For 32 years, I have done one kind of work: solving federal tax problems. Offers in compromise, levy and garnishment releases, payroll tax cases, audits, trust fund recovery penalty defense, unfiled returns, and the bankruptcy discharge of tax debt. Over that time, my office has resolved more than $100 million in IRS tax debt.
I am licensed to practice law in Texas, Florida, and Colorado, and I am admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, which means I can take a case from the first IRS notice all the way to litigation if that is what it takes. Most cases never need to go that far. The IRS resolves cases with people who know the rules, and knowing the rules is the entire job.
Why a federal practice serves Texas
IRS problems are federal problems. The tax code, the collection procedures, the appeal rights, and the Tax Court are identical in Dallas, Tampa, and Denver, and tax resolution work is conducted by phone, mail, and electronic filing with IRS campuses and appeals offices around the country. What changes state to state is how federal collection interacts with local law, and Texas, with its community property rules, unlimited homestead, and no state income tax, has more of those wrinkles than almost anywhere. The guides on this site are written for exactly those wrinkles.
How I work
Every case starts the same way: transcripts. Before anyone talks about settlements or payment plans, I pull your IRS account records and read what the IRS knows, what it has assessed, and how much time is left on the collection statute for every year. Strategy comes from the record, not from a sales script.
The first conversation is free, and you will be talking to an attorney. If your problem has a cheap or simple answer, I will tell you so. If it is serious, you will leave the call knowing exactly what your options are and what each one costs. After three decades, there is very little I have not seen.
When I am not practicing law, I run a cattle and horse farm and restore vintage air-cooled Volkswagens. I mention that because clients should know who they are hiring: someone who fixes old machines for fun does not get scared of complicated problems.