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Attorney Elaina L. Blanks


Elaina L. Blanks

Associate

T (757) 624.3110
F (757) 624.3169
elblanks@kaufcan.com

Elaina is an associate in the firm’s Norfolk office and is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee and Recruiting Committee.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Representation of multiple entities in a $25 million Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange to include reinvestment and tenants in common agreements
  • Successful settlement of $900,000 Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Assessment
  • Successful Tax Court litigation regarding Subchapter S Corporation elections and operations
  • Successful negotiations at the examinations, appellate and Tax Court divisions regarding penalty assessments and abatements
  • Successful preparation and submission of Private Letter Ruling Requests

Recognition and honors

  • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2006, 2008-2009
  • Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007, 2009-2010
  • Thomas Marshall Miller Prize for Outstanding & Deserving Law Student; University of Virginia School of Law, 2003
  • Articles Review Board Member; University of Virginia Tax Review

Associations

  • Virginia Bar Association; Young Lawyers Division, Diversity Recruitment Committee & Executive Committee; Vice-Chair, Tax Section
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Community Tax Law Project
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Dress for Success Hampton Roads
  • YWCA of South Hampton Roads; Board of Directors; Women of Distinction Committee, Co-Chair 
  • LEAD Hampton Roads; Class of 2010

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A., with honors, 2000
  • University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 2003

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