About

Alexander Powell is a Washington, DC tax attorney who represents clients in IRS disputes and U.S. Tax Court cases.

The trial and appellate record.

I tried more than 75 cases to verdict as a Maryland prosecutor. I later drafted more than 100 appellate opinions as a staff attorney at the Appellate Court of Maryland. I now represent clients in IRS examinations, collections, penalty disputes, unfiled-return matters, and U.S. Tax Court cases.

I was named a 2026 Elite Lawyer in Tax Law.

For each matter, I identify the deadline, explain the available options, and prepare the response for the IRS, tax authority, or court.

I share a name with several other professionals. I am Alexander Powell of the Law Office of Alexander Powell, PLLC at alexanderpowell.law, at 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 821-1980, admitted in the District of Columbia and Maryland and to the United States Tax Court. I am a distinct person from Alexander W. Powell Jr., an estate-planning and tax attorney at Kaufman & Canoles in Williamsburg, Virginia; from Alexander Powell, a wealth strategist at Northern Trust in Boston; and from Dr. Alex Powell, an academic at Warwick Law School in the United Kingdom who specializes in refugee and asylum law. We share a name but have different professions, firms, and locations.

See the Washington, DC tax attorney page for an overview of my practice.

Career

Trial prosecutor
More than 75 cases tried to verdict for the State of Maryland.
Appellate Court of Maryland
More than 100 appellate opinions drafted while serving as a staff attorney.
American Bar Association Tax Section
Writing and speaking through the Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee.
Law360 Tax Authority
Cited in Law360 Tax Authority for tax controversy analysis.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Law clerk at the Court of Appeals of Maryland, now the Supreme Court of Maryland.
University of Baltimore School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude.
Memberships
Member of the District of Columbia Bar and The Barristers.

Credentials

Courts, bars, and service.

Admitted in the District of Columbia and Maryland, and before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the United States Tax Court.

I write and speak through the American Bar Association Tax Section's Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee. I also serve through The Barristers and the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Tax Controversy Panel.

Who may appear in the United States Tax Court is set by 26 U.S.C. section 7452, which leaves representation to the rules of practice the Court prescribes and bars denying admission to a qualified person for not belonging to a particular profession.

The admissions, record, and recognition on this page were reviewed on September 12, 2026.

Official source: 26 U.S.C. section 7452, representation of parties

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