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Tax and IRS Matters

The most fearful credit collector and unrelenting creditor in
the world cannot be any other person than the Internal
Revenue Service or as popularly known as IRS.

Even though IRS has the power to come after you if you owe
Uncle Sam, you can still fight back if you contact the right
attorney with IRS/Tax Matter dispute resolution experience.
Don’t gamble away your rights! Time is of the essence,
especially when IRS comes knocking at your door. That is
where our service comes in. We represent clients who the
IRS thinks that they owe Uncle Sam some bucks. No matter
how small or how big the amount may be, it can destroy your
life socially and financially if the issue is not resolved
immediately in timely manner.

Even though IRS would obtain judgment first before collecting
from people who it thinks owe tax to the government, that
does not mean that you cannot face IRS face to face to protect
and contest the IRS allegations. Thanks to IRS Restructuring
and Reform Act of 1998, we can help you exercise your rights
under the act. Back in the days, when IRS determines that
you owe some tax to the government, it will just go and seize
your real property and any other thing that has your name in it
with little or no opportunity for you to protest.

Even though the Act of 1998 may force IRS to seek judgment
first, that would not stop IRS from knocking at your door as
soon as it gets that judgment. Our service is to try our
ultimate best to prevent such judgment and find another
alternative way to resolve the matter without losing your life
savings.    It is better to use one of the alternative ways before
IRS initiates its enforcing collecting activity. Even if the IRS
has started its collecting activity, there are still other
alternatives available for the debtor such as proposing an
installment agreement to pay off the tax liability, trying an offer
in compromise which may allow you to pay less than your
unpaid tax liability, trying to obtain a full or partial discharge of
tax liability through innocent spouse where one spouse
proves that he or she is not the right spouse that is liable to
the unpaid tax, or trying to prove that the government's debtor
is not in the position to pay for the tax liability and the IRS may
mark the debtor’s account as not collectible.

Even thought the Act of 1998 gave the debtors these rights to
seek relief, the debtor cannot sit one place and hope that one
of the reliefs would apply. The debtor has to do something to
trigger the alternatives and must file the proper forms to start
the ball rolling. Since each case is different, we have to
evaluate each matter case by case and provide our clients the
proper service that fits their needs.

        -By Emeka Onwezi
        (Practices before IRS and US TAX COURT)

Personal Injuries/Negligence Actions

Automobile accident, Medical Malpractice, slip and fall are
all into one category – THE PERSONAL INJURY OR
NEGLIGENCE ACTION case.

One of the services we provide to our clients is making sure
that they are monetarily compensated for the injuries they or
their loved one suffered because someone failed to act
within a reasonable standard recognized by law. Even
though the procedure to handle automobile accident or slip
and fall case is not the same procedure to handle medical
malpractice case, they still have something in common –
standard of care. However, the standard of care required in
medical malpractice is not the same standard of care
required in automobile accident or in slip and fall case.

We know that there is no straightforward line to determine
the monetary value of personal injury case. However,
experience and practice are critical in evaluating each
particular case. The insurance industry does the same
evaluation when we present claim to the insurer who insured
the person that we think failed to follow the proper standard
of care and was the proximate cause of our client’s injury.

Some of the factors the insurer and our attorneys use to
evaluate the case are the extent of the injury, whether the
injury is permanent or temporary, the medical record, loss
wages, the impact on the client’s family, the extent of the
property damage and other out-of-pocket expenses. Once
we determine the value of the case, the strong points of the
case and weak points of the case, we are then ready to
initiate a settlement negotiation, if it is necessary, with the
wronged party or the wronged party’s insurer.

Even though settlement negotiation may be our first step so
as to reduce the litigation cost, we are also determined and
ready to file the claim before the proper court or agency that
has jurisdiction over the matter if we think that the wronged
party or the insurer is low balling our client’s good faith effort
to settle the matter. Once the case is filed, we aggressively
represent our client until justice is served.

Family Law

Divorce, child support, child custody and alimony are just
but small parts of the whole – the Family Law.
Unfortunately, people’s experience in these areas,
sometimes, may turn into a lifetime unforgettable
experience. With the right law firm on your side, you can
go through the process with less nightmares and
frustrations.

The firm’s area of practice is not limited to the well-
recognized divorce, child support, child custody and
alimony disputes. The firm expands its family law practice
to marriage and annulment; separation agreement;
domestic violence; paternity proceedings; counseling;
property disposition; adoption and other related family
issues.

Experience is the key! The first step is by contacting us for
the free initial consultation.