Office Details
Administrative Assistant: Jaquetta Oram, 410.837.6798
John and Frances Angelos Law Center, Room 433
Education
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law
M.B.A., Towson University / University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
B.A., Towson University
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC
The Clinical Program at the University of Baltimore School of Law is ranked 4th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Areas of Expertise
Tax Practice & Procedure
Tax Litigation
Tax Research & Writing
Ethics in Tax Law
Tax Policy
Giovanni joined the faculty in 2023 as Assistant Director of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) and has practiced tax law for over 15 years. He brings a wide breadth of knowledge and experience in tax practice and procedure to the law school, teaching students in the Tax Clinic Seminar class and supervising student attorneys who represent low-income taxpayers. In addition, Giovanni actively participates in community education and outreach programs aligned with the LITC mission.
Before joining the faculty, Giovanni served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division at the U.S. Department of Justice; a Partner at a regional law firm; and an Attorney-Advisor with the U.S. Tax Court.
Giovanni is a former Case Note Mentor for The Tax Lawyer, the nation's premier tax law journal. He is a former editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and a former member of the University of Baltimore School of Law National Civil Rights Moot Court Team. He also co-founded the Business and Tax Law Association at the University of Baltimore and worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps while in law school. Giovanni is a proud alumnus of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a first-generation college student.
He regularly devotes time to community service. He has served as an instructor for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and as a tax return reviewer for both the Baltimore CASH Campaign Low-Income Taxpayer Assistance program and IRS Income Tax Assistance & Tax Counseling for the Elderly program. He has also volunteered as an attorney for the Wills for Heroes estate planning program, which supports military personnel and first responders.
Giovanni is an active member of the bars of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
PUBLICATIONS
Disputing a Notice of Federal Tax Lien Before it is Filed, Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure, CCH Walters Kluwer (2018).
PRESENTATIONS
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2019 Annual Meeting - Speaker, "Life Cycle of an IRS Collection Action," Washington, DC (May 2019).
Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services (MVLS) - Speaker, webinar "IRS Offers in Compromise: Avoiding Common Pitfalls" (March 2019).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation - Speaker, webinar "Nuts & Bolts Collections Part IV" (February 2019).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2019 Mid-Year Meeting - Judge, Law Student Tax Challenge, New Orleans, LA (January 2019).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2018 Mid-Year Meeting – Panelist, “IRS Transcripts & Federal Statutes of Limitation,” San Diego, CA (February 2018).
Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services (MVLS) – Speaker, webinar “IRS Liens and Levies” (December 2017).
Maryland Society of Accountants and Tax Professionals (MSATP) – Speaker, “Collection Matters with the IRS,” Frederick, MD (November 2017).
Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) – Panelist, “Employment Tax Enforcement,” Annapolis, MD (September 2017).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2017 Joint Fall Meeting – Panelist, “How to Represent Taxpayers in Collection Matters From the Notice and Demand Through the Notice of Determination,” Austin, TX (September 2017).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2017 May Meeting - Panelist, "Expert Witnesses in Tax Controversies," Washington, DC (May 2017).
Federal Bar Association Tax Law Conference, Enforcement & Criminal Tax Program - Panelist, "Life of a Criminal Tax Case: Investigation Stage," Washington, DC (March 2017).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2017 Mid-Year Meeting - Panelist, "Tax Court 101: Expert Witnesses - Discussion and Demonstration," Orlando, FL (January 2017).
Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) – Panelist, “Tax Controversy Seminar,” Annapolis, MD (August 2016).
Bloomberg BNA – Webinar Panelist, “The Nuts and Bolts of a Criminal Tax Case” (July 2016).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – Webinar Panelist, “Stages and Strategies in a Criminal Tax Case” (July 2016).
The Knowledge Group – Webinar Panelist, “IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosures: What’s Next in Disclosing Offshore Accounts?” (June 2016).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2016 May Meeting - Moderator, “The Administrative Tax Collection Case,” Washington, DC (May 2016).
American Bar Association Section of Taxation's 2nd Annual Young Tax Lawyers Symposium - Panelist, "Evolution of a Criminal Tax Case," Washington, DC (April 2016).