Deanne Morton Director – San Francisco Deanne Morton is a Director in the Andersen US National Tax office. A former practicing attorney with a master’s degree in taxation, Deanne draws on her over 15 years of experience to serve Andersen clients in navigating IRS Practice, Procedure and Controversy matters. Deanne also helps analyze tax policy and legislative developments, assists with business and individual tax planning, and plays an integral role in the firm’s thought leadership and knowledge management efforts. Prior to joining Andersen, Deanne worked with LexisNexis where she created tax research tools and served as editor-in-chief of a premier federal tax journal. She also worked as an attorney with the multinational law firms of King & Spalding LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. Deanne is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court and is a member of the California and Georgia State Bar Associations. She is active in the Tax Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and serves on the ABA Tax Section’s Administrative Practices and Standards of Practice Committees.