A Few Cases - Present and Past
 
U.S. v. Buford, Dallas  889 F.2d 1406  (5th Cir. 1989)
Buford was convicted, in part, through dishonest IRS testimony. The Fifth Circuit in the second of two appeals was harshly critical of the court’s handling of the case.  Leading case on use of IMF for taxpayer.
 
U.S. v. Powell, San Francisco 955 F.2d 1206 (9th Cir. 1992)
The first appellate case in the U.S., following U.S. v. Cheek, to clarify issues of willfulness and Judicial Instructions.
 
U.S. v. Doyle, Houston 956 F.2d 73 (5th Cir. 1992)
Irish immigrant who had joined tax protest organization was convicted of felony offense of willful tax evasion. The Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge, held that defendant was entitled to instruction on lesser-included misdemeanor offense of failing to file tax return, reversing the conviction.
 
U.S. v. Nunan, 236 F.2d 576 (2d Cir 1956) (not Minns case)
The commissioner of Internal Revenue Service was convicted of INCOME TAX EVASION.  His unsuccessful defense was that he did not understand the code.   The code is much more difficult to understand today.  Nunan was not disbarred by the state of New York. (For more history pull the case or read Against Goliath).

Baca v. Hoover, Bax, & Shearer, 823 S.W.2d 734 (Tex. App. 1992)
Conclusion to a series of cases.  Bill Fincher minority Shareholder sued Fred BACA, majority shareholder, and ended up with the entire company founded by BACA.  BACA’s firm then sued him complaining their collected fee was too low and got his bank, which they represented to deduct the money before they won their suit against him.  Fincher and BACA made up, and Minns represented BACA against the bank and his former law firm.  Both the bank and the firm, refunded the fees that shouldn’t have been collected anyway.  (The bank by agreement, the firm by appellate court order.)
 
Geoscan, Inc. of Tex. v. Geotrace Techs., Inc., 226 F.3d 387 (5th Cir. 2000)
Small oil and gas intellectual property company kicks giant on appeal.
 
Dixon v. Comm’r, 316 F.3d 1041 (9th Cir. 2003)
IRS found guilty of fraud.  Refund for 1300 pilots.  Largest TEST-CASE reversal in United States history.
 
Johnston v. Daughter
Legal Malpractice counterclaim. Johnston sued his client Daughter for more legal fees but the Jury awarded him nothing and awarded him nothing and awarded his former client 18.3 million. Johnston was then indicted for lying in the trial, convicted, and disbarred.
 
Arkansas Bar v. Sims
First Disbarment against IRS lawyer.
 
Oregon Bar v. McWade
Second Disbarment against IRS lawyer.
 
Director of Practice v. Sims and McWade
Both former IRS lawyers were disbarred from practice before the IRS.
 
For an extensive list of cases, see The Underground Lawyer and/or How to Survive the IRS