Richard Nessler

Richard Nessler is tax counsel at Wiggam Law. Nessler is an experienced tax litigator who concentrates his legal practice on representing corporations, financial institutions, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth taxpayers in tax litigation and IRS controversy matters. He also represents clients in New York state tax controversy matters, criminal investigations, government and internal investigations, and related tax and appellate matters. He has extensive experience in resolving tax controversies at all levels within the IRS, including IRS examinations, appeals, and collection matters. Clients benefit from Richard’s extensive experience on a broad range of complex tax issues, including tax shelter and tax promoter investigations, financial products, employment classification, penalty abatement, tax fraud, privilege claims, summons enforcement actions, liens and levies, and tax residency disputes.

Richard was formerly of counsel at Steptoe & Johnson LLP in New York and has litigated tax cases in the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, and various United States district courts. In addition to being an accountant, he began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph W. Bellacosa (Ret.), former senior associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Dayton and his juris doctorate degree from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a St. Thomas Moore Scholar and a member of the Law Review. He has been a frequent writer on tax controversy issues and is a former lecturer and past Director of the New York University School of Law Tax Clinic. Over the course of his legal career, Richard has been recognized by various non-profit organizations for his commitment to pro bono matters.