Steven A. Dimengo

For nearly 40 years, Steven A. Dimengo has been a tour de force for clients facing pressing tax law issues and maintains consistency in his eminent advocacy in every case he handles. The managing partner of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC, in Akron, Ohio, he serves businesses and corporations, as well as individuals, across the surrounding region and throughout the state as well.

After completing his undergraduate studies magna cum laude in 1983 from The University of Akron, Mr. Dimengo returned to his alma mater to pursue his higher education, while at the same time studying law at The University of Akron School of Law. He received both his Master of Arts degree and his Juris Doctor (cum laude) in 1986, and a year later, he became a certified public accountant in Ohio. Licensed to practice in Ohio the same year he graduated from law school, he was also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and the United States Tax Court.

A pillar of leadership within his legal community, Mr. Dimengo thrives under pressure and is a stalwart companion to his clients – dedicated to seeing them move on from their legal woes. He works unwaveringly hard to give his clients – typically businesses – a secured future by saving them their hard-earned income and is well-versed in all matters of Ohio sales, income and commercial activity taxes, as well as federal implications and transactions. Whether it’s dealing with comprehensive tax audits, appeals, sale of real estate, the merger/acquisition of a business or representing the Cincinnati Reds in the Ohio Supreme Court to exempt their purchases of promotional items from Ohio sales/use tax, he will fight tooth and nail to give his clients relief.

Mr. Dimengo holds close affiliations with many prominent legal organizations and has held leadership positions as well, such as in the Ohio State Bar Association (chair of the Taxation Section as well as the Sales and Use Tax Subcommittee). In addition, he is also a part of the American Bar Association and the Akron Bar Association’s Taxation Section. For his many contributions to promoting a pristine, client-centric practice, he is rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, recognized by the Best Lawyers in America, included in Crain’s Cleveland Business Notables in Law list and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Akron School of Law, among many others.

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