Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that it has elevated four of its Atlanta-based attorneys to equity shareholder and shareholder. The new equity shareholders are Atlanta-based attorneys Jennifer Duval Lindy, Jeffrey S. Luechtefeld and Robert Jeffrey Waddell. Additionally, Atlanta-based attorneys Cassandra S. Bradford, Jasen Hanson and Stephen C. Heymann were elevated to shareholder. Overall, the firm elevated 10 attorneys across all its offices. These promotions were affirmed during the firm's annual meeting, held in Houston on Feb. 4, 2023.

“We’d like to congratulate all of these attorneys on their outstanding performances and their new stature in our shareholder ranks,” said Larry Campagna, Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s managing shareholder. “These 10 attorneys have significantly contributed to the firm’s success through their hard work and dedication to providing great client service. This large class of excellent lawyers and leaders is a testament to the firm’s continued growth, and we look forward to seeing what else they will accomplish for the firm, their communities, and our industry.”

Cassandra S. Bradford
Bradford is a member of the Tax Controversy and Litigation Section in Atlanta. She defends clients in state and federal audits and appeals, as well as litigation in the Tax Court and other federal courts. At Chamberlain, Bradford has represented clients with a wide array of disputes with the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and state taxing authorities, including issues with conservation easements, captive insurance companies, TEFRA and BBA partnerships, international information returns, late election relief, worker classification, and reasonable compensation. She has spent her entire legal career at Chamberlain since graduating from Georgia State University’s joint JD/MBA program. At GSU, she worked as a graduate research assistant and student attorney at the Phillip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic for over two years. Before attending graduate school, Bradford earned her bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Mercer University, where she was a Penfield Scholar and part of the Honors Program.

Jasen Hanson
Hanson is a member of the Tax Controversy and Litigation Section in Atlanta. He represents individuals and business entities before the IRS and Department of Justice – Tax Division (DOJ) from examination through appellate court review. Hanson’s experience includes resolving a variety of issues for high-net-worth individuals and closely held family entities, including method of accounting issues, passive activity losses, hobby loss activities, collection due process hearings, cancellation of debt income exclusions, conservation easement and façade easement litigation, other valuation disputes, and penalty defense. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Florida, his law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law and his Master of Laws degree from University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Stephen C. Heymann
Heymann is a member of the Trusts & Estates Practice Group in Atlanta. He focuses on helping business owners and high-net-worth families preserve their hard-earned wealth through sophisticated income and wealth transfer tax planning strategies. Heymann adds practical experience to his law practice from prior work in the Probate Division for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and in trust administration and wealth strategy for two of the largest financial institutions in the country. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, and his law degree and Master of Laws degree from the University of Miami School of Law.

Jennifer Duval Lindy
Lindy is a member of the Tax Controversy & Litigation and International Tax Practice Groups in Atlanta. She represents individual, partnership/pass-through and multinational corporate taxpayers, with a special focus on cross-border and international tax issues in disputes, audits, appeals and litigation with the IRS. Lindy also counsels individuals, multinational entities, accountants and other tax service providers on complex international tax controversy, compliance and voluntary disclosure matters. She earned both her undergraduate degree and her Master of Laws degree in taxation and international taxation from the University of Miami, her Master of Business Administration and law degree from Nova Southeastern University and her Master of Laws degree in international law from Emory University.

Jeffrey S. Luechtefeld
Luechtefeld is a member of the Tax Controversy & Litigation Practice Section in Atlanta. His practice focuses on resolving tax disputes with the IRS, administratively or through litigation. Previously, he was a director in the tax controversy practice of a Big Four accounting firm. Prior to that, he was a litigator for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Luechtefeld earned his undergraduate degree from Missouri State University, his law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and his Master of Laws degree from University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Robert Jeffrey Waddell
Waddell maintains a multifaceted practice focused on the issues and concerns of business owners, including contracts, mergers, lending, acquisition of real estate, corporate and business succession and wealth preservation. He has assisted lenders with a wide variety of small and large transactions. In the commercial real estate arena, Waddell has handled sales and purchases of apartment buildings, shopping centers and large tracts of land for development, and the sale and purchase of golf courses and office buildings. He also advises on a broad range of corporate matters, from day-to-day operational matters to mergers and asset purchases. Waddell has also developed a special focus on business succession planning for small to midsized family businesses. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law.