Robert W. Wood is a prominent tax lawyer with a national practice. A partner with Wood LLP (www.WoodLLP.com), he is admitted to practice law in California, New York, the District of Columbia, Texas, Montana, Arizona, Washington and Wyoming. He is Certified as a Specialist in Taxation and Qualified as a Solicitor in England. Named among the best tax lawyers in America, Wood is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and consults with clients in tax matters nationwide. He serves as an expert witness, speaks nationally to professional groups, and hosts The Legal Broadcast Network’s Tax Channel. The author of over 30 books and hundreds of articles, Wood is most well-known for advising litigants on the tax treatment of settlement and judgments. His book, Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), is in wide use by lawyers, judges, mediators and courts nationwide. He has advised plaintiffs and defendants in airline disaster, toxic spill and catastrophic injury cases, landmark whistleblower, fraud, trade secrets and patent litigation, celebrity divorce and palimony cases. He has advised on the tax consequences of marquis antitrust, civil rights and wrongful conviction cases, SEC restitution, and environmental contamination litigation. He has also had significant victories litigating tax cases, including invalidating a long-standing provision in the Treasury Regulations. He can be reached at Wood@WoodLLP.com.