Attorney
Area of Focus
Additional Services
Education
Notre Dame Law School, JD, 1970
Ohio University, BBA, 1967
Bar Admissions
Admitted to Ohio Bar, 1970
Admitted before the U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Richard F. Battagline Of Counsel
Contact Information
- Area of Focus
- Education
Notre Dame Law School, JD, 1970
Ohio University, BBA, 1967
- Bar Admissions
Admitted to Ohio Bar, 1970
Admitted before the U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Biography
Rick has more than 25 years of concentrated experience in the area of federal income taxation, including extensive research and involvement in addressing a wide variety of federal income tax issues relating to tax-exempt organizations qualification, public charity versus private foundation classification, unrelated business income tax, unrelated debt-financed income, private benefit and private inurement issues, and Section 501(c)(3) bond issues. Rick regularly represents clients in obtaining recognition of tax-exempt status and private letter rulings from the IRS on a variety of tax issues. He also represents major exempt organizations involved in IRS audits and has negotiated favorable settlements for a number of complex issues relating to business income and employment taxes.
Rick is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
- Biography
Rick has more than 25 years of concentrated experience in the area of federal income taxation, including extensive research and involvement in addressing a wide variety of federal income tax issues relating to tax-exempt organizations qualification, public charity versus private foundation classification, unrelated business income tax, unrelated debt-financed income, private benefit and private inurement issues, and Section 501(c)(3) bond issues. Rick regularly represents clients in obtaining recognition of tax-exempt status and private letter rulings from the IRS on a variety of tax issues. He also represents major exempt organizations involved in IRS audits and has negotiated favorable settlements for a number of complex issues relating to business income and employment taxes.
Rick is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
- Professional & Civic Activities
- Akron Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Distinctions
- Cleveland’s Legal Leaders™ – Top Rated Lawyer in General Practice, Securities, and Trusts and Estates — 2013