robert j fedor esq

Robert J. Fedor Esq.

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Phone (Cleveland Office ): 440-250-9709

Phone (Chicago Office): (312) 836-9096

Fax (Cleveland Office): 440-250-9714

Fax (Chicago Office): 312-697-1384

Managing Member since 1995

Mr. Fedor has over 36 years of experience representing businesses and individuals before every type of Internal Revenue Service proceedings for clients across the globe. He specializes in administrative and/or court-related matters pending before the United States Tax Court, United States District Courts in several jurisdictions throughout the country, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals. He leads the 8-member firm with his expertise in civil and criminal tax and tax-related matters. Mr. Fedor's experience has provided him and his team with wisdom and experience to deal with the most complex tax-related issues, spanning from civil and criminal tax litigation matters, IRS audit and collection strategies, criminal tax defense, to all other tax-related controversy matters.

Mr. Fedor holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Dayton. He earned his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law and is a member of the American Bar Association, and its Tax Sub-Committee, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. He is a member in good standing of the bars of the State of Ohio, United States Tax Court, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. 

 

Areas of Practice:

  • 100% Tax

Litigation Percentage:  100% of Practice Devoted to Tax-Related Litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • U.S. Tax Court, 1990
  • Ohio, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1991
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2007
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2008
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2021
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2023

Education:

  • University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
    • J.D. - 1989
  • University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
    • B.A. - 1986

Scholarly Lectures and Writings

  • Summer Tax Summit, St Louis, MO – Speaker, IRS Civil Enforcement Priorities and Initiatives 2025
  • NYU Tax Institute – Speaker, IRS Collection Updates and Strategies 2025
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, IRS Employment Tax Audits, 2017
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Defending the Absolutes: Litigation in the United States District Courts, 2017
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Presenter, Tax Issues in Domestic Relations, 2015
  • Tax Issues in Ohio Divorces, Ohio CPA Journal, Vol. 61 No. 1

Classes/Seminars

  • Annual Criminal Tax Fraud Seminar, ABA, 1999-2025
  • New York University Tax Controversy Institute, 2008-2021, 2025
  • Southeast Bar – Internal Revenue Service Liaison Conference, 2009-2025
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Presenter, Tax Issues in Domestic Relations, 2015
  • Annual Federal Taxation Seminar, Youngstown State University, 1998 - 1999
  • Ohio Accounting Show, Ohio Society of CPA's, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships: 

  • American Bar Association, Member, Tax Sub-Committee, 1990 - Present
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, 1991 - Present
  • Chicago Bar Association, Member, 2007 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

  • Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1995 - Present
  • St. Bernadette Parish - Westlake, Ohio – Finance Committee Member
  • Westside Catholic Center – Cleveland, Ohio – Former Board Member

Honors and Awards

Martindale Hubbell AV-Rated

2016 - 2024 Super Lawyers

2018 Top Attorney in Ohio

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