Oscar Javier Ornelas

Oscar carefully reviews the legal issues and provides sound legal counsel to his clients. He was able to successfully litigate my issue and made judicious use of client resources. I’ve hired numerous attorneys over the years for various matters and working with Oscar was a very positive experience. ...A hard working, honest attorney who gets results. I highly recommend and would retain him again.

I hired Mr. Oscar Ornelas after I received a tax audit notice from the New Mexico taxation department. Like most people that receive an audit notice, I was lost and didn't know where to begin. The feeling of uncertainty and fear sink in and you almost feel helpless. To begin my defense, I searched ...for tax attorneys in the New Mexico area and found that most were too busy or never even called me back. The Ornelas firm however gave me a phone call right back and I was able to meet Oscar within a couple days. From the first few minutes of meeting Oscar, my feeling of stress and fear subsided and I knew Oscar knew what he was talking about. He just makes you feel comfortable and is very easy to talk to. Another big takeaway that I got from Mr. Ornelas was he was a straight shooter. Oscar doesn't sugarcoat the details in your case and gave me a worst and best case scenario. After following up and working on my case Oscar got the tax department to stop their audit. Even better is his rates, which are cheap considering how effective he was. Oscar Ornelas is not your typical lawyer. He actually cares about his clients and he gets results.

I had a IRS tax audit for the last 3 years. I was using a TurboTax Defense Representative and wasted over 6 months of my time and money because they could not help me. Mr Ornelas helped me save money where the TurboTax Rep could and would not. Instead of $45000 in taxes, Mr Ornelas helped cut m...y tax bill to 1/3. Mr Ornelas also worked diligently over the Christmas holidays and is one of the most accessible professionals I have ever hired. His pricing is very fair and Mr Ornelas explained every dollar I spent for his services. Mr Ornelas and I live over 300 miles apart and he was very accomodating to meet where-ever I wanted to. The IRS seems to like to bully people, they tried to do it me. Mr Ornelas won't take it from them! I lost a lot of sleep before I called Mr Ornelas and he helped me relax about what the IRS was trying to do. He knew more than the auditor did! He gave me some great advice for the future, too. He is a good person and has a great personal, professional touch. I will use him again if I get audited. My advice to anyone with a tax audit notice is this: don't hesitate, call Mr Ornelas. Thank you Oscar Javier Ornelas!

I have worked with Oscar Ornelas on three separate occasions and on three different issues. In every instance Mr. Ornelas was professional, compassionate and timely; and his fees are exceptionally fair and reasonable. I first consulted with Mr. Ornelas on an IRS issue, with a Trust I was managing... and his guidance was spot on and saved the beneficiaries their inheritance in the process. On another occasion I had the pleasure, as a Board Member of a Not for Profit, to work with him while he reviewed some sales tax issues our board was concerned about. It is clear that his knowledge of all forms of Taxation is vast, through and up to date. His presentation was clear, through and thoughtful and he spoke to our Board in a language we all could understand avoiding the usual legal ease you might find with attorneys. On the third occasion I called upon Mr. Ornelas my spouse and I needed guidance putting our small business papers together for filing with the State of Texas, he completed this job in the blink of an eye. His work is impeccable and was finalized for us before the holidays. I would have expected to be put off until the New Year by anyone else in his profession but not so with Mr. Ornelas, he is on your schedule. Mr. Ornelas is a caring, highly intelligent legal mind who is there for his clients in every way and I am more than happy to recommend him should you have need of his services, you will be glad to have him on your team!