Tax lawyers in California Dennis Brager to Jason Galek

Firm: Brager Tax Law Group A Professional Corporation

12121 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Tax Audits, Taxation - State & Federal, Tax, Tax

Dennis Brager is a California State Bar Certified Tax Specialist and a former Senior Trial Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel. In addition to representing the IRS in the United States Tax Court, he advised the Service on complex civil and criminal tax issues.. He now has his own five-attorney firm in West Los Angeles, and has been featured every year from 2008-2021 as a Super Lawyer in the field of Tax by Los Angeles Magazine. Dennis Brager has filed cases in the United States Tax Court on behalf of over 320 taxpayers.. Mr. Brager has limited his practice to representing clients having criminal and civil tax disputes with the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (formerly the State Board of Equalization), and the Employment Development Department--both at trial and administrative levels.. He has been quoted as a tax expert by US News and World Report, Business Week, Fox News, CMDA, National Journal, Fox Business, Trusts & Estates, New York Daily News, Bloomberg Politics, the Daily Journal, The Daily Beast, USA Today, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Tax Analyst, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Money, Bloomberg BNA, Cannabis Daily, Morning Star, Accounting Today, Sputnik, Tax Notes Today, Tech Times, and The National Law Journal.. He has appeared on ABC Television’s Good Morning America, and ABC 7’s Eyewitness News, Fox Business News, TV One Access, and radio stations KFGO, KGSN, KFNX’s A Call to Rights with Steven Kates, KFWB Money 101, and KABC’s The Larry Elder Show.. Mr. Brager has also spoken and given webinars before the IRS sponsored Nationwide Tax Forum, the California Continuing Education of the Bar, the California Society of CPAs, the UCLA Tax Controversy Institute, the California State Bar Tax Section, the Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, the California Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the American Bar Association, the Warner Center Estate and Tax Planning Council, the National Association of Enrolled Agents, and the Orange County Tax Bar Association.. Dennis Brager has been an instructor at Golden Gate University's Masters in Taxation Program and a guest speaker at the University of Southern California. Mr. Brager has also testified as an expert witness on Federal tax matters.. His articles have appeared in the California Lawyer, Marijuana Venture, Daily Journal, Taxation for Lawyers, Los Angeles Lawyer, The Consumer Advocate, Family Law News, California Tax Lawyer, Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, Journal of Taxation of Investments, and Accounting Today.. They include “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure – The Next Generation,” “Partial Offshore Tax Amnesty – Voluntary Disclosure 2.0,” “Anatomy of an OPR Case (Definitely Not R.I.P.),” “FBAR and Voluntary Disclosure,” “The Tax Gap and Voluntary Disclosure,” “Circular 230: An Overview,” “Recent Developments in Tax Procedure,” “Damages, Rescission and Debt Cancellation as Client Income,” “The Taxpayer Bill of Rights--A Small Step Toward Reining in the IRS,” “Challenging the IRS Requires a Cohesive Strategy,” “The Innocent Spouse Defense,” “IRS Guidelines for Installment-Payment Agreements,” “IRS Tightens Inventory Rules for Marijuana Businesses,” “What a Practitioner Needs to Know About Tax Assessment Dates,” “IRS Collection Issues: The Consequences of California Community Property,” and “How Your Clients Can Lose Their Passports by Falling Behind on Their Taxes”.. Mr. Brager received his undergraduate degree from Pace University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1975, Accounting/Finance), and his law degree from New York University (J.D., 1978). He is a former chair of both the Tax Compliance, Procedure and Litigation Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the California State Bar Tax Procedure and Litigation Committee.. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second, Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Tax Court, the District Court, and the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

