Phillip Gillet, Jr.

A  T  T  O  R  N  E  Y    A  T    L  A  W  

1705 27th Street

Bakersfield, CA 93301-2807

(661) 323-3200

E-mail: lawyer@bak.rr.com                            

Phillip W. Gillet, Jr., M.S., J.D., EA

• Bankruptcy (from $450)
• Business Law
• Collection
• Eviction (Unlawful Detainer) $150 & up
• Incorporations
• Litigation
• Lemon Law
• Name Changes (from $300) 
• Probate
• Taxation
• Traffic Tickets

Education

• Bachelor of Science: Business Administration, Accounting -- California State University, Bakersfield.

• Bachelor of Arts: Economics -- California State University, Bakersfield.

• Master of Science, magna cum laude: Accountancy, Taxation -- San Diego State University.

• Juris Doctor: California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA.

Phillip W. Gillet, Jr. was born and raised in Kern County.  He graduated from Delano High School.  He completed his undergraduate education at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting.  After graduating from CSUB, Mr. Gillet went to California Western School of Law in San Diego and earned a Juris Doctor degree.  While working on his law degree, he also completed a Master of Science in Accountancy, Taxation at San Diego State University, whose programs are ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and Success Magazine. 

Licenses, Enrollments and Certifications

• License to Practice Law.  State Bar of California.  Admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court.

• Admitted to practice before both divisions of the United States District Courts for the Eastern & Southern Districts of California.

• Admitted to practice before the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern & Southern Districts of California.

• Admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.  

• Enrolled Agent (EA).  Department of the Treasury; authorizes nationwide taxpayer representation before the IRS. 

• Certified BBB Autoline Arbitrator.  Certified arbitrator for the Better Business Bureaus Autoline "Lemon Law" program.  

Experience

• Professor of accounting and law at San Diego State University, San Diego City College, University of Phoenix, and California State University, Bakersfield.

• Extensive experience as a small business owner. 

During law school, Mr. Gillet taught accounting at San Diego State University and served as a legal intern at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission office in San Diego.   Mr. Gillet has taught both accounting and business law at the college level for over 2 years.  Mr. Gillet has extensive experience as  a small business owner.  He helped his father manage his ready-mix company in Delano from the time he was 13.  He also started his own mail-order and wholesale trading card company, MVP Sports Cards & Collectibles,  that eventually grew into a world-wide mail order and wholesale powerhouse along with a three-store retail chain company headquartered in Bakersfield, California.  He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel to Gillet Trucking.  In addition, he currently continues his involvement in the sports card industry through Internet ventures and online auctions.  You may view his eBay feedback rating by clicking here.  Mr. Gillet currently operates his own law practice emphasizing business, bankruptcy, probate and tax law.  He also currently serves as an adjunct professor of business law at California State University, Bakersfield.  

Scholarly Publications

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• Phillip W. Gillet, Jr., Reprinting Vintage Trading Cards: It’s Better Than Counterfeiting Currency (And It’s Legal!), 19 Ent. & Sports Law., Spring 2001, at 10.

• Phillip W. Gillet, Jr., Privacy Issues May Add to the Debate Over State Taxation of e-commerce, 11 J. of Multistate Tax’n , Sept. 2001, at 12.  

• Phillip W. Gillet, Jr., The Tax Practitioner-Client Privilege (IRC § 7525): A Shield to Cloak Confidential Communications or A Dagger for Both the Practitioner & Client, 70 UMKC Law Rev. 129 (2001).  

• Rehabilitating the Application of Treas. Reg. § 1.150-2’s Reimbursement Provisions to Enterprise Community and Empowerment Zone Bonds, The Urban Lawyer (The American Bar Association’s national quarterly scholarly journal on state and government law) (forthcoming).

Other Publications

• Phillip W. Gillet, Jr., Party or Nightmare? Bakersfield Lawyer Reviews Liabilities, Host Responsibility, The Bakersfield Californian, Nov. 30, 2003, at B-13. 

• Approximately 20 other newspaper articles on extremely varied subjects.