Odom, Davis & Hobson

04/03/2026

We have three offices that just opened up within our suite. We are located in the Lyric Center downtown. If anyone is interested in one or all of the office space, feel free to send me a direct message.

03/24/2026

In 2023, Brian Hobson and Wendell Odom were retained to represent a business owner under investigation by the IRS for evading the payment of his taxes. The total tax loss exceeded $2 million. If charged and convicted, the client was facing up to 5 years in federal prison per tax year.

We worked with federal prosecutors to show there were no willful acts of evasion to support the felony count. The government agreed to let the client plead guilty to the misdemeanor offense of failure to file a tax return. The client was sentenced to three years probation on Monday morning.

This is a great result in the federal system. It is always good to see a client return home to his family and continue operating their business.

02/20/2026

https://www.wendellodom.com/substance-over-form-scotus-decision-guides-tax-practice/

This post reviews the SCOTUS' decision in Helvering and the logic's permeation across all aspects of civil and criminal tax.

02/01/2025

Our client was charged with felony breach of a corporate software development environment in 2022. Over the last three years, we built our defense to the allegations; requiring a thorough understanding of software engineering and complicated network environments. The case went to trial on 1/27/25. On 1/31/25, the Court returned a judgment of acquittal following the state”s presentation of evidence.

A special thanks to our software expert, Mark Abramson, and the other half of the defense team, Doug Atkinson and Sophie Zwerneman. This case was quite the journey and we couldn’t be more pleased that our client has been acquitted and his career can move forward.

11/07/2024

https://www.wendellodom.com/criminal-tax-sentencing-statistics/

This post reviews DOJ data to analyze the sentences being received by criminal tax defendants across the country.

10/23/2024

https://www.wendellodom.com/operation-token-mirrors-doj-clamps-on-crypto-manipulators/

This post analyzes market manipulation in the crypto space through the lens of DOJs recent undercover operation - Operation Token MIrrors.

07/10/2024

https://www.wendellodom.com/reporting-requirements-for-brokers-part-ii/

This second post in the series reviews the Department of Treasury's definition of broker under newly issued regulations.

07/04/2024

https://www.wendellodom.com/reporting-requirements-for-crypto-brokers/

This post reviews the Departement of Treasury's recent regulation instituting reporting requirements on crypto brokers.

05/09/2024

https://www.wendellodom.com/fifth-circuit-defines-limits-of-the-anti-kickback-statute/

This post reviews the FIfth Circuit's decision in Marchetti outlining the confines of the Anti-Kickback Statute.

10/03/2023

On October 3, Brian Hobson received notice the IRS is closing down the criminal investigation into his client. The client was an attorney out of Louisiana under investigation by the criminal division of the IRS for underreporting income. The case will now go back to the civil division and jail time is off the table.

05/10/2023

https://www.wendellodom.com/a-post-ruan-world-unlawful-distribution-of-opioids/

This post looks at the impact of Ruan v. United States on unlawful distribution cases under 21 U.S.C. § 841.