Alan F. Segal is an experienced attorney who has been practicing tax law in the Chicago metropolitan area since 1970. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Chicago Law School. A member and past Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Practice and Procedure Section of the Federal Tax Committee, he has authored chapters on taxation in Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education handbooks, has lectured frequently at continuing legal education seminars and has written articles for several publications concerning various aspects of taxation.

The Firm, which is located in the Loop in downtown Chicago, represents individual and corporate clients, large or small, in all aspects of and at all levels of Federal and state taxation. This includes everything from non-filing and questions concerning the presentation of information on tax returns, to handling audits, appeals and trials before the United States Tax Court and the Courts of Appeals, as well as refund litigation in the District Courts and the Claims Court.

If the tax already has been assessed, the Firm handles Collection Division problems, including working out monthly installment agreements and Offers in Compromise. The Firm has been quite successful in having wage levies released promptly and Federal tax liens released, subordinated, or discharged depending on the circumstances.

The Firm also handles employment tax problems, including trust fund recovery penalties and questions of independent contractor vs. employee.