North Star Law Firm is a federal tax defense and bankruptcy practice serving individuals and business owners throughout New Mexico. The firm handles IRS tax controversy, tax debt resolution, consumer and business bankruptcy, and SBA and EIDL debt matters, from Albuquerque and Santa Fe to Las Cruces and everywhere in between.
One Firm, Both Sides of the Problem
Most tax and debt problems are really two problems at once: a legal problem and a numbers problem. A taxpayer facing an IRS audit needs both a legal strategy and accurate returns. A business owner considering bankruptcy needs both a filing strategy and clean books. Traditionally that means hiring an attorney and an accountant separately and hoping they coordinate.
North Star Law Firm was built to eliminate that gap. The firm pairs an attorney who is also a certified public accountant with a CPA whose career runs through national accounting firms, so the legal strategy and the accounting work happen under one roof. Clients explain their situation once, and both sides of the problem get handled together.
Why a Federal Practice Serves All of New Mexico
The firm’s legal practice is exclusively federal: IRS matters, United States Tax Court litigation, and bankruptcy cases in the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico. Because these are federal matters governed by federal law, the firm represents clients in every corner of the state, and most matters can be handled entirely by phone, video, and secure document exchange.
Meet the Team
Phillip Zagotti
Attorney and CPA • JD, CPA
Federal tax controversy, bankruptcy, and forensic accounting. Admitted to the U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico and the U.S. Tax Court. Author of Taxed and Trusted.
Ashley Burdette
Certified Public Accountant
Tax return preparation, delinquent filings, and international tax compliance. National firm international tax experience and a Georgetown Law MSL in Taxation. Co-author of Taxed and Trusted.
How North Star Law Firm Can Help
The firm’s tax defense practice covers IRS audits, appeals, collections, and settlement options such as offers in compromise. The bankruptcy practice covers Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11, and Subchapter V cases in the District of New Mexico. If you are behind on filings, facing IRS collection, or weighing bankruptcy against other options, the firm can walk you through where you stand and what your choices actually look like.
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