Jason J. Galek
88 Kearny Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415.788.1900
Fax: 415.393.8087
Admissions
- All the Courts of the State of California
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Northern , Eastern, Central and Southern Districts
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- LL.M., Taxation, 2008, Golden Gate University School of Law
- J.D., 2005, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- B.A. English Literature, 1996, U.C. Berkeley
Jason J. Galek
Associate
Mr. Galek focuses his practice primarily on tax controversies and representation of businesses and individuals before the Internal Revenue Service and other state and local taxing authorities. He represents CPAs, accountants and their accounting firms, enrolled agents, and tax payers in tax matters, accounting malpractice defense, and trust and estate litigation.
Highlights
Mr. Galek researched and drafted a Ninth Circuit petition and reply for the Board of Immigration Appeals’ review on behalf of Russian refugees denied religious asylum in the United States. The court granted the petition for review, which resulted in a published opinion, Krotova c. Gonzales (9th Cir. 2005) 416 F3d 1080. The Krotova opinion is frequently cited as an authority for the proposition that even when a single incident does not rise to the level or persecution, as required to support an application for asylum, the cumulative effect of several incidents may constitute persecution.
Professional Contributions
Mr. Galek is a member of the California State Bar and a volunteer with the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Volunteer Legal Services Program. Previously, he was a volunteer attorney with the Contra Costa County Bar Association Guardianship Clinic and the Law Center of Contra Costa County.