ALEXANDER "ZAN" SCHINDLER | ATTORNEY
Alexander “Zan” Schindler
ATTORNEY
RELATED PRACTICES
BIO
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Alexander “Zan” Schindler serves as corporate and tax counsel to tax-exempt organizations. He also focuses extensively on charitable tax planning for individuals and families, working closely with the firm’s business and estate planning attorneys to develop and implement strategies that accomplish both business and philanthropic goals.
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Prior to joining Brown & Streza LLP, Zan worked extensively in tax controversy and litigation, successfully representing both individuals and businesses in the United States Tax Court and administratively before various taxing agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Franchise Tax Board (FTB).
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Zan earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and his Juris Doctor from Chapman University's Fowler School of Law. Zan is admitted to practice law in California as a member of the California State Bar.
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Brown & Streza LLP, Irvine, California: Associate, 2021-Present
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Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor LLP, Santa Ana, California
Associate, 2018-2020
Law Clerk, 2017-2018
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Los Angeles Superior Court, Burbank, California
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Robert P. Applegate, 2016
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Juris Doctor, Chapman University, School of Law, 2018
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Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Government, University of Oregon, 2015
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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
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2022-2023 "Southern California SuperLawyers - Rising Star"
Published by Los Angeles magazine and The Journal for Law & Politics. Only 2.5% of Southern California lawyers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties receive this honor.
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PUBLICATIONS
California Lawyers Association California Tax Lawyer Magazine, Volume 30, Number 1, 2021
Co-author, Modification of California Unemployment Insurance Code Section 1755(a) to Provide Minimum Holding Periods for Surrender of Property Subject to Levy from Financial Institutions
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California Lawyers Association Taxation Section Sacramento Delegation Paper, 2019
Co-author, Modification of California Unemployment Insurance Code Section 1755(a) to Provide Minimum Holding Periods for Surrender of Property Subject to Levy from Financial Institutions
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND | PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION | PUBLICATIONS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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Pure Game Board of Directors: Former Member