Jay Weill

Partner

Description of Practice

Jay Weill concentrates his practice on civil and criminal tax controversy matters, white collar defense and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Weill was a trial attorney with the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1970 - 1975. In 1978 he became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco. In 1982, he was appointed by the U.S. Attorney to be Chief of the Division, where he remained as Chief for 25 years.

As Chief of the Tax Division Mr. Weill supervised criminal and civil tax cases filed in courts within the Northern District of California Judicial District and personally maintained a full caseload of criminal and civil cases. These cases covered the spectrum – from tax fraud, evasion and money laundering, to structuring civil cases including refund, fraudulent conveyances, lien determinations, summons enforcement, bankruptcy and collection matters. These matters were litigated in both federal and state courts within the Northern District of California, as well as in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Weill also assisted other Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the prosecution of securities and fraud cases. The number of cases he litigated and/or supervised are numerous, but he has over 135 reported cases that can be found in legal research databases such as Lexis or Westlaw. He also acted as the liaison between IRS Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Mr. Weill’s 35 years as a government prosecutor and his relationships with other prosecutors, agents, Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service attorneys enables him to resolve expeditiously client disputes with the IRS and other enforcement agencies of the federal government.

Professional Involvement

Mr.Weill appears on numerous panels discussing criminal and civil tax litigation matters sponsored by the ABA, Practicing Law Institute, California State Bar, San Francisco Bar Association, California CPA Education Foundation, UCLA Annual Tax Institute, Office of Legal Education, UC Berkeley, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, and other associations and groups.

Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers®; 2008, 2009

Education

B.A., University of Michigan, 1967
J.D., George Washington University, 1970