Within Chief Counsel, Ms. Mikolashek specializes in federal income taxation of Estates & Trusts, S Corporations, and Partnerships, and certain other tax matters of general applicability to individuals and estates & trusts. Ms. Mikolashek is the co-author of the income tax regulations under § 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code (Net Investment Income Tax). Ms. Mikolashek has an LL.M. (Taxation) and a certificate in Employee Benefits from Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law, and a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College. Prior to joining Counsel in 2006, Ms. Mikolashek served as in-house counsel with two telecommunications companies and was in private practice.