Ivins, Phillips & Barker

Ivins, Phillips & Barker is exclusively engaged in the practice of federal tax, benefits and compensation, estate and gift tax law. IPB lawyers are nationally recognized to be among the best and brightest, bringing years of government service and corporate experience to bear on its clients' tax problems. The firm provides seasoned counsel in all major areas of tax law, and offers prompt and efficient attention, whether with respect to the most detailed and intricate of issues, or for rapid responses to emergency situations.

Founded by two of the original judges on the United States Tax Court in 1935, IPB's decades of focus on the intricacies of the Internal Revenue Code and Department of Labor regulations have led numerous Fortune 500 companies, as well as smaller companies, tax-exempt organizations, and high net worth individuals to rely on the firm for answers to their most complicated and sophisticated tax planning problems as well as for complex tax litigation. IPB's experience demonstrates that while the tax code is ever-evolving, for most taxpayers it remains dauntingly complex; IPB attorneys keep up on the latest developments in tax reform so that they can provide timely advice on how changes to the law will affect clients and their businesses.

The main tenets of IPB's approach to practice are:

Impeccable client service: Every client of IPB, regardless of size, receives individualized attention. The firm's attorneys work to understand a client's business as a whole, as well as its tax and legal issues, investing the time to build an effective partnership and provide the best advice. IPB embraces the true spirit of partnership within the firm, as well as with clients. Unlike many other firms, partners are not in competition with each other for clients or hours. All clients are clients of the firm as a whole, not a particular lawyer; no issues of territoriality will ever prevent IPB lawyers from directing a client to the best lawyer to address their specific issue.

Proficiency in tax law: IPB believes its clients are best served by a practice environment in which lawyers concentrate in an area of specialization within the tax law; its attorneys do not pretend to be jacks-of-all-trades in a practice that requires a high level of proficiency and experience in niche areas. By focusing on specialty areas of tax, the firm's lawyers develop more experience and familiarity with related issues than general practitioners.

Best-in-class attorneys: Whereas at larger firms, some matters – or even clients – may be routed to a "B-team," IPB simply doesn't have one. The team may be smaller than many, but each member is experienced in specialized areas of tax law and they all offer exceptional levels of client service.

Ivins, Phillips & Barker views itself as more than just another law firm. The firm believes it offers a substantively different approach to the practice of law, and a superior level of client service.

Managing Partner: Eric R. Fox

Locations: Washington, DC