Joseph P. Wilson - Recognition, Awards, and Honors

Orange County tax attorney Joseph P. Wilson is the recipient of the following recognitions, awards, and honors:

• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2027
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2026
• Lawyers of Distinction 2026
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2025
• Lawyers of Distinction 2025
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2024
• Lawyers of Distinction 2024
• Top Rated Lawyers in California, American Registry 2024
• Top 3 Tax Attorney in Orange County, Three Best Rated 2024
• Best Civil & Criminal Tax Law Firm in Southern California, AI Legal Awards 2023
• Top 3 Tax Attorney in Orange County, Three Best Rated 2023
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2023
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2022
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2022
• America’s Most Honored Lawyers – Top 1% – American Registry (Reflecting confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary), 2021
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Judicial Edition (Reflecting confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary), 2021
• America’s Most Honored Lawyers – Top 1% – American Registry (Reflecting confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary), 2021
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2021
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Judicial Edition (Reflecting confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary), 2021
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2021
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers  (Published in the Los Angeles Magazine) 2020
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2020
• Top 5% of Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers 2019
• Top 1% of Attorneys in America, Tax Law, Premier Lawyers of America 2019
• Top 3 Tax Attorney Newport Beach, California 2019: Three Best Rated
• Federal Tax Lawyer of the Year – USA: Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2019
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2019
• Excellence in Tax Law Recognition Award, 2018, Lawyers of Distinction
• Selected Editor-in-Chief, California Tax Lawyer, (the official legal tax publication for the California Lawyers Association), 2018
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2018
• Executive Committee Member, State Bar of California, Taxation Section 2018
• Tax Lawyer of the Year in California 2018: International Advisory Experts Award
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2017
• Golden Adviser Awards 2017: Worldwide Financial Adviser Awards Magazine
• Top 100 Lawyer 2016-2017, American Society of Legal Advocates
• Tax Chair Recognition Award, Orange County Bar Association, 2016 (received)
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2016
• Member, Executive Committee, State Bar of California, Taxation Section 2016-2018 (term)
• Articles Editor, California Tax Lawyer, State Bar of California, Taxation Section’s official publication, 2017
• Awarded Who’s Who in Tax Law by Orange County Lawyer magazine – April 2015 edition
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2015
• Recognized as OC’s Top Lawyers, OC Register Metro, 2014
• Rating of 10.0 on Avvo, the highest rating possible (Avvo is an independent lawyer ranking system)
• Client Choice Award, Avvo, 2015
• Chair, California Tax Procedure & Litigation Committee, State Bar of California, Tax Section, 2014-15
• Chair, Orange County Bar Association, Taxation Section, 2015- 2016
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2014
• Vice-Chair, Orange County Bar, Taxation Section, 2014
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2013
• Second Vice-Chair, California Tax Procedure & Litigation Committee, State Bar of California, Tax Section, 2012-13
• Editor-in-Chief, California Journal of Tax Litigation, 2012-13
• State Bar of California, Tax Section, Sacramento Delegate, State Bar of California, Taxation Section, May 2013
• State Bar of California, Tax Section, Washington DC Delegate, State Bar of California, Taxation Section, 2012
• State Bar of California, Tax Section, Washington DC Delegate, State Bar of California, Tax Section, 2011
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating (Highest Possible Rating Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards), 2010
• Chair, San Diego County Bar, Tax Section, 2007-2008
• Chair, Tax Section, State Bar of California, Tax Section, Young Tax Lawyers, San Diego Chapter, 2003-2007
• Applause Award, Deloitte & Touche LLP, October 2005 (assisted in obtaining a $26 million dollar reduction from the State Board of Equalization that generated over $550,000 in tax savings for a new client)
• Domino Award, Deloitte & Touche LLP, October 2005 (leadership and advanced team planning and management)
• Domino Award, Deloitte & Touche LLP, September 2005 (leadership and advanced team planning and management)
• Outstanding Service Award, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, May 2005 (contribution to the Legal Aid Society’s Low Income Tax Clinic)
• Wiley W. Manual Pro Bono Services Award, State Bar of California, May 2005 (contribution of pro bono services to San Diego residents)
• Applause Award, Deloitte & Touche LLP, November 2004, (outstanding leadership and client development)
• Outstanding Service Award, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, May 2004 (contribution to the Legal Aid Society’s Low Income Tax Clinic)
• Wiley W. Manual Pro Bono Services Award, State Bar of California, May 2004 (contribution of pro bono services to San Diego residents)
• AMJUR Award- Tax Valuation, Judge David Laro, US Tax Court 2003
• Full merit scholarship, University of Arizona, College of Law (all three years)
• Full merit scholarship, Providence College (all four years)