John Ellis Ellsworth

John Ellis Ellsworth

3.6
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 53 years

Tax Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Tax, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

180 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3700, Chicago, IL

About John

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Tax 80%

John Ellsworth has defended literally thousands of IRS and state tax audit cases. We also settle back taxes. And we prepare income tax returns as well.

49 years | 2,000 cases

80%

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Licenses

Licensed in Wisconsin for 17 years

State: Wisconsin

Acquired: 2009

Administrative Suspension

No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 36 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1990

Dismissed

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 53 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1972

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Ellsworth Law Group, LLC

180 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3700, Chicago, IL, 60601

Ellsworth Law Group, LLC

1025 S. 108th Street, West Allis, WI, 53214

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John Ellis Ellsworth's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.7 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Bankruptcy & Debt

Posted by Marissa | March 27, 2015

Unethical Practices!

I gave Ellsworth a $15,000 retainer. After months, he failed to do anything other than request additional documentation and information from me. When he finally sent me an email message apologizing for the delay in handling my filing, the attached draft of the filing paperwork was full of errors and... was not at all in agreement with how I had told him I wanted the case handled. I said enough is enough and told him that I no longer wanted him as my attorney...he responded by hanging up on me! After that, he refused to respond to any of inquiries until I finally had another attorney contact him. Then he sends my new attorney an invoice stating that he used all the $15,000 retainer (to the penny). Keep in mind that no paperwork was ever filed on my behalf nor did he do any work other than corresponding with me...this was just a simple bankruptcy!

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Work Experience

1972 - 2011

Attorney, Law Office of John Ellsworth

Associations

1972 - Present

American Bar Association

1972 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Colorado Bar Association

State Bar of Wisconsin

Education

N/A

Saint Louis University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Greenville College

BS - Bachelor of Science

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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