Marie Martin

Frank Agostino, Esq.

Dennis Brager, Esq.

Morgan King, Esq.

INNOCENT SPOUSE PRACTICE

120 PAGES - 100 CASES CITED

 

Representing Delinquent IRS Taxpayers
 

Innocent Spouse Relief is a practical deskbook providing guidance in establishing the innocent spouse defense for IRS tax liabilities.

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The book is a powerful arrow to add to the attorney's quiver of legal remedies for delinquent taxes.

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The defense of innocent spouse applies to both husband or wife, depending on the circumstances.

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This book explains the law and the practical aspects of this strategy, and includes important exhibits and key case citations.

AUTHOR

 

MARIE F. MARTIN, Esq.

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Marie interned for the Honorable Nancy C. Dreher of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota. As an intern, she got to see the judicial system at work and how lawyers can change people’s lives for the better.

 

Since graduating from law school, she has focused her entire professional practice on representing Minnesota families in bankruptcy court, and has handled thousands of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases as well as delinquent tax cases.

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She maintains relationships with the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Minnesota State Bar Association, to name a few.

 

She has given continuing legal education speeches for the local bankruptcy section of the Minnesota State Bar Association as well as having served on the education committee, pro bono committee, and the consumer bankruptcy committee for the Association.

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Contact information:

Marie F. Martin, Esq.

3224 Rice Street Unit 100,

Little Canada, MN 55126

mhpllclaw.com

marie@mhpliclaw.com

(651) 243-3367

 

CO-AUTHORS & EDITORS

 

​FRANK AGOSTINO, Esq.

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Frank Agostino is the founder and president of Agostino & Associates, P.C.  Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Agostino was an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service’s District Counsel in Springfield, Illinois and Newark, New Jersey. He also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, where he prosecuted primarily criminal tax cases. 

 

As an adjunct professor, Mr. Agostino taught tax controversy at Seton Hall University W. Paul Stillman School of Business and Rutgers School of Law. He also served as the co-director of the Rutgers Federal Tax Law Clinic.

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Mr. Agostino is a frequent speaker and author on tax controversy and litigation matters. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. Mr. Agostino is actively involved with the American Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers’ Association. 

 

Mr. Agostino is also the President of Taxpayers Assistance Corp., which provides tax and legal advice to low income

taxpayers in the NY/NJ area

 

Contact Information

Frank Agostino, Esq
14 Washington Place
Hackensack, NJ  07601
201-488-5400 x107
FAgostino@agostinolaw.com

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DENNIS BRAGER, Esq.

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Dennis Brager is a California State Bar Certified Tax Specialist and a former Senior Trial Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel. In addition to representing the IRS in court, he advised the Service on complex civil and criminal tax issues. He now has his own five attorney firm in Westwood, and has been named as a Super Lawyer in the field of Tax Litigation by Los Angeles Magazine .

 

He has been quoted as a tax expert, by Business Week , the Daily Journal , the National Law Journal , The Daily Beast , USA Today, Palm Beach Daily News, Money Laundering, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Tax Analyst, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Money, Bloomberg BNA, 89.3 KPCC, Cannabis Daily, Accounting Today, Sputnik, Tax Notes Today, and The National Law Journal.

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Having worked for the IRS for six years, he gained valuable insight into the inner workings of that organization. This not only helps in developing the right strategies, but facilitates working with the system quickly and efficiently. Mr. Brager has limited his practice to representing clients having disputes with the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board , the State Board of Equalization and the Employment Development Department --both at trial and administrative levels.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

11400 W Olympic Blvd #750
Los Angeles, CA 90064

dbrager@bragertaxlaw.com

bragertaxlaw.com

Phone: 800.380.8295
 

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MORGAN KING, Esq,

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• In private practice since 1972 - 44 years.

• Author of King's Discharging Taxes in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases, Legal Guide to Offers in Compromise, and more.

• Author of seven books on consumer bankruptcy law& practice.

• Chairman of city of Dublin Planning Commission - 8 years

• Lead the successful campaign to preserve the West Dublin hills Greenbelt from development in 2000.

• Helped write and lead the successful campaign to preserve natural habitat in East Dublin.

• Recipient of NACBA's Distinguished Service Award, and NACBA'S Attorney of the Month award.

• Recipient of NACBA's Distinguished Service Award

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

212 Las Colinas Dr.

Georgetown, TX 78628

Morgan@MorganKing.com

MorganKing.com

925 829-6460 Pacific Time

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