Cory L. Johnson joined Chicoine & Hallett, P.S. upon graduation from the University of Washington School of Law in 2006.  Before joining Chicoine & Hallett, P.S., Ms. Johnson served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Richard C. Tallman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and was a summer associate at Chicoine & Hallett, P.S.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Johnson was a Special Agent with the Department of Health and Human Services investigating white-collar crimes.  Ms. Johnson received a B.A. in accounting from the University of Washington School of Business Administration.  

Ms. Johnson focuses her practice on federal and state civil tax disputes, ranging from estate valuation controversies to representing clients during IRS audits and before the IRS Office of Appeals.  When controversies cannot be resolved during the administrative process, she represents clients in litigation with the IRS in the Tax Court, District Court, and Courts of Appeal.  She has helped clients navigate the IRS Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Program and the IRS's Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, and has successfully resolved collection matters on behalf of her clients.  Ms. Johnson’s practice also involves defending clients charged with committing tax crimes.  

She successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit in Pacific Fisheries Inc. v. United States, 539 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2008) and Linton v. United States, 2011 WL 182314 (9th Cir. Jan. 21, 2011) and was a member of the defense trial team in United States v. Landau, CR 08-0061-MJP (W.D. Wash.).   

Ms. Johnson is admitted to practice in the Washington State Courts, the United States Tax Court, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuit.  

She is a member of the American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association, is chair of the WSBA Tax Section scholarship committee and is Treasurer of the Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle (MAMAS).