Top Tax Lawyers in Chicago | 24 available

Firm: Clark Hill PLC

One Prudential Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Tax

Mr. Ansari is an attorney with Clark Hill, PLC. His practice focuses on trust planning and tax specific representation of closely held businesses, partnerships, LLCs, S corporations and C corporations.

Firm: Harrison & Held LLP

333 W Wacker Dr. , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Tax

Mr. Strouse brings his unique skill set of accounting, tax, and valuation to the areas of litigation, federal tax litigation and federal tax controversies, including audits and appeals.. Mr. Strouse has represented hundreds of taxpayers that cut across diverse boundaries including, but not limited to, trusts, estates, federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal members, municipal governments, foreign taxpayers, hedge funds, high-net-worth individuals, trustees of qualified ERISA plans including leveraged and non-leveraged ESOPs, accountants, not-for-profit and tax-exempt entities, TEFRA partnerships, individuals involved in Derivium transactions, and S and C corporations (publicly traded corporations as well as privately held). Mr. Strouse has represented a variety of taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service on a wide variety of collection, examination, and appeal matters including, but not limited to, listed transactions and other tax avoidance matters, foreign tax issues, "wealth squad" examinations, "Midco" and section 6901 transactions, domestic and offshore voluntary disclosures including streamlined filings, FBAR issues, the trading safe harbor pursuant to Section 864(b), information reporting issues, penalty matters pursuant to Sections 6662 and 6707A, mediation proceedings pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2009-44, transfer tax issues, and various other corporate, partnership, individual, employment, and excise tax matters.. Mr. Strouse has a long history of effectively litigating tax cases against the federal government in the United States District Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Tax Court. Mr. Strouse has diverse experience in litigating federal tax issues including lien, levy, and other collection matters, valuation issues, independent contractor/employee issues, built-in gain issues on conversions of C corporations to S corporations, estate and gift tax issues, tax shelter cases, ESOP issues, excise and payroll tax issues and a wide variety of other complex tax matters.

Firm: Staub Anderson

55 W Monroe St , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Business, Real Estate, Tax

Firm: Stanko McCarthy Law Group

120 N LaSalle St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Tax, Business

Firm: Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC

53 W. Jackson Blvd. , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Rotman & Rotman, Ltd

134 N La Salle St Ste 200 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Law Office of Faustino Rodriguez

2561 W Fullerton Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60647

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Tax

Firm: SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

6600 Sears Tower , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Lawrence Kamin Saunders & Uhlenhop LLC

300 S. Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Corporate, M & A, Business, Estate Planning, Trusts, Tax, Tax Fraud, Corporate & Incorporation

Joseph is known for his ability to make sophisticated legal issues and tax planning understandable and is highly regarded for his devotion and commitment to the diverse needs of business clients. Joseph represents corporations, partnerships and tax-exempt entities, as well as family-owned and other closely-held businesses, and their owners. He also represents high net worth individuals, lottery winners and professionals, including doctors, lawyers, accountants and wealth management advisors.. Joseph advises his corporate and business clients on critical financial, tax and business matters, including entity structure and formation, and asset ownership for asset protection and tax savings. He also assists closely-held and family-owned businesses and their owners with business succession planning for wealth preservation and to transition the business/ownership to younger generations and key employees. Joseph offers his individual clients a full range of estate, trust and tax planning services, from the drafting of wills, complex trust agreements and advanced wealth-preservation plans, to the formation of family foundations and other philanthropic entities to accomplish charitable objectives.. In addition to income and estate tax planning, a significant portion of Joseph's tax practice involves representing individual, business and corporate clients in administrative tax-controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Joseph is frequently asked by banks and financial consultants in the Chicago area to speak on wealth preservation, tax and estate planning, and business succession.. When not finding solutions to meet his clients' needs, Joseph enjoys spending time with his wife Karen and children Dominic, Gianna, Mia, Isabella and Vincent.

Firm: Jonathan Decatorsmith

565 W. Adams Street , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Tax

Chicago tax attorney Jonathan Decatorsmith has been practicing tax law for more than 26 years. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent, Professor Decatorsmith was a senior trial attorney and internal instructor with the Internal Revenue Service for 11 years. He has tried more than 40 cases before the United States Tax Court, and previously served as adjunct professor at DePaul University in Chicago and the University of Minnesota.. In 2000, Professor Decatorsmith joined the IIT Chicago-Kent Law School as a full-time clinical professor, and took over the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (now the Chicago-Kent Tax Clinic). Over the years, the clinic grew from formally representing 42 indigent clients (in 2000) to more than 350 individual taxpayers annually, gaining a reputation as one of the preeminent tax clinics in the country. Utilizing the services of student interns, whom Professor Decatorsmith trained in the practice of aggressive and ethical tax controversy representation, the clinic became particularly recognized for its numerous appearances on behalf of lower income petitioners in the United States Tax Court.. In January 2012, the tax clinic was transformed into its present, fee-based model. Services were expanded to include tax return preparation, tax and business transaction counseling, not-for-profit organization formation and compliance, and general civil (commercial) litigation.. Professor Decatorsmith teaches courses on federal tax practice and procedure, international business transactions, estates and trusts, tax fraud, and other topics. He is a sought-after speaker, and has presented annually at the IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic conference in Washington, D.C. on a variety of topics, including IRS Appeals, Collection Strategies, and Tax Court Practice. He has also lectured on Tax Debt Relief Strategies to the Chinatown Merchants Association and various community organizations in the Chicago area. He is also the author of Chapter 24 on Taxation of the Illinois Jurisprudence volume on Immigration.. As a strong advocate for taxpayers' rights, Professor Decatorsmith is frequently cast as the lone defender of powerless against the IRS Chief Counsel Office and the IRS Collection Division. The Chicago-Kent Tax Clinic, under his leadership, has become particularly adept at negotiating creative and successful resolutions to significant federal and state tax debts.

