Carmina Y. D’Aversa was formerly with the International Estate and Gift Tax Group of the US Internal Revenue Service.  Before joining the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC, Carmina was an active member of the Education Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Probate and Trust Law Section.  Carmina also served as an elected term member for the Council of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; a Chancellor’s appointee for the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Section on Probate and Trust Law; and an adjunct member of the Ethics Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  To date, Carmina has been designated as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) by the international organization, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Carmina has authored and co-authored legal articles and publications, and lectured for continuing legal and professional education programs.  During her tenure with the Internal Revenue Service, Carmina taught in the master of accountancy program at The George Washington University School of Business.  Most recently, Carmina taught Federal Income Tax in the juris doctor program at The Widener University Delaware Law School.   Before commencement of her tax law career, Carmina primarily focused on matrimonial law and reproductive technology law.

Education

• Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M., Taxation), Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA, USA
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors Program, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA

Licensure

• Pennsylvania law license
• New Jersey law license