Tax Litigation Attorneys
3,087 verified tax litigation attorneys across the United States. Tax Court, federal court, and state tax litigation. Compare verified tax litigation attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Mr. Vyzas received his start as a legal aide in the New York State Department of Law, Real Estate Financing Bureau, where he reviewed cooperative, con...
George Peter Kelesis is a lawyer practicing tax planning, civil and criminal tax litigation, gaming law and 1 other area of law. George received a deg...
Being licensed in Ohio and Michigan, Brad has extensive experience in many areas of law including real estate transactions and litigation, probate and...
Colin M. Quinn is a lawyer practicing corporate litigation, commercial litigation, business formation and 28 other areas of law.
I received a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from the University of Miami. I obtained my law degree (Juris Doctor) from the University of Florida.
Listed as Best Lawyer of the Year 2017 - Tax Law. Listed in Super Lawyers for Louisiana in the field of tax law.
Pamela R. Reiter is a lawyer practicing business & commercial litigation, trust litigation, contract disputes and 12 other areas of law.
Mr. Freeman is the founding member of Freeman Law, PLLC.
Joseph Kennard Fletcher III is a lawyer practicing tax, federal, state & local tax strategies & planning, tax litigation & appeals and 2 other areas o...
Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Production Editor, Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, 1996-1998.
Robert J Wichowski is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, mortgages, foreclosures and 10 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree from Ru...
Ferdinand Evan Niemann is a lawyer practicing commercial real estate, property tax appeals, joint ventures and 2 other areas of law. Ferdinand receive...
Mr. Tazewell Taylor Shepard IV is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy litigation, debtor and creditor rights, tax litigation and 4 other areas of law.
Mr. Strouse has represented thousands of taxpayers that cut across diverse boundaries including, but not limited to, trusts, estates, federally recogn...
Robert Van Uden is a Member and Manager of Stubblefield, Yelverton & Van Uden, PLLC. Robert received his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Louisiana S...
Robert M Jacobs is a lawyer practicing education, litigation, real estate tax appeals and 2 other areas of law. Robert received a B.A. degree from Rut...
Jay Jule Bartlett is a lawyer practicing eminent domain, environmental & land use law, property rights and 4 other areas of law. Jay received a B.S. d...
Gerald Warren Kelly, Jr. is a lawyer practicing federal tax controversies, criminal taxation, criminal tax audits and 13 other areas of law. Gerald re...
Gray Byron Taylor is a lawyer practicing real estate development, commercial real estate, land acquisitions and 9 other areas of law. Gray received a ...
Teig Lawrence is a lawyer practicing taxation, non-compliant foreign accounts and entities, irs penalty protests / abatements and 45 other areas of la...
Rachel B.G. Sherman is a lawyer practicing private clients group, trusts and estates, wealth protection and 3 other areas of law.
Rachel B.G. Sherman is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood‘s Private Clients Group.
John “Jack” Wilenchik is a litigation and trial lawyer who handles cases in various areas including business and employment law, civil rights, lawsuit...
This section is about me, Suzanne Alexandra Ascher, Esq., CPA, Tax LL.M. I am a solo practitioner in Staten Island with both law and accounting practi...
As a dedicated IRS Tax Defense attorney representing taxpayers, Mary has been helping clients get tax debt relief by negotiating currently non-collect...
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Nick formed the Law Offices of Nicholas A. Furia, PLLC in 2009.
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Daniel A. Bushell is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, business litigation, civil rights and 30 other areas of law.
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Mr. Sonny Franklin Miller is a lawyer practicing wills-trusts-probate, probate, tax litigation and 3 other areas of law.
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Radha Rothrock is a lawyer practicing tax appeals, immigration, bankruptcy. Radha received a degree from Houston College of Law, and has been licensed...
Jocelyn Szymanowski focuses her practice on taxation, business, religious and charitable organizations, banking, and real estate matters. She has been...
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Michael Marino is a lawyer practicing tax litigation, civil litigation, probate litigation and 10 other areas of law. Michael received a B.S. degree f...
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Harvey Reed Wolf is a lawyer practicing business litigation, business transactions, buying and selling of businesses and 53 other areas of law. Harvey...
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John William Spivey III is a lawyer practicing financial markets and services, real estate, banks and banking and 3 other areas of law. John received ...
Mr. Bruce Peter Ely is a lawyer practicing limited liability company law, state taxation, tax litigation and 1 other area of law.
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Joshua Michael Sells is a lawyer practicing tax law, business taxation, closely held business taxation and 21 other areas of law. Joshua has been lice...
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What is Tax Litigation?
Tax Litigation is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, tax litigation sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way tax litigation works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Tax Litigation attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Tax Litigation lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 3,087 verified tax litigation attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in New Jersey.
When do you need a Tax Litigation attorney?
Most people contact a tax litigation lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for tax litigation representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a tax litigation lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 3,087 tax litigation attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Tax Litigation attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a tax litigation lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of tax litigation experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Tax Litigation lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a tax litigation lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for tax litigation attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side tax litigation work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing tax litigation needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about tax litigation
How quickly can a tax litigation lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a tax litigation lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many tax litigation attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical tax litigation matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are tax litigation lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between tax litigation and the related practice areas?
Tax Litigation overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find tax litigation attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the tax litigation roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Tax Litigation Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Tax Litigation by State
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