Joe joined the state and local tax practice of Sullivan in 2006 after having spent three years as Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, where he was responsible for working with the General Counsel to manage the Department’s Legal Division – the group responsible for developing public written statements of departmental policy, litigating tax cases in the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and drafting and providing comments on proposed tax legislation. From 1984 to 2003, Joe held various positions in the state tax consulting practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor firm Coopers & Lybrand, including leader of its Northeast Region state tax practice. 

Joe is the author of the Massachusetts Sales and Use Tax Manual and co-author, with J. Gary Dean, of the BNA Multistate Tax Portfolio on Formulary Apportionment Methods. He has been an adjunct faculty member in tax programs at Suffolk University, Northeastern University and New York University. In April of 2007, Joe was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to a special commission charged with studying Massachusetts corporate taxation. He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Cornell University and also holds a J.D., with honors, from the University of Michigan Law School.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Education

  • J.D., with honors, University of Michigan Law School
  • A.B., Cornell University

Community Engagement

  • Boston Bar Association
  • Board of Advisors, Annual Regional State Tax Forum (sponsored by the New Hampshire Society of CPAs) 
  • Board of Directors, Science Club for Girls

Languages

  • Russian

Awards & Honors

  • Best Lawyers' Boston Litigation & Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year (2021)
  • Best Lawyers in America® (2011-2021)
  • The Legal 500 U.S. (2019)
  • Chambers USA, Ranked in Tax (Massachusetts) (2014, 2015)
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006, 2007, 2011-2018)

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