Gary D. Borek
373 Darwin Drive
Amherst, NY 14226
716-839-4321
gdborek@buffnet.net

Experience

1989 - Present: Attorney at Law - Gary D. Borek, LLC - Buffalo, NY

• Law practice focused on matters involving disputes with federal and state tax authorities, including civil and criminal tax litigation, audits, investigations, and resolution of tax liabilities (AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory).
• Admitted to practice in all New York State Courts, the United States Tax Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, and the Federal District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
• General counsel, pro bono, for Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc (not-for-profit corporation providing recreational opportunities for handicapped and disabled children and adults).
• General counsel for Mountain Meadows Campers Association, Inc., including trial and appellate attorney in Mountain Meadows Campers Association, Inc. v. County of Erie, et al, 195 A.D.2d 1059; 600 N.Y.S.2d 863 (1993) and Mountain Meadows Partnership M-2, et al v. Mountain Meadows Campers Association, Inc., 163 A.D.2d 922; 559 N.Y.S.2d 421 (1990).
• Editor of Tax Notes for Erie County Bar Bulletin.
• Annual Tax Institute, University of Buffalo, Planning Board 1989 - 1999, and Chairman 1993-1996.
• Chairman, Tax Committee, Erie County Bar Association, 1993 - 1996.
• Instructor for tax litigation and administrative tax practice and procedure seminars for: University of Buffalo Annual Institute on Taxation; Graduate Tax Certificate Program, School of Management, SUNY at Buffalo; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants; NYS Bar Association; and Bar Association of Erie County.
• Creator and webmaster for www.TaxLawCenter.com

1985 - 1989: Senior Trial Attorney - IRS District Counsel - Buffalo, NY

• Legal counsel for Internal Revenue Service, including civil and criminal tax matters.
• Coordinator for TEFRA partnership audit and litigation matters.
• Coordinator for computerization of District Counsel Office.

• Cole, Sorrentino, Cavanaugh, Stephenson, and O'Brien.
• Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods and Goodyear.
• Damon and Morey.

1975 - 1977: Commercial Casualty Underwriter - ITT Hartford - New Orleans, LA

Education

1977-1980 State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law - Buffalo, NY

• Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, law review, See Grant fellowship, first student to complete the State and Local Government Law Program, recipient of Dautch award for excellence in real property law.

1971-1975 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

• BA, Political Science and Education, lettered in football and track, and president of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.