Overview
Federal Tax Attorney
Paul’s practice focuses upon representation of business and individual taxpayers in federal tax planning as well as in controversies at administrative levels and the tax court and before federal courts. Paul has served as a past adjunct professor in the graduate tax program at Walsh College and is also a committee chair and frequent speaker at the American Bar Association Taxation Committee meetings. He is a regular contributor to the Michigan Business Law Journal on tax matters.
For more information, please contact Paul McKenney at 248/567-7408 or plbmckenney@varnumlaw.com
Leadership
Honors & Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America® since 2010
Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, Tax Law, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
DBusiness© magazine, Top Lawyer, 2017
Leading Lawyers: Tax Law - Business; Tax Law - Individual
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Leader in the Law, 2013
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association: Taxation Section; Sales, Exchanges and Basis Committee, chair
Detroit Bar Association: Taxation Committee, past chair
Oakland County Bar Association: Taxation Committee, past chair
State Bar of Michigan, Tax Section
News & Publications
News
Publications
Practice Areas
Education
Wayne State University Law School
Detroit, Michigan
LL.M., Taxation, 1980
University of Michigan School of Law
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1974
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
B.A., Economics, 1970
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- All Michigan state courts
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Tax Court