January 21, 2009

Petteys Joins Lane Powell’s Tax Practice Group

David A. Petteys is a member of Lane Powell’s Tax Practice Group.  David has more than 13 years of experience with state and local taxes, including sales and use tax, income tax, gross receipts tax, ad valorem property tax, real estate excise tax, leasehold excise tax, and other business taxes such as multistate and constitutional tax issues.  He regularly advises clients on tax refunds, letter rulings and managing audits.  He has handled tax controversy matters at all levels, from administrative appeals to trial and appellate court litigation.

David comes to Lane Powell from Amazon.com, where he served as tax counsel.  Prior to working at Amazon.com, David was an Associate with Perkins Coie in Seattle.  David served as an extern for the Hon. Judge Thomas S. Zilly at the U.S. District Court in Seattle, and worked at the State of Washington, Department of Revenue, as a Senior Revenue Agent.

David is Co-Chair of the Washington State Bar Association Taxation Section Legislative Committee and was previously Chair of the organization’s Continuing Legal Education Committee.  He earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and his B.A. from Western Washington University.