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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Offices
1200 Smith Street
Suite 1400
Houston, Texas 77002
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Lawrence Sherlock
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Larry Sherlock is a tax attorney in the Tax Controversy Section of Chamberlain Hrdlicka in Houston.
In more than 30 years of practice, Larry has achieved success both at the Tax Division of the Justice Department and at Chamberlain Hrdlicka. He has a record of more than 40 cases tried to completion before judges and juries.
His practice focuses on negotiating and litigating federal tax disputes, including disputes arising out of income tax audits, estate and gift tax valuation questions and criminal investigations.
Larry counsels a wide variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses and large Fortune 500 companies.
Most recently, Larry has handled matters that resulted in favorable outcomes at IRS appeals and in court related to complex income tax questions and IRS challenges to estate tax valuations of family limited partnerships.
Education
Stony Brook University (N.Y.), B.S., 1972
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: contentious
Chamberlain Hrdlicka represents clients in tax disputes before federal, state, and local tax authorities at all levels. The group is particularly active in litigation, including appeals before the US Supreme Court. The team is led from Houston by co-heads Juan F. Vasquez, Jr., who represents Fortune 500 companies, multinationals and high-net-worth individuals, and Lawrence Sherlock, who has more than 30 years’ experience negotiating and litigating federal tax disputes. Other prominent team members include ‘great counselor’ Larry Campagna
, also based in Houston, and Jaime Vasquez, of San Antonio, who covers disputes relating to income, employment, sales, and franchise tax. David Aughtry, in Atlanta, specializes in federal criminal and civil tax disputes, while ‘outstanding attorney‘ Kevin Sweeney, who works from Philadelphia, has expertise in high-stakes IRS audits. Philip Karter handles federal income tax, excise tax, and estate and gift tax, working from Philadelphia alongside SALT national practice co-chair Jennifer Karpchuk.