Michael M. - Seasonal Tax Research Specialist | FRATCH

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Yoe, United States

Experience

Dec 2023 - Present

2 years 1 month

United States

Seasonal Tax Research Specialist

H&R Block

Researching federal income tax law in various areas, including real property income, mineral extraction income, income from debt cancellation in bankruptcy, income from state welfare programs
Responding to “tax pro” queries about federal income tax law and reporting requirements in the form of written, legal memoranda

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

9 months

United States

Legal Taxonomist & Legal Data Editor

LexisNexis

Organized legal data to build legal taxonomies and machine learning models for Lexis+ software development purposes, mostly in the areas of tort law and civil procedure
Partnered with software engineers to create legal research tools powered by artificial intelligence for the Lexis+ database
Edited various types of legal documents and supplements to legal documents
Wrote Boolean expressions for Lexis+ development purposes, mostly pertaining to bankruptcy law

Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

6 months

United States

Contractor Research Attorney

Moore & Van Allen

Researched and analyzed state banking statutes in multiple states using Westlaw and statutory codes
Wrote banking compliance rules derived from state statutory law for client use in the banking industry
Built legal taxonomies for client use in the banking industry

Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

2 years 7 months

United States

Legal Research Analyst

Thomson Reuters

Researched case law primarily in the fields of criminal law, administrative law, bankruptcy law, procedural law, constitutional law, tax law, and tort law
Analyzed case law to determine circuit splits and overrulings of intermediate appellate court opinions
Partnered with software engineers to create legal research tools that utilized artificial intelligence
Researched, analyzed, compiled, and organized legal data used to develop Westlaw Edge’s KeyCite tool

Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

1 year 11 months

Philadelphia, United States

Teacher

School District of Philadelphia

Taught Social Studies and English at Henry H. Houston Elementary School and Strawberry Mansion High School

Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year

Durham, United States

Teacher

Durham Public Schools

Taught Social Studies at Magic Johnson Bridgescape Academy

Sep 2012 - May 2013

9 months

United States

Speaker of the Senate

SRSGA, Inc.

Served as executive and chief liaison of a multi-million dollar, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation

Languages

English

Advanced

Education

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Juris Doctor · Law · Villanova, United States

Slippery Rock University

Bachelor of Science · Education · Slippery Rock, United States · Magna Cum Laude

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