Michael Eddison Romero

Overview

Michael Eddison Romero joined Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP as an associate attorney in 2022. Michael’s practice involves a variety of tax controversy matters at the federal and state level, including, employment tax, sales and use tax, income tax, residency audits, multistate apportionment issues, and international information return requirements and procedures. Michael has litigated before the United States Tax Court and represented clients in all levels of tax agency administrative procedures. Michael is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law where he teaches a legal analysis workshop.

Prior to joining Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP, Michael was a Multistate Tax Associate at Deloitte Tax, LLP, where he handled tax compliance and consulting for multinational corporations and partnerships in the investment management and real estate sectors. He has successfully obtained multi-million-dollar tax credits for Fortune 500 companies, and represented ultra-high net worth individuals in tax controversy matters.

Michael graduated with his Juris Doctor from the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. Michael also holds two Bachelors of Arts in Criminology and Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.

During his time at Chapman, Michael was heavily involved in many leadership positions. Michael served as President of Moot Court, Competitions Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) Competition Board, President of the Corporate Law Society, and Student Director of the Chapman Mentorship Program. Michael was also a First-Generation Student Mentor, Student Ambassador, Academic Fellow for Federal Income Tax, and member of the Student Bar Association.

Michael received numerous awards and academic honors including 3 CALI Excellence for Future Awards, the Tax Law Honors Scholarship, the 2021 ALI-CLE Scholarship and Leadership Award, Excellence Awards in Appellate Advocacy, Negotiation, and Mediation, and an Outstanding Oral Advocate Award in the 2020 National Online Moot Court Competition.

Outside of the legal profession, Michael is committed to giving back to low-income communities. After graduating from law school, Michael founded Street Light Scholars, which is an organization dedicated to collecting and donating school supplies to women and children’s homeless shelters throughout Southern California. Since 2021, the organization has donated hundreds of backpacks packed with school supplies.