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I am a tax attorney dedicated to assisting individuals and businesses in managing a wide range of IRS tax issues, from tax liens and wage garnishments to payroll tax debt and IRS audits.

I earned my B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and my Juris Doctorate from American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., with a focus on business and federal taxation law. I began my career as a commercial business litigator in Washington, D.C., and moved to New York City to work at Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, one of the world’s most prestigious law firms. During my time there, I represented multinational corporations, focusing on financial audits, tax implications analysis, commercial litigation, and investigations into financial reporting and accounting procedures.

As a licensed federal tax lawyer, I am authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states under IRS Circular 230. I hold active bar memberships in New York and Maryland and I am also admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court for federal tax cases nationwide.

In 2011, I established my law firm, Delia Law P.C., to focus exclusively on helping clients manage and resolve complex IRS tax issues. Delia Law services include negotiating Offers in Compromise, IRS tax audits and appeals, setting up full pay and reduced payment plans, tax opinion letters, tax strategy, financial hardships, bank levy and wage garnishment releases, payroll tax relief, tax fraud and other collections issues.

Maryland

Supreme Court of Maryland

ID Number: 9806230137

Since 1998

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2974236

Since 1999

United States Tax Court

ID Number: DD0465

Since 2014

Managing Tax Attorney

Delia Law P.C

2011 - Current

Federal Tax Attorney •IRS tax attorney representing individuals and businesses to resolve IRS tax problems. •Legal research, memoranda, IRS tax opinion letters, legal analysis, document review and IRS tax strategies. •IRS Negotiation. Draft proposals and negotiate offers. Complex financial strategies to negotiate and obtain an IRS settlement or resolution. •Research IRS Tax Code, tax case law, private letter rulings, and tax regulations. •Tax Attorney assisting with IRS tax relief, IRS debt help, IRS income tax help, payroll tax debt relief, IRS tax problems, offer in compromise, IRS payment plan, IRS currently not collectible, IRS interest and penalty removal, innocent spouse relief, wage garnishment, bank levy,

Litigation Associate

Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP

2002 - 2003

Represented multi-national companies in commercial litigation matters in federal and New York state courts including real estate, U.C.C. Art 3 and 4 and contract issues and tax matters. Managed high-profile SEC internal investigation of multi-national company's financial reporting policies and procedures. * Argued substantive and procedural motions. * Took and defended depositions. * Negotiated settlement of cases. * Researched and drafted pleadings, motions, memoranda and correspondence. * Experience in all phases of litigation, court appearances, as well as regular communication with clients, courts and adverse counsel. * Reviewed subpoenas and directed production of responsive documents. * Extensive discussions, negotiations and compliance with SEC and Grand Jury requests.

Litigation Staff Attorney

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1999 - 2002

Cases included high profile antitrust defense litigation and internal investigation/audit of multi-national company’s financial reporting and tax policies and procedures. *Compiled market competition analysis for client, stock price analysis and analysis of insider trading issues. *Prepared analysis for expert witnesses re: competition for contracts. *Prepared for and second-seated depositions for key witnesses; deposition analysis and summaries. *Prepared and assisted interviews of prospective deponents; written analysis of interviews. *Performed legal research for motions to compel discovery and jurisdictional issues. *Developed chronological analysis of contract negotiations. *Team strategy sessions re: viability of defense and legal theories. Preparation of trial themes. *Trained/advised staff attorneys/paralegals in preparing for depositions and other projects.

Litigation Associate

Fieldman Hay & Ullman

1998 - 1999

Performed legal research and analysis of commercial litigation issues, including breach of contract, corporate venture and joint venture law, federal tax implications analysis, UCC, arbitration, international law, bankruptcy and debtor-creditor rights, contract law and civil practice. * Prepared deposition summaries and trial outlines. * Drafted interrogatories.

American University Washington College of Law

J.D. (1996) | Law

1993 - 1996

Southern Methodist University

B.A. (1993)

1990 - 1993

New York State Bar  # 2974236

Member

1999 - Current

Activities: Attorney

Maryland State Bar  # 9806230137

Member

1998 - Current

Activities: Attorney