Firm: The Lively Law Group, PC

4675 MacArthur Court , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Tax

What The Lively Law Group Does For Its Clients:. IRS Problem, EDD Problems, FTB Problems, BOE Problems, and Tax Problems affect almost everyone these days.. You most likely came to my profile because you have been contacted by the IRS, EDD, FTB and / or the BOE.  When anyone contacts you from one of these agencies your initial reaction was most likely to panic and start searching the Internet for a solution or a company that can handle the problem for you.  This is obviously not the time to try and handle the problem yourself.  This could lead to an even greater disaster.  Remember, these agencies are not your friend.  Their only goal is to extract additional tax, interest and penalties from you and if you do not know what you are doing this could be financially catastrophic.  You need a seasoned tax professional who does this type of work on a daily basis to lead you to your best result.   Tax defense is a lot like criminal defense in that there is definitely and art to the process that only an experienced tax professional like my self is equipped to handle.. I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Tax Attorney that is Certified as a Tax Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.  My practice is limited to the defense of taxpayers against these agencies.  I have defended taxpayers like yourself in literally hundreds of cases since 1983.  My success rate speaks for itself.  Most taxpayers believe that their tax problems are unsolvable and stick their heads in the sand hoping the problem will go away.  However, a proactive approach is the only way to solve a tax problem.  There is always a solution.. I provide the necessary solutions for you involving audits, tax liens, appeals, tax levies, payroll tax issues, non-filing, IRS Collections, Installment Agreements, Offers in Compromise and numerous tax issues up to and including filing a petition in the United States Tax Court, if necessary.  I provide a complete defense for your tax problem.  I am one of only about 400 tax attorneys certified as a tax specialist in California.  Becoming a tax specialist is a rigorous process and requires extra  education annually and re-certification every five years.  My credentials and track record as a tax professional is proven and I will use this experience and knowledge to effectively assert your rights.  I take your tax problem off your shoulders and put them on to mine to give you peace of mind.  I will give you an initial assessment of your case so that you will know exactly where you stand and what the possible solutions are to your problem.  Call me and lets get your case started so that you can get back to living your life without this shadow hanging over you.. About our Founder Henry D. Lively:. Dan is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Legal Specialist in Taxation, a designation earned by less than 400 of the approximately 200,000 attorneys licensed in California.  Dan has earned an LL.M (Master of Laws) in taxation from Chapman University School of Law, and he is a Certified Public Accountant, and Real Estate Broker.  He is the past Chairman of the California State Bar Tax Policy Committee.  Dan is also an adjunct professor of taxation at Whittier College of Law.. Dan began his career as a Certified Public Accountant in 1983 working at the prestigious firm Kenneth Leventhal & Company (later acquired by Ernst and Young).  Dan has practiced as a CPA and Attorney in the area of taxation for 26 years.  He has represented clients before the United States Tax Court, and various other courts in California, the Appeals and Audit Division of the Internal Revenue Service, before the State Board of Equalization, and the California Franchise Tax Board.. Dan has earned the prestigious American Jurisprudence Award and Cal Jur Award for excellence in Wills, Trusts, Estate Tax, Federal Tax, Corporations, and Partnership Tax.  This means that Dan was the top student in these classes in law school.  The very classes that he chose to focus his practice on.. Dan serves on the tax litigation committee of the State Bar of California.  He is a member of the tax, and trust and probate sections of the Orange County Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association.  He is also a member of the Orange Coast Estate Planning Council.. He is the past Chairman of the Tax Policy committee of the California State Bar.  Representing California and the members of the California State Bar in Tax Policy issues.. Dan regularly writes and speaks on the subjects of tax and estate law.  He regularly contributes to Taxing Advice, a Blog dedicated to providing advice on tax matters (http://taxingadvice,).. Dan served on the Board of Directors for the Apartment Association Southern Cities, and for the JSerra High School Ice Hockey Program.. Dan can provide you with competent representation in tax controversy cases before the IRS, FTB, EDD, BOE, and the United States Tax Court. He also provides Estate and Tax planning, prepares Estate and Gift Tax Returns, develope Asset Protection strategies, forms Corporations and Partnerships, Administers Trusts, and Probates Estates.

Firm: Taheran Law Firm, PC

14724 Whittier Blvd , Whittier , California 90605

Practice Areas: Tax

555 W. 5th Street, 35th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90013

Practice Areas: Securities Offerings, Tax, Corporate, Contracts, State & Local Law

Cannabis attorney specializing in corporate structure, capital formation, marijuana and hemp licensing, and provide general legal counsel to companies in both the marijuana and hemp industries all across the US and Canada.

Firm: Boldra, Klueger & Stein, LLP

16000 Ventura Blvd Ste 1000 , Encino , California 91436

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Tax, Tax

Jacob Stein, Esq. is the managing partner of Aliant, LLP. He specializes in structuring international business transactions, complex U.S. and international tax planning and asset protection planning. Mr. Stein received his law degree from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University. He has been accredited by the State Bar of California as a Certified Tax Law Specialist. He is AV-rated (highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, has been named “A Super Lawyer” by the Los Angeles Magazine and is one of “America’s Most Honored Professionals 2016”, by the American Registry.. Over the course of his career Mr. Stein has represented officers and directors of Fortune 500 companies; Forbes 400 families around the world; celebrities; high-profile entrepreneurs; private equity funds; wealthy foreigners doing business in the United States and many more.. He is the author of several books, numerous scholarly articles and technical manuals.. His works include his book: A Lawyer’s Guide to Asset Protection Planning in California, Second Edition, published in April of 2016, which is the only legal treatise on asset protection specific to California, and International Joint Ventures – A Concise Guide for Attorneys & Business Owners, published in 2014.. Mr. Stein is a frequent lecturer to various attorneys, CPA and other professional groups, teaching over 50 seminars per year. His presentation topics include: Tax Planning for Cross-Border Joint Ventures, A Foreigner’s Guide to Investing in U.S. Real Estate, Creative Planning with Controlled Foreign Corporations, Advanced Asset Protection Planning, Advanced Estate Tax Planning and various courses on trust law.  He is an instructor with the California CPA Education Foundation, National Business Institute, Thomson Reuters, the Rossdale Group, Lorman Education Services and many more. For the past ten years he has been an adjunct professor of taxation at the CSU, Northridge Graduate Tax Program.

