Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Through various stupid errors on my own part, I managed to get way behind in tax filing and payment. Most people who’ve found themselves in that position know how intimidating it can be to try to envision getting the ball rolling to fix it all. Couple that with the general difficulty in dealing with the IRS when you’re in that position, and the problem can stretch on much longer.Fast forward to Mr. Hart, whom dumb luck got me connected to. I went looking online for tax lawyers and pulled him out of the list. The dumb luck part was not stopping at the one before him, and not moving to the next one after him. In the first phone call when I had to lay bare the whole embarrassing story of my path to this point, I realized I had chosen the right guy. I expected to hear all sorts of doom and gloom about my prospects (Or worse, a bunch of late-night TV promises that would make no sense), as well as a bunch of admonitions about getting myself here. What I got instead was a very well presented description of the process he could follow, and most importantly, a lot of gentleness and compassion in his mannerisms. This is the part of the review I hope you’ll pay the most attention to. If you’re reading this review you might have found yourself in a similar position, you feel like crap, and you’re scrolling through listings trying to figure out whom to call and whether you can bring yourself to tell your story. Read the rest of this if you like, or better yet, stop and call Mr. Hart’s office right now.After the initial call, Mr. Hart started gathering all the IRS data on me and putting together everything we needed to get this going. That led to a meeting in his office where he already had a pile of paperwork to review and work on. This happened in a very small amount of time. If I felt much more hopeful about the outcome after the phone call, it was really driven home here. Although the recovery process for me was going to be difficult, as I wasn’t seeking any reductions or settlements, just a plan to get my due amounts caught up, the realization that this was a workable plan and the wolves were going to be sent away from the door was such a relief. And again, what made a big difference to me was the very compassionate way in which Mr. Hart carries himself. I guarantee that no matter how terrible you feel about your tax situation, you WILL feel much better after talking to him. Not only will you feel better, but the problem will be quickly addressed and most likely solved.Obviously it cost some money to have Mr. Hart handle all this for me. Considering the magnitude of the problem and the complete relief at coming up with a solution, I felt that the cost was reasonable and that I got a whole lot of benefit for my money. Although I’ve been focusing on the IRS, I was obviously also behind with the state, which Mr. Hart handled with equal dexterity. Additionally, Mr. Hart is very good about emails and, barring weekends, I don’t think I ever waited more than 24 hours for email responses from him.If you’re still reading, my apologies, as I get wordy. But seriously, stop what you’re doing and call his office. You are going to feel better soon.