Who is James Gee
James M. Gee, CPA, CIRA, CFE
Founder, GEE HASHIMOTO ADVISORY | Former Sr. Auditor/Analyst, U.S. Trustee
James M. Gee is an experienced authority in insolvency taxation, forensic accounting, and financial restructuring. With more than three decades of experience spanning both public and government sectors, Mr. Gee brings unmatched expertise to fiduciaries, trustees, and professionals navigating complex insolvency and tax matters.
Mr. Gee began his career with Neilson, Elggren, Durkin & Company and Arthur Andersen LLP, where he built a foundation in federal and state taxation through interaction and clashes with Federal Bankruptcy Law. He deepened his specialization in bankruptcy taxation while serving the former FBI agents and CPAs, turned into Central District of California Chapter 7 Panel Trustees, R. Todd Neilson and Ronald L. Durkin, advising them on complex reorganizations and high-profile liquidation.
His early commitment to tax policy led him to Washington, D.C., where he served as a Congressional Tax Fellow on the United States Senate Finance Committee as staff to the Honorable Senator Orrin G. Hatch in 1995. He contributed to legislative research and policy development on national tax matters. He holds a Master of Accountancy in Taxation from Brigham Young University (BYU), is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is currently licensed in Washington State, and is currently seeking reciprocity in Utah. He originally passed the CPA exam in its entirety and on his first attempt back in May 2007, while living in Utah.
For the past 23 years, Mr. Gee served in the United States Trustee Program. The Trustee Program is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice that oversees the integrity of the nation’s bankruptcy system. He served first in the Western District of Washington starting in 2002, and then transferred to the District of Utah in 2006. For the past eight years, he has overseen the collection efforts and Treasury Offset usage of the Districts of Utah and Wyoming on unpaid and outstanding United States Trustee statutory fees assessed under 28 U.S.C. 1930(a)(6) pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA).
His tenure at the U.S. Trustee was as one of its most experienced auditors. His work included leadership in peer reviews and national policy audits across multiple districts—Brooklyn, Grand Rapids, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Corpus Christi, as well as an innovative multi-district review of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland in 2024. His contributions helped refine national standards for fiduciary oversight, professional conduct, and financial reporting in bankruptcy cases.
Mr. Gee retired from federal service on September 30, 2025, and founded GEE HASHIMOTO ADVISORY in Highland, Utah, on October 1, 2025. The firm focuses on restructuring, forensic accounting, tax advisory and compliance services for fiduciaries in bankruptcy, receiverships, and liquidating or litigation trusts—continuing his lifelong focus on Insolvency Taxation. He is also a licensed Insurance Producer in the state of Utah.
He is a member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), the Association of Insolvency and Reorganization Advisors (AIRA), the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), the American Bar Association (ABA) Tax Section, the National Association of Equity Receivers (NAFER), the Commercial Receivers Association (CRA), and an affiliate member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).
James is also a member of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL), where he collaborates with partner banks and stakeholders in SBA 7(a) lending programs and related government-backed loan initiatives. He is an expert in restructuring, contracts, bankruptcy law, taxation, and all matters related to loan liquidations, contract disputes, and workouts and restructuring.
Mr. Gee’s credibility rests not only on decades of technical expertise but also on his proven record of leadership, policy integrity, and excellence in financial accountability—qualities that define his ongoing mission at The 505 Project (as Co-Founder) and GEE HASHIMOTO ADVISORY.
Mr. Gee is an advocate for fairness in our tax system and an advocate for the wise and judicious use of taxpayer dollars in advancing both the bankruptcy and taxation systems of the United States of America, the greatest nation on earth.