Empirical Legal Services, PLLC

This attorney will burn to the ground everything in his path to get you the best deal on your tax situation. nMy family and I had a 9 month long audit with a new and very aggressive IRS agent,,,and we came out smelling like roses.. thanks John. 5 stars is not enough.

John represented us in a line by line federal audit. Not only did he alleviate the stress of having to deal with the IRS agent, but he was very affordable and we ended up owing nothing to the IRS. I highly recommend his services.

When I met John I was in a bad spot. I had a Revenue Officer who was very aggressive and unreasonable. John took my account over and dealt with my situation. He had the collections process halted so we could breathe easier and negotiate a resolution, which he did. John literally put himself between the IRS and me. He offered me real comfort when it felt like my world was coming apart. I am so thankful for having found him. He deals with you like a real person. He is extremely honest in how deals with you. You can trust him. I highly recommend using him.

Back in 2007, I ran into some trouble with the IRS. Unable to pay what they said that I owed, I was basically forced to abstain from working and having a checking/savings account in fear of having everything I earned confiscated. What would be the point, right? I had heard of "maybe" getting the IRS to back off of a debt with an attorney's help, if I was lucky, to just 10% on the dollar but with what they said that I owed, even that was impossible to pay and I'd still owe the attorney an unknown fee. So I simply discounted any help that an attorney would be able to offer. Then, in 2016, I received a mailer from Seattle Legal Services advertising their services. Honestly, my only consideration at the time for contacting them was to give them a piece of my mind because I'd received numerous offers just like it from other attorneys over the years. From the way I understood things, there wasn't much that could be done for my situation other than waiting for the statute of limitations to expire. But when I called, the attorney that I spoke to explained things very simply and told me about the Fresh Start Initiative that was designed to help people just like me. Still very skeptical, I did agree to working with him. He was even helpful in being willing to accept payments for the very reasonable fee since I didn't even have that up front. Over the course of the following year, my attorney was able to have an almost $900,000 debt reduced to owing only $10 with my offer in compromise. My advice is don't wait to speak to someone about your situation. The consultation is free. Be up front with your circumstances and get an estimate of how things may go for you and may you get the peace of mind that you deserve.

Seattle Legal Services goes to bat for their clients with tenacity. They are professional and diligent in their efforts to resolve any issues one may encounter with the IRS. Not only do they represent their clients well from a legal aspect, but they show genuine care and concern for their clients well being on a personal level. Seattle Legal Services responds quickly to any and all concerns, communicating with their clients in a variety of ways that meets the clients needs, and go beyond the typical 9 - 5 business hours structure of many legal services. If you need help with the IRS, go with someone local, who knows the local officers, go with Seattle Legal Services.