Jon Noel Dowat

I started my carrer as a broker, investment advisor during my career I ended up doing a lot tax work form my clients.  I became interested in tax law because tax issues touched every aspect of my client's lives.  

I felt I could help my clients more if I became a tax attorney.  I quit my full time job and enrolled on law school.

As I was helping tax clients in my law practice, I realized that in addition to tax problems my clients often had problems with debt.  I started to do bankruptcies now my practice is evenly split between resolving tax issues and helping clients through bankruptcy.

I have found that there is great synergy between bankruptcy law and tax law.  Bankruptcy law allows a taxpayers to resolve their tax issues on better terms that the taxpayer would get outside of bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy in certain instances will allow a taxpayer to discharge penalties or pay back unsecured tax debt for "pennies on the dollar."  

I do not consider my practice to be solely bankruptcy or solely tax law but a practice utilizing bankruptcy law and tax law to help individuals and businesses resolve their financial problems.