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About Steven
Practice areas
- Tax: 70%
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
12 years
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy: 10%
Discharging IRS debts in bankruptcy is complicated, but often possible. You should ALWAYS review your options under the Bankruptcy Code.
17 years
- Chapter 13 bankruptcy: 10%
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.
17 years
- Foreclosure: 10%
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.
16 years
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2000 | 05/16/2017 |
| Legal answers | 1224 |
| Legal guides | 116 |
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| Graduated LL.M. with Honors | John Marshall Law School | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cum Laude | John Marshall Law School | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excellence for the Future Award - Income Taxation | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excellence for the Future Award - Agency & Unincorporated | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excellence for the Future Award - Legal Ethics | 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 - Patent & Trade Secret Law | The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Property | West Publishing Company | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Company name | Duration |
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| Founder | Opem Tax Resolution | 2010 - Present |
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| United States Supreme Court | N/A | 2012 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Tax Court | N/A | 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 | N/A | 2000 - Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Major | Degree | Graduated |
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| John Marshall Law School, Chicago | Information Technology | Doctor of Laws | 2002 |
| John Marshall Law School, Chicago | N/A | Juris Doctor | 2000 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Business Administration - Finance | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
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| American Bankruptcy Institute 17th Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop | Presenter: Cramming for the Means Test: How to Pass It Line by Line | 2008 |
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150 N Michigan Ave # 1120
Chicago, IL, 60601-7626
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