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Karen Kelly

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Karen Kelly
OccupationAttorney
EmployerKostelanetz LLP
Known forFormer head of the United States Department of Justice Tax Division

Karen Kelly is an American tax attorney at Kostelanetz LLP and the former head of the United States Department of Justice Tax Division. She joined the firm after more than 30 years of federal and state trial practice, including prosecuting tax and white-collar offences at the most senior levels of the Justice Department.[1]

Government Service

As Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Tax Division, Kelly supervised every federal civil and criminal tax matter in the country.[1]

Private Practice

At Kostelanetz LLP her practice covers state and federal civil tax controversies and the defence of clients in tax and white-collar matters.[1]

Kelly presented to the White Collar Support Group's Tuesday Night Speaker Series on July 14, 2026.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 White Collar Support Group, "Karen Kelly, Esq.: Tax Attorney and Former Head of the DOJ Tax Division," July 14, 2026. https://prisonist.org/resources/karen-kelly-tax-attorney-doj-tax-division/