Sabrina Strand

Senior Counsel

Sabrina Strand is a member of the Cannabis and Tax practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP in the firm’s Denver office. She concentrates her practice on tax controversy matters.

Ms. Strand advocates for clients at all stages of the administrative process for federal and state matters and tax-related litigation in U.S. Tax Court, federal district courts, and state courts. She also advises throughout criminal tax investigations and guides clients through internal investigations and responding to non-party document subpoenas and other discovery requests. Additionally, she is the Director of the University of Denver’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and an assistant professor of the practice of taxation at the University’s Strum College of Law.

Experience

Professional and Community Involvement

American Bar Association Tax Section, Member, and Chair of the Closely Held Business Committee (2023-2025)
- John S. Nolan Fellow, 2025-2026
Greater Denver Tax Counsel Association, Member
Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Tax Section, Member
Federal Bar Association Tax Section, Member
Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Member
Douglas Elbert Bar Association, Member

Speaking Engagement

Speaker, “How to Represent Taxpayers with Differing Beliefs Than Your Own (Standards to Tax Practice,” American Bar Association, Washington, DC, May 2025
Speaker, “Examining Disparate Impact in Tax Controversy (Tax Bridge to Practice),” American Bar Association, San Diego, California, February 2025
Moderator and Speaker, “Change Is Coming: How to Navigate Various Transitions in a Tax Law Careers (Young Lawyer’s Committee)”, American Bar Association,Tax Section, Virtual Meeting, September 2024
Speaker, “Tools Available when Litigating against the IRS (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Washington, DC, May 2024
Speaker, “Developing and Mentoring the Next Generation of Tax Lawyers in the Post-Pandemic Era (Young Lawyers Committee),” American Bar Association, San Francisco, California, January 2024
Speaker, “How to Effectively Represent your Client in Tax Court,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, Tax Section, September 2023
Speaker, “Hot Topics for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Washington, DC, May 2023
Speaker, “Hot Topics for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, San Diego, California, February 2023
Speaker, “Hot Topics for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, October 2022
Moderator, “Careers in Tax Panel: Perspectives on Different Pathways in the Tax Profession”, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Virtual CLE, March 2022
Speaker, “Hot Topics for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, Virtual Meeting, September 2021
Speaker, “Civil Actions in Connection with IRS Collection Enforcement Action (Tax Collection, Bankruptcy and Workouts Committee),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, Virtual Meeting, September 2021
Speaker, “Hot Topics for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, Boca Raton, Florida, January 2020
Speaker, “Private Causes of Action Under the Code,” American Bar Association, Tax Section, San Francisco, California, October 2019
Speaker, “IRS Tools to Discover Taxpayer Documents at Home and Abroad (Young Lawyers Forum),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2019
Speaker, “Legislative Update for Closely Held Businesses (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association Tax Section, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2019
Speaker, “Employee Tax Audit Considerations (Closely Held Businesses and Tax Collection, Bankruptcy and Workouts Committee),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, San Diego, California, February 2018
Speaker, “Employment Cases and Planning Implications (Closely Held Businesses Committee),” American Bar Association, Tax Section, Austin, Texas, September 2017

Awards

Recognition

American Bar Association Tax Section, “Nolan Fellow,” 2025

Publications

In the News

Mentioned, “Cannabis companies ineligible for ERC tax refunds, federal court rules,” MJBizDaily, June 12, 2025

Publications

Contributor, “Chapter 32 – Understanding the Earned Income Tax Credit,” American Bar Association’s Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS (9th Edition), Publication Expected Early 2026
Author, IRS Service Woes Slowing Streamlined Low-Income Taxpayer Audits, Bloomberg Daily Tax Report, June 21, 2022.
Author, “Employment Cases and Planning Implications,” ABA Tax Times, Vol. 37 No. 1, November 2017