7083 Hollywood Blvd 5th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90028

Practice Areas: Tax

Lead Attorney: Isai Bismark Cortez, Esq.Isai, a Los Angeles native, is the lead attorney for Bismark Tax, Inc. Isai's practice area is concentrated in the area of tax resolution. Isai earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the California State University - Northridge; a Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University - The Dickinson School of Law; and a Masters of Law Degree (L.L.M) from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law.During law school Isai worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Office of Chief Counsel and that is where he found his love for the tax code. Isai knew that the tax system needed improvement and that there was something that he could do to help taxpayers. After graduating from law school, he went on and continued his studies at UCLA School of Law in order to focus more on tax and business law.Isai has built a consumer friendly company that always gives consumers what they are paying for, great tax help and full access to their attorney. Isai saw many companies offering tax resolution services, but these companies would limit the attorney time clients received. So that is why Isai makes customer service a priority. Responsibility:Isai enjoys giving back to the community and is involved in many public interest organizations. In Los Angeles, Ca he personally volunteers to help underserved communities by providing legal aid through the Christian Legal Aid Clinic of Los Angeles, which also provides services to Homeboy, Inc. Through a ministry in Los Angeles, Ca he is able to sponsor events where the ministry makes breakfast for women at the Downtown Women's Center. Isai also sponsors senior events in Dallas, Texas through his friend Brittany Peters. Brittany often organizes events for Park Haven Nursing Home near Dallas, Texas and Isai often co-sponsors their events whereby Brittany buys gifts for the seniors, brings visitors for the seniors and buys them snacks.  Isai also donates money to local charities and speaks to underserved communities. Isai views service to the community as the highest form of serving our fellows and as a responsibility to the community.

Firm: Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation

4815 Watt Avenue , North Highlands , California 95660

Practice Areas: Tax

Tax debts require immediate action. In a snap, an unpaid tax balance can explode into your own personal nightmare. The IRS uses liens, levies, property seizures, and harassing telephone calls and notices on unsuspecting taxpayers. My law firm, Roni  Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation, has years of experience representing taxpayers before the IRS. We are the largest tax resolution law firm in the nation for a reason: we know what it takes to stop IRS collection efforts and, ultimately, resolve your tax debt.

Firm: Borenstein Howard S Law Offices Of

299 W. Foothill Boulevard Suite 201 , Ontario , California 91786

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate , Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts, Wills, Tax

Firm: Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP

427 E Carrillo St , Santa Barbara , California 93101

Practice Areas: Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Probate , Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts, Tax

Firm: Advocate Solutions, Inc.

4500 Park Granada Suite 202 , Calabasas , California 91302

Practice Areas: Tax

Haleh Colleen Naimi is an attorney specializing in tax and bankruptcy law.  Her practice areas are diverse and include tax planning, compliance, and controversy, business formation, asset sales, reorganization and litigation.  She represents businesses and individuals in a variety of industries including: retail and apparel, health care, service, real estate, financial services, education, telecommunications, manufacturing, and insurance.. Professional Affiliations and Activities:. Member, ABA Taxation Section Bankruptcy Workouts Committee (2011-Present). Member, California State Bar Taxation Section, Executive Committee (2012-2015). Chair, California State Bar Taxation Section, CPTE Committee (2011-2012). Washington, D.C. Delegate, California State Bar Taxation Section (2010, 2011). Sacramento Delegate, California State Bar Taxation Section (2014). Education:. New York University School of Law, LL.M. Taxation. Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. (Dean's List). Georgetown University, M.A. Economics. UCLA, B.S. Mathematics Applied Science and Economics. Licenses:  California and New York. Interests:  I'm an avid runner having completed marathons in San Francisco, New York and Paris; enjoy fundraising for charities, and travelling.

10640 Mather Blvd #200 , Mather , California 95655

Practice Areas: Tax

With over 30 years of in-depth experience in business, estate, real estate, tax planning and controversy work, Mr. Youmans has developed a practice designed to provide multi-dimensional legal services to individuals, executives and business owners who must comply with today’s complex legal system. Mr. Youmans provides expert legal services directly to clients, as well as to their primary attorneys, accountants, financial advisers and other representatives.

