Michael G Goller

Michael G. Goller is a shareholder in Reinhart's Tax and Corporate Law Practices. His practice focuses on tax controversy, tax litigation, and tax planning. The clients Michael represents include large, public corporations, mid-sized, privately held businesses and their owners. He handles a wide variety of tax- related issues, including complex income and estate and gift tax controversies. Michael represents clients involved in disputes with the IRS, the Department of Justice, and various other taxing authorities before the United States Tax Court, various Federal district courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, various state courts and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

As an experienced tax attorney and tax litigator, Michael assists his clients in navigating the challenges associated with complex federal and state tax audits, disputes, administrative appeals, trials and subsequent appeals. Michael serves as a trusted advisor and legal strategist who is able to draw upon his vast knowledge and experience to offer unparalleled proficiency in his field, which is evidenced in his impressive track record of successfully trying cases to favorable settlements. Clients appreciate that Michael has the personality of litigator with the expertise of a tax attorney and provides legal advice from this unique intersection.

Outside of his office, Michael regularly shares his expertise as a tax litigator through professional writing and speaking engagements where he addresses both professional and business audiences and organizations on a variety of tax controversy, tax litigation, and tax planning topics. Michael is also a longtime faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Lubar School of Business and teaches Tax Practice and Procedure in the Graduate Tax Program. At the end of each term, instructors are evaluated by their students. Michael is regularly the recipient of the Gold Star Teaching award - an annual honor that recognizes an outstanding teacher in the department. In addition, Michael is the founder of the Hastings Society for Economic Development, a group dedicated to the discussion of economic principles and how those principles can further the common good.