Mark Bernsley

Background

Bernsley, Mark was born on October 22, 1953 in Rockville Centre, New York, United States.

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1975). New York University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978).

Career

Scar v. Commissioner, 814 F.2d 1363 (9th Circuit 1987).Worked at Bernsley, Sievert, Young & Marlaine, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Federal and State Tax Controversies Law, Civil Law, Criminal Tax Litigation, Business Transactions and Planning, Sales and Acquisitions of Closely Held Business Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, New York, Massachusetts, California and United States. Tax Court; 1980, United States.

District Court, Central District of California and United States.

Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1986, United States. Claims Court.

1989, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Eta Sigma.

Beta Gamma Sigma. Real Estate Broker, California, 1979—.

Extension Instructor, University of California at Los Angeles, Federal Tax Procedure, Fall, 1987. Author: "Nine Ways to Coordinate More Effectively with Attorneys in Tax Disputes," The Practical Accountant, June, 1987. "California-9 Bars Deficiency Notice Bearing Number Relation to Return," The Journal of Taxation, October, 1987.

"An Alternative Approach to Compliance," Tax Notes, July 3, 1989.

Company-Author and Presenter: "New Developments in Tax Procedure and Litigation," Materials for Twelfth Annual Conference of Current Developments in Taxation, Income Tax Committee of Los Angeles County Bar Association Tax Section, Summer, 1989. Primary Author and Presenter: " Proposal for Adoption and Implementation of Pilot Project for Inclusion of Collection Issues in the Resolution of Income Tax Disputes," Paper Presented to National Office of Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Procedure and Litigation Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Tax Section, May, 1991.

"Energy Resources and Tax Payment Allocations: The Continuing Need to Correct the Analytical Failures Of Recent Judicial Precedent," Volume 21 California Bankruptcy Journal Number. 2 (1993) Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (Member, Procedure and Litigation Committee.

Tax Section; Vice-Chair, 1989-1990.

Chair, 1990-1991) and American (Member, Court Procedure Committee, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.

Achievements

• Mark Bernsley has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: American Bar Association.