Jessica L. (Shoup) McConnell

Associate

jessica.mcconnell@greenemarkley.com

Biography

Jessica (Shoup) McConnell concentrates her practice in federal, state and local tax controversies, including tax audits, offers in compromise and tax collection matters. Since joining Greene & Markley in 2004, she has helped dozens of businesses and individuals efficiently resolve major tax and financial problems.

Well-versed in all areas of tax controversy, Ms. McConnell excels at complex audits, offers in compromise, employment tax liabilities, and protecting her clients against unwanted and unexpected collection efforts. She also handles a variety of bankruptcy cases, a majority of which involve tax dischargeability issues.

In the 2010 and 2011 issues of Oregon Super Lawyers, Ms. McConnell was recognized as a Rising Star in the area of tax law. The annual Rising Stars list identifies the best attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for ten or fewer years. No more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state receive the honor.

Ms. McConnell holds leadership roles in the Oregon State Bar, where she plans and presents educational seminars, serves on legislative workgroups, and authors articles about developments in the law. She volunteers at the Oregon State Bar’s bankruptcy clinic, and provides free legal assistance through other pro bono cases.

Memberships & Honors

• Rising Star, Oregon Super Lawyers, 2010 and 2011
• Up & Coming Lawyer Honoree,The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2011
• Oregon State Bar Association
  • Debtor-Creditor Section
    • Pro-bono Bankruptcy Clinic
  • Taxation Section
    • Laws Committee
    • Founding member and vice-chair, New Tax Lawyers Committee
    • New Tax Lawyers Committee CLE Subcommittee
    • 2011 Broadbrush Taxation CLE Planning Committee
  • Business Law Section
  • House of Delegates
• Multnomah County Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Section
• American Bar Association
• Oregon Women Lawyers
   

Publications & Presentations

Author and presenter, "Introduction to Bankruptcy," Oregon State Bar New Lawyers Super Saturday CLE, November 4, 2011

Co-author and co-presenter, "An Overview of Bankruptcy and Tax," Oregon State Bar Broadbrush Taxation CLE, October 21, 2011

Author and presenter, "Supreme Court Case Notes" and "Bankruptcy Court Case Notes," Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, Spring 2010-Winter 2010

Co-presenter, "Tax Controversy Basics," New Tax Lawyers CLE, October 12, 2010

Author, "Resolving Tax Liabilities in an Age of Aggressive Collecting," Portland Business Journal, June 4, 2010

Author and presenter, "State Court Case Notes," Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, Spring 2009-Spring 2010
 

Education & Professional Qualifications

• B.S., University of Oregon, 2004
• J.D., Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 2008
• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College Certificate of Federal Tax Law, 2008
• Admitted to Practice in Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Tax Court