CAMERON L. HESS
Partner
State Bar No. 113391
J.D., M.B.T. (Taxation)
Certified Public Accountant
(916) 920 – 5286
chess@wkblaw.com
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EXPERIENCE
Cameron L. Hess, Esq., C.P.A., is a Partner with Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP and practices in the transaction department in the areas of taxation and business law. A Certified Public Accountant, formerly practicing with the international accounting firm of KPMG, Mr. Hess has a diverse practice focusing on integrative planning for real estate, business transactions, estate planning and federal, state and local tax controversy. Mr. Hess has over 30 years' experience in representing several industries and closely held businesses (including real estate, manufacturing and services.)
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, B.S. Business Administration (Accounting Focus), 1980
University of Southern California, Juris Doctor and Master of Business Taxation, 1983
ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1984
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1984
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1991
U.S. Tax Court, 1991
Certified Public Accountant, 1988
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS
AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 Peer Review Rated™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
American Bar Association (1980-present), Tax Section
State Bar of California:
- Tax Section (Corporate and Other Business Entities Committee, past Chair, active member)
- Business Section, member (Pass-through Entities Leg Committee – 1995-1997)
Sacramento County Bar Association, Tax Section, Business Section
CalCPA:
- CalCPA Ed Foundation Real Estate Conference (Co-Chair/Member 2003-present)
CalCPA Estate & Financial Planning Committee (1995-1997)
- Sacramento Chapter, active member
- Chapter President, 2004, Board Member, 1995-2005)
- Real Estate Committee (Chair, 1992-Present);
- Real Estate Conference, Chair
- Chapter Tax Committee
- Chapter Estate and Financial Planning Committee
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Published - Spidell’s California Taxletter (past Columnist, contributing writer), CCH Taxes (1984), The Tax Executive (1986), The California Constructor (1991), SVAA Rental Property Management, Los Angeles Lawyer.
Instructor - UC Davis CFP Program (Adjunct Instructor, Taxation, 1998-2004); CalCPA Ed Foundation (Conference Speaker), CSEA, , ISTC, SCA, , Lorman Education Services, National Business Institute, Nonprofit Resource Center (Sacramento), SCORE.
Tax Law Journal (USC)
Mortar Board Honor Society (UC Berkeley)
Beta Alpha Pi
Phi Alpha Delta
Student Member, UC Academic Senate, Committee on Student Affairs (UC Berkeley)
ARTICLES & EVENTS
February 15, 2024 – Corporate Transparency Act Presentation
Corporate Transparency Act
January 30, 2024 – CalCPA’s Real Estate Virtual Conference
Corporate Transparency Act – Slides
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- How To Factor In Taxes When Considering Special Needs Trusts, Accounts - Financial Advisor (2021)
- S Corporation Acquisitions: Planning Opportunities and Traps (November 2010)
- Property Tax Update (November 2010)
- Real Property Tax Reviews and Appeals (2010)
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