State Tax Interest Group Meeting and Technical Session (E2109198)

Neil Becourtney, CPA, is a partner at CohnReznick. With expertise in representing clients facing tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service, as well as state taxing authorities, he heads up the firm’s Tax Controversies Group. A regularly writer on tax subjects, Mr. Becourtney regularly monitors federal and state tax developments and frequently presents tax seminars. An active member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJSCPA) for many years, Mr. Becourtney is a past chairperson of the NJSCPA New Jersey Taxation committee and is currently a member of its Editorial Advisory Board. Mr. Becourtney graduated from SUNY Albany in 1982 with a bachelor’s of science in accounting and earned a master’s of science degree in taxation from Pace University in 1986.

Matthew Cammarata is an associate in the State and Local Tax Group of Lowenstein Sandler. Mr. Cammarata focuses his practice on litigating state and local tax controversies as well as transactional matters. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Cammarata worked for the Litigation Bureau of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, where he litigated cases on behalf of the Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue. He has substantial experience litigating complex state tax controversies involving financial institution excise, corporate income, sales and use, and personal income taxes.

Mr. Cammarata has written and spoken on various state and local tax issues, and serves as the co-editor of the firm’s State + Local Tax Insights publication. Mr. Cammarata earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he was a quarter-finalist in the J. Braxton Craven Constitutional Law National Moot Court Competition and the Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition.

Jamie assists businesses in all aspects of state and local tax, from compliance, to audits and administrative proceedings, through litigation. Jamie is the President of the Trinity College Alumni Association, alumni liaison to the Board of Trustees, and a founding member of the Women’s Leadership Council. She serves on the MothersEsquire Program Committee, heading the Pump up the Bar campaign. She is involved with the Maine State Bar Association Women’s Law Section. Finally, she serves on the board of a dental non-profit. She co-authored the best-seller “#Networked,” about the power of women supporting women in digital community building.