▁handled ▁all ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁federal ▁income ▁tax ation , ▁including ▁planning ▁and ▁tax ▁controvers ies , ▁and ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁at ▁the ▁administrative ▁appe als ▁level ▁and ▁in ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁and ▁cert ifications ▁▁ ▁Cop eland ▁has ▁been ▁board ▁cert ified ▁in ▁tax ▁law ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Board ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Special ization ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Tax ▁Anal yst s ▁named ▁her ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Tax ▁Person ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁its ▁national ▁edition ▁of ▁Tax ▁Notes . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Bar ▁of ▁Texas ▁Tax ▁Section ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Cert ified ▁Public ▁Account ant . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Tax ▁Court ▁service ▁ ▁Failed ▁nom ination ▁under ▁Ob ama ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁nominated ▁Cop eland ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tax ▁Court , ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁D iane ▁Kr oup a , ▁who ▁retired ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁hearing ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fin ance ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁her ▁nom ination ▁was ▁reported ▁out ▁of ▁committee ▁by ▁a ▁ 2