Joanne Chun Hughes and Dorothy Radicevich join Chicago leadership team

CHICAGO – January 29, 2008 – True Partners Consulting LLC today announced that Joanne Chun Hughes, 36, and Dorothy Radicevich, 36, have been promoted to managing directors in the Chicago office.

“Joanne and Dorothy’s specialized expertise have benefited a number of our clients, and we are extremely pleased to add their unique strengths to our leadership team,” said Cary McMillan, chief executive officer of True Partners.

Primarily specializing in federal corporate tax consulting with an emphasis on Section 199 and accounting methods, Chun Hughes has more than ten years of tax and legal experience.

“I’m delighted to continue contributing to a firm that is an ideal fit for my background,” said Chun Hughes. “As a managing director in the Chicago office, I will have the opportunity to provide tax planning counsel to an even broader cross-section of True Partners clients.”

Before joining True Partners Consulting, Chun Hughes was a practicing attorney where she assisted multinational corporations with tax protests and contractual and litigation matters in both federal and state courts. Prior to that, she was with the Chicago and national offices of Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Federal Tax practice and the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen’s Large Corporate Tax Consulting practice primarily focused on implementing various federal tax consulting strategies for Fortune 500 companies.

Chun Hughes earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and a juris doctorate degree from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in Illinois and Michigan. 

Radicevich has more than 11 years of experience in state and local taxation, specializing in property taxes. Her industry focus has been in manufacturing, retail/distribution, airline, service and telecommunications.

“My wide range of state and local tax experience in various industries is directly in line with the types of services clients seek from True Partners,” said Radicevich. “It’s exciting to be recognized for contributing those skills to the firm, and to gain the additional growth opportunities offered by the strong leadership and unique environment offered at this firm.”

Prior to joining True Partners Consulting, Radicevich was a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Chicago. Previously, she spent more than eight years with the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen’s State and Local Tax practice.

Radicevich has managed contract tax services engagements for personal and real property for large corporations in the manufacturing industry, including compliance, tax bill payment, real estate, incentive, appeal and negotiations functions. Additionally, she has performed real and personal tax diagnostics on behalf of Fortune 500 and other large companies, and has managed property tax engagements involving obsolescence studies.

Radicevich has been involved in the firm-wide property tax methodology team and participated in the ongoing development and update of process methodology utilized in ensuring quality and efficiency in all property tax engagements performed by the firm.

A graduate of Northern Illinois University, she received a bachelor of science degree in accountancy, and is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT).

About True Partners Consulting LLC
True Partners Consulting is a world-class tax and business advisory firm that helps large public and private enterprises navigate complex financial regulations without the Sarbanes-Oxley-created conflicts inherent in offering both consulting and audit services. The firm provides a broad range of services, including analysis and counsel concerning the tax impact of business issues such as organic or acquisition-driven growth, filing practices, business restructuring or bankruptcy. The firm also conducts refund reviews, analyzes clients’ tax exposure and prepares responses to audit inquiries, in addition to helping clients address compliance issues.

The firm has offices in Chicago; New York; Los Angeles; San Jose, Calif.; Tampa Bay, Fla.; Washington D.C.; and Boston. There is also a Paris office, ArtemTax International, which is the first member firm in the True Partners Consulting International network. Find additional information at www.tpctax.com