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ELIZABETH VAN CLIEF A Professional Corporation 401 B Street, Suite 2400 San Diego, California 92101 (619) 239-1211 evanclief@hplawsd.com AREAS OF PRACTICE ● State and Federal Taxation of Pension Plans ● Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) ● ERISA Litigation ● Employee Benefits ○ Stock Option Plans ○ Employee Stock Ownership Plans ○ Profit Sharing Plans ○ 401(k) Plans ○ Non‐Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans ○ Severance Pay Arrangements ○ Defined Benefit Plans ● Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and Franchise Tax Board Audit Representation ● Corporate, Partnership, and S Corporation Tax Law EDUCATION ● L.L.M., Master of Laws in Taxation, 2007, University of San Diego, School of Law ● J.D., Juris Doctor, 2006, University of San Diego, School of Law ○ USD Tax Law Society: President 2006 and 2007, Vice President 2005 ○ USD Certificate of Merit in Recognition of Service ○ Graduate Law Merit Scholarship 2006 ‐2007 ● B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 2004, University of California, San Diego ● B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 2004, University of California, San Diego ○ Provost's Academic Honors, 2001‐2004 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ● Attorney, Hughes & Pizzuto, APC, San Diego California, 2015 to current ● Partner, Butterfield Schechter & Van Clief LLP, San Diego California, 2012 to 2015 ● Attorney, Butterfield Schechter LLP, San Diego California, 2006 to 2011 ● Student Attorney, USD Tax Law Clinic, San Diego, California, 2006 ● Intern, United States Trustee, Bankruptcy, 2006 ● Law Clerk: William P. Shannahan, Inc., A Professional Law Corporation, 2006‐2007 LICENSED TO PRACTICE ● California Courts, November 24, 2007 ● Supreme Court of California, November 24, 2007 ● United States District Court, Southern District of California, December 3, 2007 ● United States District Court, Central District of California, March 13, 2008 ● United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, October 2, 2008 ● United States District Court, Northern District of California, June 24, 2009 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION ● Certified Tax Law Specialist designation by California Board of Legal Specialization 9