base Years, Changes of Ownership and New Construction," California State Bar Journal, December, 1979. Adjunct Professor, Master of Taxation Program, University of Southern, California, 1975—. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Donald R. Wright, Supreme Court of California, 1971-1972.

Chairman, National Association of State Bar Tax Sections, 1981-1983.

Commission Member, Governor"s Tax Reform Advisory Commission, 1984-1985. Recipient, V. Judson Klein Award, Taxation Section, State Bar of California.

Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, State and Local Tax Committee, 1975-1976. Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1975-1976.

1982-1983, 1987-1988) and American (Member, State and Local Tax Committee, Section of Taxation, 1975-1992) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1975-1977. Chairman, Property, Sales and Local Tax Committee, 1975-1976. Chairman, State Tax Court Committee, 1976-1980.

1989).

(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

Achievements

• Charles R. Ajalat has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Los Angeles County (Chairman, State and Local Tax Committee, 1975-1976. Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1975-1976. 1982-1983, 1987-1988) and American (Member, State and Local Tax Committee, Section of Taxation, 1975-1992) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1975-1977.

Chairman, Property, Sales and Local Tax Committee, 1975-1976. Chairman, State Tax Court Committee, 1976-1980.

1989). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).