Top Federal Lawyers Near Me in Santa Ana Area

Matthew C. Mullhofer is an attorney licensed by the State Bar of California. He has extensive experience in the area of estate planning and asset protection, which includes the formation of trusts, wills, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and domestic corporations. Matthew has been a featured speaker at many estate planning and asset protection seminars.. Matthew C. Mullhofer has extensive experience in business and corporate law, civil litigation, probate, and real estate law. He has negotiated many commercial and residential real estate leases and transactions. He has drafted and negotiated numerous business and sale agreements for business owners. In the area of Intellectual Property, Matthew C. Mullhofer has acquired extensive experience representing corporations in the acquisition, licensing, and registration of their trademarks and copyrights.. Matthew C. Mullhofer has also experienced success in representation of taxpayers regarding collection efforts by the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, and State Board of Equalization. He also handles Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases with an emphasis in discharging taxes in bankruptcy.

Lynda B. Taylor joined the firm in 1998, after 15 years of IRS experience.  She works with clients in matters involving tax assessment, tax collection, estate and gift tax, sales tax, payroll tax and property tax.. Upon graduating from Rutgers, Mrs. Taylor started her legal career with the IRS Chief Counsel’s Office in Washington, D.C. She was an attorney in the General Litigation Division from 1982 to 1985 where she worked on complex collection and bankruptcy matters.. From 1985 to 1990, Mrs. Taylor was a trial attorney in the Los Angeles District Counsel office. In her five years with the Los Angeles District Counsel’s office, she represented the IRS before the Tax Court in a wide variety of cases, including several major tax shelter cases which she tried and won. She also gave legal advice to IRS examiners and Appeals Officers on substantive tax and procedural issues.. From 1990 through early 1998, she was an Assistant District Counsel with IRS District Counsel in Laguna Niguel, California, where she supervised a group of attorneys and paralegals specializing in Tax Court litigation and large-case audits. Throughout her 15 years of employment with the IRS, Mrs. Taylor received numerous manager’s awards and annual performance awards.

I am a different type of estate planning attorney.  In 2012 I was certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialists as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. This is a credential only bestowed on a small percentage of California Estate Planning attorneys.  I also have my LL.M. in Taxation which allows me to spot and assist with tax issues related to estate plans.

From his federal criminal defense and sentencing advocacy and mitigation law firm in Orange County, California, attorney Joseph Abrams provides unmatched legal representation and results to clients in Orange County and throughout California who are under investigation for, charged with, or awaiting sentencing on any type of federal criminal offense. As a recognized lawyer with more than 27 years of legal experience, Mr. Abrams promises to aggressively defend your rights and liberties at all turns as he works hard to achieve the best outcome possible for your case.. With extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of federal criminal practice, including expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy and mitigation, Mr. Abrams achieves notable success in obtaining favorable results for his clients' serious and pressing legal challenges. Law Office of Joseph Abrams is a trusted source for individuals and organizations facing accusations of federal crimes.. Prior to starting his own law practice, Mr. Abrams spent his legal career with the federal judiciary as a sentencing specialist and presentence supervisor and served as the exclusive sentencing liaison to United States District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney in the Central District of California. During his career, Mr. Abrams worked on more than 1,000 federal criminal cases, covering virtually every type of offense. Over the course of his career, Mr. Abrams developed expert knowledge of the federal sentencing guidelines and federal sentencing advocacy and mitigation. Mr. Abrams gained recognition within the judiciary, and among the defense bar, as a federal sentencing guidelines expert and a trusted source for matters involving federal sentencing.. After retiring from the federal judiciary, Mr. Abrams founded Law Office of Joseph Abrams. His purpose for going into private practice was to use the knowledge and skills he developed over more than two decades with the federal courts to help ordinary people who find themselves in the serious situation of being the target of a federal investigation or charged with a federal crime to achieve the best outcome possible in their cases.. Mr. Abrams graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1997 and passed the California bar examination that same year. Mr. Abrams graduated in the top 10% of his class, was the recipient of the prestigious American Jurisprudence Book Award in Federal Courts, and was chosen Best Writer in the Moot Court Honors Program Intramural Competition.. Mr. Abrams is a member of the Federal Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Orange County Bar Association. He is admitted to all California federal and state trial and appellate courts including the United States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California.. When Mr. Abrams is not busy make things right for his clients, you can find him walking local trails with his Border Collie Jammer or traveling to the beautiful country of Italy and studying Italian language and culture.

Experienced Federal attorney serving clients in Santa Ana and surrounding areas.

Experienced Federal attorney serving clients in Santa Ana and surrounding areas.

Experienced Federal attorney serving clients in Santa Ana and surrounding areas.

Experienced Federal attorney serving clients in Santa Ana and surrounding areas.

Experienced Federal attorney serving clients in Santa Ana and surrounding areas.