Darek M. Jarski
Practice Areas
Civil Tax Controversy
Transactional Tax Planning
Professional Profile
Mr. Jarski joined LeSourd & Patten, P.S. in 2003 after having completed the Masters of Law in Taxation program at New York University. While at NYU, he focused on business taxation, with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations and partnership taxation.
Prior to attending NYU, he graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. While at Gonzaga, he interned with United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, where he assisted in a variety of cases including white collar crime prosecution.
Currently, Mr. Jarski’s practice consists of a broad range of tax matters, including tax planning and tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Washington State Department of Revenue. His recent cases include, but are not limited to, work on tax free reorganizations, entity formation, complex audits, challenging Trust Fund Recovery Penalty assessments, voluntary disclosures, representing non-filers, tax collection matters, penalty abatements, information return compliance issues and criminal tax defense.
Mr. Jarski is fluent in Polish and studied German and Russian. In his free time, he enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, and biking.
Education
New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 2003
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2002
University of Washington, B.A., 1999
Recognition
Gonzaga Law Review, Associate Editor
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
Presentations & Publications
Adjunct Professor: Federal Tax Procedure, Golden Gate University (Seattle, Washington)
Memberships
Washington State Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Washington State
United States Tax Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington