Milwaukee Office
411 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 2350
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
53202
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Professional Experience
Pat Hintz counsels public and private corporations, S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals on a wide variety of federal, state and local tax matters. Her clients span numerous industries and tax jurisdictions. Ms. Hintz is also licensed as a certified public accountant in Wisconsin, and prior to attending law school, was employed for more than six years as a tax advisor with Deloitte & Touche LLP and PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP. Her recent experience includes:
- Tax advice in connection with the formation, ownership, operation, sale, dissolution and reorganization of
C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
- Consultation on a variety of employment and income tax issues associated with employee compensation compliance and planning and taxation of employment settlement awards.
- State and local excise, franchise, income and sales and use tax planning.
- Representation of investors in low income housing tax credit projects.
- Tax compliance and analysis of tax accounting issues and strategies.
- Administrative and judicial dispute resolution in connection with contested matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state and local taxing authorities.
- Applications for private letter rulings at both the federal and state level on a wide range of topics.
- Preparation of property tax exemption applications.
Education and Honors
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994)
Order of the Coif, Wisconsin Law Review (Note and Comment Editor).
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (M.S., 1991)
- Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985)
Bar Admissions
Wisconsin,
1994
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1994
U.S. Tax Court, 1994
Professional Recognition
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005-present: Tax Law). Martindale-Hubbell AV ® Peer Review Rated.
Professional and Civic Activities
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation).
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Board of Directors of Tax Section, 1998-present; Treasurer, 2000-present).
- Milwaukee Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2001-present).
- Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-present; Treasurer, 2000-present).
- Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin, 1988.
- Executive Women's Golf Association (Charter Member and Treasurer, Board of Directors, Milwaukee Chapter, 1999-2001).
- Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1997-2000).
- Professional Staff, Deloite & Touche LLP (1986-1991).
- PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP (1985-1986).
Selected Presentations/Publications
- Legal Considerations for Board Members, Marian College 2006 Institute for Board and Leader Development
(June 2006).
- U.S. Anti-Terrorism Initiatives: Grantmaking Without Supporting Terrorists, Donor's Forum of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (May 2006).
- Ethics and Stewardship for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations, Planned Giving Council of Southeastern Wisconsin (May 2006).
- Basics of Not-For-Profit Governance, Governing the Non-Profit Organization in 2006: New Challenges, New Responses, Quarles & Brady LLP (March 2006).
- Federal Income Tax Update, University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW (1998-2004).
- State Bar of Wisconsin Tax School (1996, 1999-2001, 2003-2005).
- Tax Treatment of Legal Settlements and Judgments, Association for Women Lawyers (January 2005), State Bar of Wisconsin Labor and Employment Law Section (February 2002).
- Federal Income Tax Developments: The Year in Review, American Society of Women Accountants - Milwaukee Chapter (January 2003).
- Tax Implications of Charitable Auctions, Tenth Annual Quarles & Brady Exempt Organizations Law Symposium (October 2001).
- Legal Aspects of Like-Kind Exchanges, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention (May 2001).
- Federal Tax Update, CPA-Law Forum (November 2000).
- Federal Income Taxation: The Year in Review, Milwaukee Tax Club (September 1999).
- Planning International Assignments: Compensation and Tax Considerations, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (May 1999).
- IRS Audits and Appeals, Quarles & Brady Breakfast Seminar (April 1999).
- Recent Property Tax Developments: Claiming Exemptions and Contesting Denials, Quarles & Brady Exempt Organizations Law Symposium (October 1998 and February 1999).
- 1998 Federal Income Tax: New Legislation, Administrative Rulings, Regulations and Cases, Milwaukee Tax Club (September 1998).
- Nexus for Franchise or Income Tax, University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW (April 1998).
- Wisconsin Tax Treatment of Tax Option S Corporations, University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW (April 1998).
- Wisconsin Tax Treatment of Limited Liability Companies, University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW (April 1998).
- Corporation Franchise and Income Tax: Recent Legislative and Judicial Developments, University of Wisconsin Law School CLEW (April 1998).
- 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act, Milwaukee Tax Club (November 1997), CPA-Law Forum (October 1997).
- Private Foundations or Public Charity: A Difference Without a Distinction, Sixth Annual Quarles & Brady Exempt Organizations Law Symposium (October 1997).
- Charitable Auctions, Raffles and Lotteries, Lorman Education Services (February 1997).
- Sales, Use and Property Tax Exemptions for Wisconsin Non-Profit Organizations, Lorman Education Services (February 1997).
- Assessment of Manufacturing Property, Lorman Education Services (August 1996).
- Charitable Auctions, Lotteries and Raffles, Fifth Annual Quarles & Brady Exempt Organizations Law Symposium (October 1996).
- Like-Kind Exchanges, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention (June 1996).
- Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards, Lorman Education Services (February 1996).
- Divorce Taxation, International Association for Financial Planning (October 1995).
- New Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards, Fourth Annual Quarles & Brady Exempt Organizations Law Symposium (October 1995).
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