Search “Dallas tax attorney” and most of what you see is not a Dallas firm. A large share of the results are national or virtual tax-relief companies running location-targeted pages, where intake and negotiation may be handed to a non-attorney case manager you never chose. The firms that actually keep a Dallas or DFW office – and put a named, licensed tax attorney on your file – are a smaller group, and this guide compares them side by side.
It covers the local-office firms that handle IRS debt work: offer in compromise, installment agreements, penalty abatement, lien and levy releases, wage garnishment, unfiled returns, and audit defense. The remote and out-of-metro operations are listed separately, so you can tell them apart at a glance. Google ratings and review counts are reported as supplied; founding years and credentials come from firm websites and legal directories. Every firm gets one mild, honest drawback, including the one listed first.
Three things that actually separate these firms
Rating and review count matter, but they are not what decides a tax case. Before the table, three questions do more to narrow the field:
- Is there a Dallas-area office you can walk into? A verified local address is the line between a firm and a national landing page.
- Who works the file? Some operations route cases to case managers; firms that name their attorneys make this easy to check.
- What is the tax background? A J.D. plus an LL.M. in taxation, a CPA license, or prior IRS or DOJ Tax Division experience each signals real depth in federal tax procedure – beyond a general practice that lists tax among many services.
Read the table and profiles below through those three filters rather than by star rating alone.
The Dallas-area firms, compared
Seven tax firms maintain a verified Dallas or DFW office and handle IRS debt matters. The editorial team at Leaders in Law compiled this list of Dallas’s most renowned tax attorneys for IRS debt issues, with J. David Tax Law leading the table below.
| Firm | Google Rating | Reviews | Dallas-Area Office | Founded | Tax Background | Free Consult |
| J. David Tax Law | 5.0 | 98 | Dallas (Quorum Dr) | 2016 | Attorney-only model; A+ BBB | Yes |
| Law Offices of Nemeth & Flores | 4.5 | 130 | Dallas (McEwen Rd) | 1995 | IRS-only practice; 25+ yrs | Yes |
| David Coffin PLLC | 4.9 | 46 | Southlake (DFW) | 2010 | J.D./CPA; ex-DOJ Tax Division | Yes |
| Scammahorn Law Firm, PC | 4.7 | 45 | Addison (DFW) | 2000 | J.D. + LL.M. in Taxation | Yes |
| Stanton D. Goldberg Law Office | 4.5 | 16 | Dallas (N. Central Expy) | 1993 | J.D./CPA; 30+ yrs | Yes |
| Gray Reed LLP | 4.0 | 12 | Dallas (Woodall Rodgers) | 1985 | Full-service; tax controversy group | Not stated |
| Fitzpatrick Jacks Smith & Uhl | 3.7 | 3 | Dallas (N. Akard St) | Not stated | Criminal tax defense; board-certified | Yes |
The firms in detail
J. David Tax Law holds a 5.0 rating across 98 reviews from a Dallas office at 5050 Quorum Dr (75254). Founded in 2016 by tax attorney Jonathan Sooriash (J.D., LL.M. in taxation), it runs an attorney-only model, so a licensed tax attorney handles the case rather than a non-attorney case manager – the exact distinction the intro flags. The Dallas team is Texas-licensed and led by Mayra Castro. The firm covers the full range of IRS debt work, from offer in compromise and the Fresh Start program to wage garnishment release, liens, levies, audits, and unfiled returns. It carries A+ BBB accreditation, keeps evening hours until 9 p.m., and offers free consultations. Mild drawback: founded in 2016, it is newer than several long-established Dallas practices here.
Law Offices of Nemeth & Flores (myirsteam) carries a 4.5 rating on 130 reviews – the largest review base among the local-office firms here – from 4101 McEwen Rd, Ste 750. Established in 1995, it focuses exclusively on IRS problem resolution. Founder Nick Nemeth has been licensed since 1998 and is admitted before the U.S. Tax Court; managing partner Jamie Flores made the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list. Free consultation offered. Mild drawback: its 4.5 average sits a step below some peers, though on a larger review base.
David Coffin PLLC posts a 4.9 rating across 46 reviews from Southlake in the DFW metro. Founded in 2010, it is led by David Coffin, a J.D. and CPA who spent more than eleven years as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division before defending taxpayers. That inside knowledge of IRS litigation is the firm’s calling card; attorney Alejo Pacini adds a master’s in tax. Free consultation offered. Mild drawback: the Southlake office is a longer drive from central Dallas.
