Steven A. Dimengo
Partner
Taxation
Business Law
Real Estate & Construction Law

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Joined the Firm as an Associate attorney in 1989 and was elected Partner in 1994.
  
  
• Served as Vice President and Secretary of the firm’s Board of Managers (2008-2009)and as Vice President and Treasurer of the Board (2000-2004).
  
  
• Business Practice Group Leader (2006-2008).
  
  
• Presently serves as Department Head of the Taxation Section of the Business Practice Group (2009-present; also served 1995-2006).
  
  
• Practice primarily includes consultation and representation with respect to Federal and Ohio tax law matters.
  
  
• Routinely engaged to structure proposed transactions in a manner to obtain
  optimum tax minimization.
  
  
• Actively involved in representation before the Ohio Tax Commissioner, Board of Tax Appeals of Ohio and the Ohio Supreme Court, as well as before the Internal Revenue Service.
  
  
• Visit the Ohio State Tax Blog maintained by Mr. Dimengo and his associate, Richard B. Fry, III, to obtain updates and helpful links with respect to Ohio state/local and multistate taxation.
  
  
• Recognized by Inside Business Magazine since 2001 as a Leading Lawyer in Northeast Ohio in Tax Law, as voted by his peers.
  
  
• Listed: The Best Lawyers in America® 2003 – 2010 editions.
  
  
• Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers™ in 2004-2010, as voted by his peers.
  
  
• Listed: Northern Ohio Live – Ohio’s Top Lawyers for 2003.
  
  
• Recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in Business Services” (Tax) in the 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers™
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.

Publications
Mr. Dimengo has written various tax articles appearing in:
The Ohio CPA Journal
Ohio Tax Review
The Akron/Canton Chapter of the Ohio Society of CPAs newsletter
Small Business News
Akron Tax Journal
The University of Akron Law Review
The Advisor, a Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP publication
BDB Business Compass, a Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP publication

Presentations
He has given numerous presentations concerning various tax topics which include:

"Sales & Use Tax: Maximizing Sales/Use Tax Exemption for Manufacturers" (2008 Ohio Tax            Conference)
"Ohio Sales & Use Tax: New Audit Developments & Refund Policies" (2007 Ohio Tax            Conference)
“Can Anything Be a Business Fixture?” (2006 Ohio Tax Conference)
“What You Need to Know About Ohio’s New and Old Tax Provisions" (Fall 2006)
“Minimizing Sales and Use Tax in Ohio"
“Sales and Use Tax in Ohio”
“Ohio Sales/Use Tax: Recent Trends, Developments and Planning Opportunities”
“Tax Free (Like – Kind) Exchanges of Real Estate” (2003 and 2006)

Reported Cases
Click here for a list of Mr. Dimengo's noteworthy cases.

Education
The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio (J.D., cum laude, 1986)
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (M.A., Taxation, 1986)
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983)
Certified Public Accountant, Ohio (1987)

Courts & Bar Associations
Ohio Bar (1986)
U.S. District Court
U.S. Tax Court
Member: American Bar Association
Member: Ohio State Bar Association, Taxation Section
Member: Akron Bar Association, Taxation Section
Chair: Ohio State Bar Association Taxation Committee (including Sales/Use Tax           Subcommittee 1995 - present)

Professional & Civic Affiliations
Adjunct Professor: The University of Akron Master of Taxation Program (State and Local Tax)
Appointed: Ohio Tax Commissioner's Advisory Council (2001-2003)
Secretary/Trustee: Archbishop Hoban High School