Partner

Charles Moll is a partner in the group at Winston & Strawn, LLP.  He leads the firm's nationwide state and local tax practice.

Mr. Moll's practice primarily involves the resolution of tax controversies. He regularly appears before various California tax authorities, such as the State Board of Equalization and the Franchise Tax Board, and local authorities such as assessors and assessment appeals boards, on a wide variety of taxes. He has litigated at all levels of California's courts, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Moll's practice includes tax matters in other states, as well as federal tax controversies, including representation of clients in federal courts and at appellate hearings before the Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Moll served as chair of the Tax Section of the California Bar from 2003 to 2004. He founded and is past chair of the Environmental Taxes Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the ABA Section of Taxation State and Local Taxes Committee, and is an editor and author for Lexis-Nexis online State Tax Practice Insights. Mr. Moll assisted in writing the State Board of Equalization's Assessment Appeals Manual and the Assessor's Handbooks 502 "Advanced Appraisal" and 504 "Assessment of Personal Property and Fixtures."

Mr. Moll received an A.B., with distinction, in Economics from Cornell University in 1976. He received a J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School in 1979.