Christian Andrew Montgomery

It is my great pleasure to unreservedly recommend Christian Montgomery: he is an absolutely amazing attorney: talented, competent, knowledgeable, capable, efficient, empathetic, and creative, with a lovely and admirable personality. He is not only a great choice of attorney to hire, but also an exce...llent attorney to know, as a resource, if you need to ask a quick question regarding taxes, or financial issues in general. He is always easily and promptly available and quickly responds to any question. I consider myself VERY LUCKY to have Christian as my attorney. I work with many attorneys, as a part of my job, so I had opportunity to compare him to others: Christian is top notch and clearly superior when it comes to knowledge, competence, empathy, personality, and patience. I consider myself very lucky, to have had Christian as my attorney, fighting for my interests and always delivering the most favorable resolution. I have hired Christian already on 2 occasions. First time, I received a letter from IRS, claiming I owed significant amount of money. I had no idea what was going on, and IRS was not explaining much in their letter. I hired Christian and he figured out that since I have a history of Offer in Compromise, and I was on probation at the time, IRS was claiming that, a few years before, I filled my taxes late, and as such, I broke the requirements of the probation and was now liable for the full amount that I initially owed. I felt literally sick. Christian not only took care of this issue but also managed to persuade them to cut my probation short and consider it completed, which I never asked for. Initially, I was hoping that, at best, we can negotiate a smaller amount or more time. I couldn’t even imagine such a favorable outcome that Christian achieved. During the process of negotiating with IRS, Christian showed an amazing competence, efficacy, initiative, dedication, and creativity. Once the whole thing was done, I literally felt like my life was given back to me. On a second occasion, again, I got a letter stating that I owed money to CDTFA. Again, I had never heard of them and had no idea what they were about and why I owed them money. Again, there was no explanation what the debt was about, and I couldn’t get anyone on the phone to have a meaningful conversation. Luckily, I already had a great tax attorney: Christian to the rescue: he figured what the whole thing was about, and again achieved the most favorable result, and I ended not paying anything. Then there were situations when I would get a phone call, claiming that they were calling from some federal agency and that my identity was stolen and asking me to provide all sorts of information. What a relief it was to be able to say: “Let me talk to my attorney”, knowing that Christian will call back promptly and know how to proceed in a best way. Christian also recommended a great accountant to take care of my taxes in the future. Now, I wouldn’t be very honest, if I were to say that I am looking forward to working with Christian in the future, because that would imply that I would have financial and tax issues again, however, it gives me a great peace of mind and confidence that, should I have any issues or problems, I have Christian on my side.

Christian is a real life Super Hero, who truly saved my life. I was drowning in years of back taxes to the IRS. I had tried working with a few people before him, and they did not help at all. Some even said due to my line of work, the IRS would never accept an offer in compromise from me.  I was losi...ng hope with my situation until I luckily came across Christian online.He was amazing from the first phone call, where he spent so much time talking to me, and his follow up was Amazing throughout this entire process. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable, but he was kind and caring. He always kept me in the loop and letting me know what I needed to do next. He was always there to answer my questions. Christian was able to get my back taxes down to almost nothing compared to what I owed. I truly cannot thank Christian enough, and I will be grateful for him for the rest of my life. Thanks to Christian, I truly have a fresh start on life. I strongly believe he is the best tax attorney out there and I highly recommend him to everyone!!

Christian Montgomery is an amazing attorney. He is knowledgeable, informative, and an expert on dealing with the IRS and FTB. I had a very complex issue with both agencies, and Christian was able to set my mind at ease, and take care of everything for me. He would explain everything very clearly to m...e, take the time to review all options, and was very responsive to emails and calls. If you need tax help, call him! I strongly recommend him for any/all tax issues.

Lawyer Review I could not imagine going through one of the most stressful periods of my life without Christian. I contacted Christian’s firm after I got notice of audit for my business. I found Christian based off his outstanding reviews online, but after speaking to him I knew he was on a differ...ent level in comparison to many other attorneys I contacted. No one I spoke with took the time like Christian did with me. He picked the call up right away and spent a great deal of time with me on our initial call genuinely wanting to understand my situation to see how he could help. I was unsure if I should retain him or have my accountant represent me, but then a couple weeks later I contacted him again and he spent even more time advising me, never pressuring me on either call to choose him. He was so patient and genuine, I could tell he really cared and wanted to help me. That’s when I knew he was the perfect choice to represent me for my audit. I learned a lot about Christian over almost a year of being audited. He truly cares and he demonstrated that time and again and was so consistent, from start to finish. He never tired out, never lost his gusto with me, even amidst all my worries and concerns. He was always available by text, email, or phone, in the evenings and even weekends. Christian is incredibly honest about the facts and the situation you are in, but is also very considerate in how he delivers the good, bad, and possibly ugly news. He is very realistic with you, but has an incredible amount of foresight and is prepared for every possible angle and outcome. Christian had to learn a lot about me and my business. He took the time to really understand my business, what it entailed, and how I structured it all. This was not an easy task, it was actually quite tedious and complex, but doing this allowed him to represent me in such a better way than just fitting me into some generic mold. He also offered counsel on many other aspects of my business related to tax that I never would have considered. No question was ever too stilly or redundant. His patience with me was unprecedented and I felt and believe that he truly cared about me during this time. I, unfortunately, had multiple interactions in person and over the phone with the IRS and Christian displayed so much guidance and patience through it all and never left my side. I entered and left those meetings more confident than I would have had if I was alone or even with my accountant. Christian has a gift and skill in this field. I can honestly say he anticipated literally every question/angle that was before us and even things that were coming at us in the future he prepared me for. His insight in this field that just blew me away. I can’t imagine what this experience with the IRS would have been like without Christian. He is truly your advocate and demonstrated time and time again that he has YOUR best interest in mind. I felt so taken care of and honestly protected working with Christian. I believe that he truly is the best of the best and I feel so blessed and fortunate to have found him and that he took me on as a client. I will forever be grateful to Christian and his skills in this field. No one ever wants to be in this situation but if you ever are you should have Christian by your side. He is worth every penny, actually better said he is worth his weight in gold. If you are considering attorney representation during an audit retaining Christian is the only way to go!

I hired Christian when the IRS issued a Trust Fund Recovery against me. I had never even heard of such a thing, and didn't know where to begin with defense. Christian explained the situation, process, and guided me through the entire process. He was realistic about the possibility of a positive ou...tcome, and advised me on worst case scenario. Christian was easy to communicate with, kept me apprised of the progress in my case, and responsive to my questions. Against the odds, he obtained excellent results in my legal matter. I would recommend him and his firm for tax matters without reservation.