Degrees

  • 1986 – LL.M. Tax, Univ. of Denver
  • 1980 – JD, Loyola Univ. School of Law
  • 1976 – BS Botany and Soils, So. Illinois Univ.

Bar memberships

  • Illinois,
  • Colorado,
  • Washington DC,
  • US Tax Court

Brief Summary of Client List

  • US Internal Revenue Service,
  • Rockwell Engineering Co.,
  • American Business Consultants,
  • Illinois Development Services Corp.,
  • Lien Chemical Co.,
  • Witvoet Trucking,
  • CafĂ© Concepts and Management,
  • Turnberry Ltd.

Brief Summary of Work History

  • Corporate and Partnership tax problems, especially serious tax problems regarding tax liens. If a business has tax liens, it likely also has secured party problems, creditors’ judgments, vendor disputes or employment claims;
    Creditor litigation;
  • Development of strategies for minimizing potential loss in large construction projects;
  • Protection of sales and income from potential claims;
  • Streamlining merger and acquisition costs;
  • Protection of assets: creating or defeating priorities of claims against assets.