David C. Dodge focuses his law practice on federal and California tax controversy cases, administrative, criminal, and litigation. Unlike other tax lawyers that also do tax return preparation, non-tax law work like business law, estate planning, drafting contracts, he has no such distractions. Unlike other tax lawyers which are also certified public accountants {few but there are some} that do tax return compilation work and tax lawyer representation work, he never does tax return preparation.   He advises against hiring any lawyer that does both tax return preparation and tax controversies representation because of loss of attorney-client privileges of nondisclosure to the government, and conflicts of interest.  Also, lawyers that prepare tax returns for clients cannot later represent their clients in United States Tax Court to challenge IRS audit opinions due to conflicts of interest.   There is no doubt it is best to hire a tax lawyer and CPA like David C. Dodge who never prepares tax returns, does not engage in other distraction non-tax law matters, and handles only federal and California tax controversies.

Typical Client Testimonial.

“David Dodge is the best IRS defense attorney there is. He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. He fought for my rights aggressively and relentlessly, with excellent results. David is very busy, but nonetheless he worked my case as if it were his only case and never once dropped the ball despite all that IRS kept throwing at us. He explained all my options in clear, concise terms, always followed up on everything and kept me up to date on the progress of my case. I highly recommend him!” Bruno S.