Board Member Spotlight: Jennifer Benda
Colorado Leads welcomed Jennifer Benda of Hall Estill to its Board of Directors earlier this year.
A former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Jennifer is an experienced tax attorney who handles tax controversy and income tax planning and compliance matters. She serves as a steadfast advocate for clients, developing relationships with IRS personnel and IRS Appeals and state departments of revenue, and leverages these relationships to successfully resolve her clients’ tax matters. While Jennifer recognizes that out-of-court solutions can be more beneficial to her clients, she is prepared to take cases to court when necessary to ensure her clients are treated fairly.
Jennifer has developed a niche advising and defending businesses in the cannabis industry with tax related matters. In addition, her decade- long tenure as a CPA prior to entering the legal field enables her to provide additional benefits to clients in cases involving valuation or accounting issues and to effectively solve complicated tax issues.
Jennifer has been ranked by Chambers USA in three practice areas: Nationwide Cannabis Law: Corporate/Transactional practice; Nationwide Cannabis Law: Western United States; and Colorado Tax Law. She is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. In addition, in 2021, she was recognized as a top lawyer in Denver by 5280 magazine. Jennifer is a frequent speaker nationwide on the topic of Cannabis Law and Taxation.
