Thomas H. Toft

Thomas H. Toft

5.0
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 18 years

Tax Lawyer at Grand Rapids, MI
Practice Areas: Tax, Consumer Protection

25 Division Ave. S, Ste. 300, Grand Rapids, MI

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 18 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 2007

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Legal Aid of Western Michigan; West Michigan Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

25 Division Ave. S, Ste. 300, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503

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Posted by Mary | June 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Tax Trouble Resolved

In 2014 I had an income of a little over $40K. Also in that year, the Nonprofit I worked for as a consultant decided to dissolve and move it's assets to the local community foundation. The community foundation decided to use it's own staff to perform the mission of the now dissolved nonprofit and so ...I lost my job. In the months that followed, I was unable to find employment at that same level of compensation so lived on the income I had generated in 2014, leaving me with 4 figure tax obligations to the IRS, the State and 3 figure obligation to the City. With my current income at just above $14K, I was truly frightened to even engage any of these entities in a repayment discussion. I contacted South West Michigan Legal Service who referred me to Mr. Toft. Mr. Toft agreed to take my case. Over the weeks that Mr. Toft represented me, he thoroughly explained to me the circumstances of my situation with each entity so I could make fully informed decisions regarding the arrangement I would enter into. He talked with very unkind, uncooperative and even threatening representatives from the IRS. He successfully negotiated payment plans that I can meet based on my current financial situation. Most important to me is that he listened to me and respected and represented me to people I would have no skill to talk with in a reasonable way. He treated me with kindness and dignity at a time when I was not feeling very good about the circumstances in which I found myself. His knowledge of the incredible intricacy of tax law on the Federal, State and Local is extremely extensive. His resolution to my tax debts left me confident I can fulfill my obligations without fear of negative action from the any of the taxing authorities. I highly recommend Thomas H. Toft as a person and tax attorney.

Posted by anonymous | May 1, 2015

I couldn't have asked for a better resource!

From day one, Tom had my best interest in mind. He spent a lot of time educating me throughout the entire process of removing my name from numerous fraudulent loans. We talked frequently, with many phone calls and in-person meetings to discuss every step, record, and update from both the loan compa...nies and credit bureaus. There was not, at any point, a time where I was not confident that I had the right person working with me to alleviate the headaches and stress of dealing with such a large amount of money and how it could affect my family. Over the nearly year-long process, Tom was able to help me remove all (numerous organizations and 10+ fraudulent loans), from my name and had them corrected by the loan companies, and removed and blocked by the credit bureaus. He is one of the truly genuine people out there and I feel fortunate to have had Tom working on my behalf.

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Honors

2007

Jurisprudence Award for highest grade in Client Counseling, Michigan State University College of Law

2006

Jurisprudence Award for highest grade in Contract Theory, Michigan State University College of Law

2005

Jurisprudence Award for highest grade in Labor Arbitration, Michigan State University College of Law

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Qualified Tax Expert, Legal Aid of Western Michigan; West Michigan Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

2014 - 2018

Solo Proprietor, The Law Office of Thomas H. Toft

2014 - 2018

Lawyer Referral and Information Service Volunteer, Grand Rapids Bar Association

2007 - 2013

Business Tax Services Manager, Ernst & Young, LLP

2006 - 2006

Summer Intern, Ernst & Young, LLP

2006 - 2006

Summer Law Clerk, Michigan Tax Tribunal

2005 - 2005

Student Law Clerk, Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court

2001 - 2004

Early Default Manager; Default Operations Manager, Celink Corporation

1998 - 2001

Loss Mitigation & Foreclosure Specialist; Equity Collector, Old Kent Financial Corp.

1997 - 1998

Loss Mitigation Counselor, CommonPoint Mortgage

Associations

2014 - Present

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection Lawyers Group

Member

2014 - Present

United States District Court, Western District of Michigan

Admitted to Practice

2011 - Present

United States Supreme Court Bar

Member

2007 - Present

State Bar of Michigan

Member

2007 - Present

United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Admitted to Practice

Education

2007

Michigan State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Davenport University

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Languages

English

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