Mark A. Pridgeon
Attorney
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Phone: (952) 232-0371
Fax: 952-835-0201
Email: Email Me
Areas of Practice
- Tax Law
Other Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota, 1987
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. – 1978
- University of Minnesota
- B.A., B.S – 1975
Published Works
- When Is A Penalty Not A Penalty: Internal Revenue Service Trust Fund Recovery Assessments, MNCPA Footnote Magazine, 1995
- IRS Survival Guidelines: New Rules on Installment Payment Agreements, MNCPA Footnote Magazine, 1996
- Penalty, 1996
- Penalty, 1994
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Master of Business in Taxation Program, University of Minnesota, 1989 to 1992
- Speaker, Internal Revenue Service Collection Procedures, 1993 to 1993
- Speaker, Representing A Taxpayer During An IRS Audit, 1993 to 1993
- Speaker, 100% Payroll Tax Penalty: Who Can Be Held Responsible, MNCPA, 1995 to 1995
- Speaker, Internal Revenue Service Audit Developments, MNCPA Annual Tax Conference, 1995 to 1995
- Speaker, Internal Revenue Service Collection Procedures, MEGA Conference, 05/30/1996 to 05/30/1996
- Speaker, How to Handle a Case in Tax Court (Federal and State) Taxpayer’s Attorney’s Perspective, Minnesota Institute for Legal Education (MILE), 1996 to 1996
- Speaker, Internal Revenue Service Collection Procedures, Current Audits and One Hundred Percent Penalties by Mark Pridgeon and Saul Bernick, MNCPA Annual Tax Conference, 1996 to 1996
- Speaker, Handling A Criminal Investigation Division Investigation, Hennepin County Bar Association, 11/08/1999 to 11/08/1999
- Speaker, Ten Classic Court Cases With Lasting Impact, 1999 to 1999
- Speaker, Tax Law Changes, 1999 to 1999
- Speaker, Recent Developments in Federal Tax Controversies, Hennepin County Bar Association, 09/11/2000 to 09/11/2000
- Speaker, Representing Your Clients With Tax Controversies Before the Tax Authorities, MSBA’s 60th Annual Tax Institute, 11/14/2000 to 11/14/2000
- Speaker, You Said Avoidance, I Say Evasion… Issues in Criminal Tax, MSBA’s 61st Annual Tax Institute, 11/12/2001 to 11/12/2001
- Speaker, Recent Developments in Federal Tax Controversies, Hennepin County Bar Association, 10/13/2003 to 10/13/2003
- Speaker, Tax Developments, Jim Stanko, Honeywell, 02/23/1999 to 02/23/1999
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- American Institute for Certified Public Accountants, Member
- Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
Past Employment Positions
- District Counsel’s Office for the Internal Revenue Service, Chicago, Attorney, 1978 to 1979
- District Counsel’s Office for the Internal Revenue Service, St. Paul, Attorney, 1979 to 1985
- Ernst & Whinney, Manager and Senior Manager, 1985 to 1988
- Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., Manager, 1989 to 1990
- Regan & Pridgeon, Partner, 1990 to 1992