A Conversation with Alex Pilawski

06/19/23 • 30 min

Joel Crouch talks with Firm Partner, Alex Pilawski about his journey into practicing law. Alex started practicing in 2010, joined Meadows Collier in 2013, and focuses on state tax controversy and litigation, state tax planning, and commercial litigation. Hear about where Alex grew up, his background, and education. Learn what his favorite and least favorite things are about practicing tax law, how he sees things have changed in the 13 years of his practice, what he attributes his success to, and his advice to young lawyers.

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Firm Partner, Joel Crouch sits down with one of the newest firm partners, Damon Rowe, who joined the firm in March of 2022. Mr. Rowe's areas of practice with the firm include White Collar Crime, Tax Controversy, Government Regulatory Litigation, and Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets. Joel talks to Damon about his education and what led him to become a tax lawyer. Mr. Rowe spent 24 years of his legal career with the IRS. His first position with the IRS was as a Special Agent and he finished his IRS career as Executive Director of the Office of Fraud Enforcement. Hear him talk about the types of crimes and investigations he was involved in at the IRS. He attributes some of his business success to, "being in the right place at the right time" and to having great mentors. Hear what he likes best and what he likes least about practicing law as well as his best advice to someone wanting to be a lawyer.

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