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 Defense
If you have IRS problems, you need an attorney. You need me Steven Leahy. Call me (312) 664-6649, 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..
Practice areas
I help people & companies battle the IRS and overcome their tax problems. - 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
17 years
Usually Chapter 13 is used by clients you wish to save an asset - their house or their car - Chapter 13 can also be a powerful tool when you find yourself battling the IRS.
22 years
Discharging IRS debts in bankruptcy is complicated, but often possible. You should ALWAYS review your options under the Bankruptcy Code.
22 years
We help families fight their mortgage company in court, mediation and directly. We have helped families in every county in the Chicagoland Area - we can help yours too.
21 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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TN | Active | 2020 | 04/27/2022 |
IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2000 | 03/13/2022 |
Legal answers | 1211 |
Legal guides | 116 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
Graduated LL.M. with Honors | John Marshall Law School | 2002 |
Cum Laude | John Marshall Law School | 2000 |
Excellence for the Future Award - Agency & Unincorporated | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1999 |
Excellence for the Future Award - Income Taxation | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1999 |
Excellence for the Future Award - Patent & Trade Secret Law | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1998 |
Excellence for the Future Award - Constitutional Law II | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1998 |
Excellence for the Future Award - Legal Ethics | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1998 |
Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Property | West Publishing Company | 1996 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founder | Opem Tax Resolution | 2010 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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United States Supreme Court | 2012 - Present | |
United States Tax Court | 2011 - Present | |
Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 2008 - Present |
Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago | Member | 2007 - Present |
American Bankruptcy Institute | Member | 2003 - Present |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 2000 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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US Tax Publishers | Deal With Your IRS Problem Today! | Learn the Secrets of Solving Your IRS Problem! | 2009 |
Global Review of Cyberlaw, ISSN 1569-2140 (2001), volume 1 , issue 1 , p. 1-44 | Self-Regulation and the EU Privacy Directive : Do Privacy Seals Offer 'Adequate' Protection To Citizens Transferring Data To American Internet Companies? | 2001 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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John Marshall Law School, Chicago | Doctor of Laws | 2002 |
John Marshall Law School, Chicago | Juris Doctor | 2000 |
Loyola University Chicago | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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CLE Faculty | Deal With Your Collection Case Today! | 2019 |
CLE Faculty | Discharging Federal Taxes in Bankruptcy | 2018 |
Freedom Summit Chicago 2017 | How the New Tax Bill Will Effect You | 2017 |
American Bankruptcy Institute 17th Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop | Presenter: Cramming for the Means Test: How to Pass It Line by Line | 2008 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Slashed Tax Obligation | Reduced Tax obligation by more than 95% |
Tax Lien Withdrawn | IRS Lien Withdrawn - Refinanced House |
Unfiled Tax Returns | Client in Compliance and Currently Not Collectible status |
Ended IRS Wage Levy | IRS Wage Levy Stopped |
Over Mean Debtor | Chapter 7 Discharge of Debt |
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