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Re: RE: DC Bar and Novus
Posted by steve on 1/13/08

    Hi Mediator,

    I don't think an enrolled agent is authorized to practice
    before the tax court.

    On 1/13/08, Mediator - Tax Man wrote:
    > Lisa you have some good ideas,
    >
    > If you don't want to technically practice law. The areas you
    > mentioned will provide plenty of work and in reality they
    > are areas that lawyers are "practicing" in.
    >
    > Yes Florida did eliminated the bar requirement for being
    > a "Circuit" mediator in 2007, in Florida you can also be
    > a "Family Law" and "County" mediator as well. All these
    > areas are "Certified" by the Florida Supreme Court. Actually
    > bar members have to go through the same certification
    > process as everyone else. Lawyers do get extra points for
    > having a "graduate" degree and professional licensing.
    >
    > Being a Mediator is serious business and a law degree would
    > be very useful in helping to "mediate/facilitate/negociate"
    > legal and non-legal issues. Mediators I think have one of
    > the toughest jobs, getting people to agree can be very
    > difficult.
    >
    > As for the Tax Court, that is another great "practice" area,
    > even for an "Enrolled Agent" authorized to practice be
    > before the IRS and the Tax court, but once again it requires
    > a significant amount of preparation. Plus you really have to
    > like Tax law. A lot of lawyers and people in general don't
    > like tax law. Tax law practice really is a "nitch" and if it
    > works for you, you won't have tons of competition. So start
    > taking the tax law classes, there are plenty of courses
    > around everything from the local state University to the
    > nice people ate H&R Block tax school can provide training.
    >
    > Good luck in your pursuits.
    >

     
     

 
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