Firm: Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP

1888 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation, Tax

H. Jacob Lager’s practice is concentrated in domestic tax, international taxation, and trust and estate matters.  He possesses extensive experience in the structuring of business transactions, and advising domestic and cross-border clients on tax implications related to corporate mergers, asset acquisitions, spin-offs, and debt exchanges.  Mr. Lager routinely drafts information disclosures for proxy statements, public filings, and private offerings, and also advises clients regarding the inception and maintenance of special status entities such as S corporations, disregarded limited liability companies, partnerships, REITS, and tax-exempt charitable organizations. He has advocated for clients at all levels of tax dispute resolution.. Mr. Lager has developed specific experience in tax implications of cross-border matters, which often encompasses the US treatment of domestically-held foreign interests, including whether such interests might trigger Subpart F income and/or an entity’s Passive Foreign Investment Company status.  He counsels clients on Tax Treaty benefits and corresponding withholding obligations related to international loan agreements, royalty arrangements and dividend payments.  He frequently assists non-US clients in making tax-efficient investments within a variety of US-based companies.. In addition, Mr. Lager provides estate planning services to high net-worth individuals, encompassing a range of basic to complex issues related to estate taxation, generation-skipping taxation, fiduciary income tax and post-mortem tax planning.  He has experience in probate and private trust administration, and from living trusts to more involved GRATs, QPRTs, family limited partnerships and LLCs, ILITs, charitable trusts, and other manners of deferred giving.  He also advises his foreign clients who want to make cross-generational gifts to US heirs.

4510 E Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 315 , Long Beach , California 90804

Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant, Wills, Tax, Trusts

Firm: Bradley & Gmelich

700 N. Brand Blvd. 10th Floor , Glendale , California 91203

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business, Tax, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt

6345 Balboa Blvd #300 , Encino , California 91316

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Debtor/Creditor Rights, Real Estate , Tax, Tax

Firm: Frank Huerta Jr., Esq.

1255 W Shaw Avenue STE 101 , Fresno , California 93711

Practice Areas: Tax

"I love my work. I get to make a real difference to help people maintain their livelihoods, businesses, and personal affairs. A file is more than just paper, it is my client's hard work and often a significant portion of their lives. I enjoy working with my clients to empower them to take control of their legal issues whether it is starting a business, drafting an estate plan, or seeking tax relief.". Frank Huerta Jr. has 14 years of experience as an attorney and law clerk working in government and tax law issues. He has a successful record of representing taxpayers before the IRS, Franchise Tax Board, Board Of Equalization and EDD. Mr. Huerta was formerly the Interim Executive Director and a Supervising Attorney for the Consumer/Tax/Labor law team at one of the largest non-profit law firms in the Central Valley. He supervised attorneys resolving consumer debt issues and general litigation. He has many years of experience practicing tax law and directing tax clinics. As a tax law clinic director, he successfully represented hundreds of taxpayers with controversies before the IRS, FTB, BOE (CDTFA) and EDD. He is authorized to practice before the IRS, United States Tax Court, and before the tax authorities of the State of California.. While in law school, his externship was with the California Franchise Tax Board where he submitted briefs on behalf of the State of California to the state's tax court, the Board of Equalization. His work involved a variety of tax issues including an analysis of nonresident returns, pension law issues, and other tax deficiencies. He reviewed the work of the auditors, making necessary corrections, and negotiated settlements with taxpayers. He handles Sales & Use Tax, Income Tax, Payroll Taxes, and Estate Tax matters. Frank Huerta represents taxpayers' tax in all stages from audit, appeals and filing Tax Court petitions, and representation.. In his free time, Frank volunteers at his daughter's school. He volunteers at schools to help students prepare for college and graduate school and he enjoys travel.

Firm: Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker, A Professional Corporation

10880 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 2200 , Los Angeles , California 90024

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Stern & Goldberg

6345 Balboa Blvd #200 , Encino , California 91316

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax

Firm: Haas & Blake LLP

200 Main St Ste 21 , Redwood City , California 94063

Practice Areas: Corporate , Probate , Technology and Science, Tax, Tax

Firm: Dudnick Detwiler Rivin & Stikker LLP

235 Montgomery Street , San Francisco , California 94104

Practice Areas: Tax

I am certified as a specialist in taxation law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. My practice focuses on tax controversy and planning. I represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board, Board of Equalization, all California state courts, all federal district courts, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. I also represent CPAs, accountants and their accounting firms, enrolled agents, and tax payers in tax matters, accounting malpractice defense, and trust and estate litigation and planning matters.