Scammahorn Law Firm, PC carries a 4.7 rating on 45 reviews from 15305 Dallas Pkwy in Addison. Established in 2000 and led by Scott Scammahorn (J.D. plus an LL.M. in Taxation from SMU, 20+ years), it concentrates on IRS problems, tax litigation, and controversies, including audits, liens, levies, offers in compromise, and installment agreements. Confidential consultation offered. Mild drawback: the office sits in Addison rather than Dallas proper.
Stanton D. Goldberg Law Office holds a 4.5 rating on 16 reviews from 10440 N Central Expy in Dallas. Founded in 1993 by Stanton Goldberg, a J.D. and CPA with 30+ years and prior tax roles at Deloitte and Arthur Andersen, it is a solo-principal practice emphasizing direct attorney contact on audits, appeals, collections, offers in compromise, and trust-fund-recovery-penalty disputes. Mild drawback: review volume is small at 16, so there is less public feedback to weigh.
Gray Reed LLP is a full-service Texas firm with a Dallas office on Woodall Rodgers Fwy and a 4.0 rating on 12 reviews. Founded in 1985, it has 150+ attorneys across Dallas, Houston, and Waco, and its tax controversy group serves businesses, estates, and high-net-worth individuals, which helps when a tax issue overlaps with business or estate matters. Mild drawback: tax controversy is one practice inside a broad full-service firm rather than its sole focus.
Fitzpatrick Jacks Smith & Uhl works from 500 N Akard St in Dallas, with a 3.7 rating on 3 reviews. It is a group of veteran criminal-defense attorneys, several former federal and state prosecutors, board certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Its tax work is criminal tax-fraud defense rather than civil debt resolution, so it fits matters involving potential criminal exposure or IRS Criminal Investigation. Free consultation offered. Mild drawback: it has very few reviews at 3, and its focus is criminal defense rather than general IRS debt resolution.
Firms that serve Dallas from outside the metro
These appear in Dallas results but operate virtually or from outside the metro, without a verified Dallas office. Listed with their numbers for completeness – and as a reminder to check the address before you assume “Dallas”:
- Mitchell Tax Law (mitchelltaxlaw.com): 4.7, 283 reviews. The largest review base of any firm in this guide, but the primary listing is Houston; serves Dallas without a dedicated Dallas profile.
- Kennedy Tax Solutions (kennedytaxsolutions.com): 4.8, 53 reviews. Virtual; no physical Dallas office confirmed.
- Segal, Cohen & Landis (scltaxlaw.com): 5.0, 227 reviews. Primary office in Beverly Hills, CA; Dallas presence is content-based.
- Defense Tax Partners (texastaxattorneys.net): 4.2, 5 reviews. Profile appears California-based (Sherman Oaks).
- Partners Tax Defense (texastaxlawattorneys.com): no rating. No verified Dallas listing.
How to verify a firm before you sign
The three filters from the top of this guide become concrete once you are on the phone. Run each shortlisted firm through them:
- Confirm the local office is real. Ask for the street address and whether you can meet there. A firm that can only offer a virtual meeting or a PO-box-style suite is a national operation, whichever city its page names.
- Pin down who handles your case. Ask, by name, which licensed attorney manages the file from consultation through resolution – and whether that person, not a case manager, does the IRS negotiation.
- Test the credentials against your matter. For civil collection, look for the J.D./LL.M./CPA and IRS or DOJ Tax Division background in the profiles above. If there is any hint of criminal exposure, that is a different specialty – weigh the criminal-tax option accordingly.
- Ask which resolution path fits your numbers. A capable firm will explain whether an offer in compromise, installment agreement, currently-not-collectible status, or penalty abatement is realistic for your balance – not promise a settlement sight unseen. Be cautious with any firm that guarantees a specific figure before reviewing your IRS transcripts.
Booking the consultations
Pick two or three firms from the local-office table, run each through the verification questions above, and book the free consultations most of them offer. Have your recent IRS notices and a rough tally of income, assets, and balance owed ready for the call – enough for an attorney to lay out which resolution paths are open, and for you to see who will actually be doing the work.
