Sabrina Strand is an associate in the Cannabis and Tax practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP. She focuses her practice on civil and criminal tax controversy, including federal and state taxation, as well as audits and audit reconsiderations.
Ms. Strand earned her Juris Doctorate from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, graduating with honors. While simultaneously enrolled in law school, she worked with a law group on a class action lawsuit by conducting extensive legal research and drafting portions of a response to a Motion for Summary Judgement for the case. Ms. Strand later went on to receive a Master of Laws degree in Taxation from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. During her studies, Ms. Strand interned at the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C. for the Honorable Elizabeth Crewson Paris. Upon completion of her LL.M. degree, Ms. Strand returned to Washington, D.C. to clerk for the Honorable Judge Paris. Ms. Strand is the Assistant Director of the University of Denver’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and a visiting assistant professor of the practice of taxation at the University’s Sturm College of Law.
Bar Admissions
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
Education
- LL.M. University of Denver, 2014
- J.D., cum laude, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2012
- B.A., Occidental College, Diplomacy and World Affairs, 2010
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Bar Association Tax Section, Member
- 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, “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
- Author, “Employment Cases and Planning Implications,” ABA Tax Times, Vol. 37 No. 1, November 2017