Firm: Groupon Inc.

600 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Sarnoff & Baccash

1 North LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: General Practice, Tax

James Sarnoff has been an attorney with Sarnoff & Baccash since 2003, dedicating his practice to securing favorable property assessments and taxes for property tax clients through the pursuit of equitable fair market values, applicable incentives and reduced tax rates.

Firm: Horowitz Law Offices

311 W Superior St , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: General Litigation, Business, Tax

Firm: Relias & Tsonis, LLC

150 S. Wacker Dr., , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Tax

George J. Relias has extensive experience in corporate real estate matters involving large fortune 500 firms. His experience ranges from managing tax appeal work for national clients to managing and administering multi-site portfolios.. Prior to forming Relias & Tsonis, LLC, Mr. Relias was of Counsel with the Enterprise Law Group, LLP and a partner with Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, Ltd. He was involved with all aspects of real estate tax appeals and assessment law. He has helped help reduce the tax liabilities for most asset classes, including retail, industrial, office, hotels and multi-family properties.. Previously, Mr. Relias served as Vice President for NAI Hiffman Asset Management. He managed the property accounting and reporting for a 2.5 million square foot portfolio that included such Chicago landmarks as the Wrigley, Inland Steel and Marquette buildings.. Mr. Relias held the position of Midwest Director of Portfolio Management and Lease Administration for CB Richard Ellis. His responsibilities included administering the worldwide lease portfolio for American Express. Furthermore, he was responsible for developing and implementing service delivery solutions and performance measures for corporate clients. He worked with clients such as Ford Motors and Continental Airlines.. Mr. Relias has been very active in applying technology to the real estate field. He helped develop a management tool to help corporations track, plan and monitor their real estate obligations including real property tax assessment and critical appeal information. These technology tools were implemented and used by SBC/Ameritech, Chrysler, CenturyLink (formerly Qwest Communications) and United Healthcare, among others.. Mr. Relias is a licensed Managing Real Estate Broker as well as a member of the Chicago Association of Realtors, Chicago Bar Association and Hellenic Bar Association. He received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.

Firm: Amari & Locallo

734 N Wells St , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Tax

FRANCO A. COLADIPIETRO is a partner with the law firm of Amari & Locallo. He practices exclusively in the area of property tax assessment matters on a nationwide basis.  His representative client base includes national REITs, property management firms and commercial and industrial property owners.  Mr. Coladipietro was elected to three terms in the Illinois House of Representatives and served as the minority spokesman for the Financial Institutions Committee and as a member of the Legislative Ethics Commission.  Franco currently serves as the Village President in Bloomingdale, Illinois.

Firm: Schlack & Mcginnity P.C.

20 N Clark St Ste 2200 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Chicago Tax Lawyer Firm

180 N Lasalle St , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Ansari Tax Law Firm

500 N Michigan Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: McDermott Will & Emery

227 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Taxation - State & Federal, Tax

Specializes in tax controversy and litigation matters. Extensive experience in Tax Court practice and procedure, corporate reorganizations, TEFRA, tax accounting, and substance/form issues. Represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service Examination Division and Appeals Office and with the Illinois Department of Revenue, and has been involved in the litigation of over 30 matters at all levels of the Federal court system, including the United States Tax Court and various US Courts of Appeal.Active in the pro bono community, working with the Midwest Tax Clinic to assist low-income individuals in tax disputes and collection matters with the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Regularly represent clients in Federal and state examinations and administrative appeals and hearings, as well as in Tax Court proceedings. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Firm: The Law Office of Steven A. Leahy, PC

150 N Michigan Ave # 1120 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Tax

I solve IRS problems for business professionals, keep them in compliance moving forward, and offer tax and business advice to move their businesses to success.- Offers-in-compromise- Marital transmutation agreements- Representation at collection due process hearings- Innocent-spouse defense- Analysis of tax collection statutes of limitations- Installment payment plans- Tax Advocate assistance- Collection appeals- Trust Fund Recovery Penalty- Payroll Tax Issues- Discharge in bankruptcy- Penalty abatement- Foreclosure Defense- Bankruptcy Chapter 7- Bankruptcy Chapter 13. Tax Resolution | Bankruptcy | Foreclosure DefenseIf you have IRS problems, you need an attorney. You need me Steven Leahy. Call me, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1120 Chicago, 60601.  Attorney Leahy is the Host of the popular radio show "The IRS Radio Hour" heard every Sunday evening at 5:00 on AM 560 The Answer..