Month: April 2026

Boutin Jones Welcomes Shea Kenny

April 20, 2026

We’re pleased to welcome Shea Kenny as Counsel at Boutin Jones, where he will lead our White Collar Criminal Defense practice and contribute to the firm’s Litigation group. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Shea brings extensive experience handling complex federal investigations and prosecutions, along with a strong background in…

New Tax Case Precedent

April 10, 2026

The federally declared COVID-19 disaster period ran from January 20, 2020, through May 11, 2023. Two recent cases, Kwong and Abdo, suggest the accrual of interest on federal tax underpayments and the accrual of the monthly failure to pay tax penalty at a maximum amount of 1% per month were suspended for the entire disaster…