About Us
Community Tax Relief was created by Attorneys and Bankers with years of experience in both tax debt resolution and financial services. Our mission is to create a new standard for the industry, in which the customer and their best interest truly come first. We have grown tired of seeing clients getting taken advantage of and paying outrageous upfront fees for which they receive little to no service in return. Too many clients are turned away from our competitors because they couldn’t pay high upfront fees.
Our corporate philosophy is that no client should pay full price for a service until they know what their options are and what kind of help they can expect from us. No one should be turned away because of their inability to pay upfront fees. It is because of this philosophy, that we first obtain all the information the IRS has on file, then analyze a client’s current and future economic situation, and then apply this information to the IRS and state resolution programs made available for you. Just like a doctor or mechanic, we diagnose the issue and determine what needs to be fixed, how to fix it, and then present you with a reasonable cost for our services. Once you decide to proceed, we will custom tailor a flexible payment plan that fits your circumstances.
To keep you free from the emotional and time consuming burdens of dealing with tax agencies, Community Tax Relief's experienced tax debt specialists will take over all communications and correspondence with the IRS and state taxing authorities as soon as you become a client. Our experienced and aggressive tax negotiators will monitor enforced collection efforts. We work with the IRS to use their own collections procedures against them to obtain the most effective and cost-efficient resolution program available to you.
Tax Debt Settlement Team
Adam Dayan, Esq. | Co-Founder
Adam Dayan is a native of Chicago. After graduating with a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Adam attended and received his law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law in 2001. In 2002, Adam joined the law firm of Harris Kessler and Goldstein where he practiced real estate and banking law. In early 2004 Adam founded and was the President and CEO of Pan American Mortgage, LLC, a nationwide mortgage company. After merging Pan American Mortgage with Pan American Bank, an Illinois State Chartered Bank, Adam served as a Director for Pan American Bank from 2005 through early 2010.
In early 2009 Adam co-founded Epic Financial, a firm specializing in the negotiation and settlement of unsecured debts and later co-founded Community Tax Relief, LLC, a nationwide full service tax defense firm.
Jacob Dayan | Co-Founder
Jacob Dayan is a native of Chicago. After graduating with a BA from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, Jacob began his career in New York at Bear Stearns working in the Financial Analytics and Structured Transactions group. When Bear Stearns was acquired by JP Morgan, he left to join Millennium Partners, a large Multi-Strategy hedge fund, where he worked as an analyst in a Global Macro Options Trading group. In early 2009, Jacob left New York and returned to Chicago to be with his family and pursue his lifelong dream of self-employment. He co-founded Epic Financial, specializing in negotiation and settlement of unsecured debt, and later co-founded Community Tax Relief, LLC.
Nick Charveron | Co-Founder | Director of Operations
Nick Charveron received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale. While studying in Marketing Communications and Real Estate Finance, Nick was also enlisted in the US Army National Guard where he served with the 1544th and 1344th companies respectively. Prior to his graduation from undergraduate school, Nick completed an internship with the U.S Department of State. While working for the United States Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, he received a Certificate of Appreciation award for his hard work and dedication. When Nick returned to the United States, he worked for two years in Real Estate Finance for Bank of America as a top producing Account Executive in Southern California.
Before co-founding Community Tax Relief, Nick worked for a Tax Resolution Firm in Chicago, Illinois as a Senior Tax Analyst where he reviewed and consulted with over 2400 individuals and businesses experiencing delinquent tax situations with the IRS and State Tax Authorities.
Matt DiRaimondo, Esq. | Co-Founder | Director of Resolution
Matthew received his undergraduate degree in legal studies from SUNY at Buffalo and graduated with honors from Michigan State College of Law. Following law school, he obtained his LLM in Taxation from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Matthew began his career as a student clinician at Michigan State College of Law’s Low-Income Taxpayer clinic during his 3rd year of law school, moved to Chicago, and joined a consumer bankruptcy firm before joining a tax resolution firm representing distressed taxpayers before the IRS and State taxing authorities nationwide. Matthew eventually left his position and co-founded the full service tax defense firm Community Tax Relief. Throughout his career, Matthew has represented thousands of taxpayers before the IRS and State Taxing Authorities. He is currently admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and licensed to practice before the Federal District Court for Northern Illinois and Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Mike Hoefke | Director, Strategic Marketing Group
Michael Hoefke received his Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing through the College of Business at Southern Illinois University. Michael’s professional career includes managing business development efforts for CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business. He provided legal research solutions for law firms and attorneys nationwide to help build, support and defend their cases. Prior to CCH, he worked at a large tax resolution firm in Chicago to implement various resolution strategies for businesses and individuals with outstanding tax liabilities. Mike develops, supports and oversees Community Tax Relief’s Strategic Marketing Groups.
Doug Drebes, CPA | Certified Public Accountant
Doug received his Bachelors of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His professional career includes working at Motorola, Inc. in International Accounting and Corporate Finance and as a Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch, Inc. Since then he has worked in the field of public accounting for over 15 years as a Certified Public Accountant focusing on tax return preparation for businesses, individuals, trusts, and estates. During this time he acquired 4 years of tax resolution experience representing distressed taxpayers before the IRS and various State taxing authorities.
Daniel Urban, Esq. | Tax Resolution Attorney
Daniel Urban received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with honors from Michigan State University College of Law. Following law school, Daniel attended Northwestern University School of Law and received a Master of Laws degree in taxation. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Tax Court.
Shannon Stoffey-Keagle, Esq. | Tax Resolution Attorney
Shannon Stoffey-Keagle graduated with a double major from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Shannon discovered her passion for Tax Law after interning at Chicago-Kent's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic for two semesters. To prepare herself for a career in tax field, Shannon studied personal income tax, business taxation, and tax procedure. She employed this knowledge working as a seasonal tax professional preparing individual state and federal tax returns. Most recently, Shannon volunteered as a tax representative at the Center for Economic Progress. Shannon's experiences have allowed her to help clients negotiate with the IRS and ultimately resolve their tax controversy. She is currently admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois.
Kyle James, Esq. | Tax Resolution Attorney
Kyle received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his law degree from Ave Maria School of Law. He is currently working on completing his Master of Laws in Taxation at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Kyle has served as a Staff Sergeant in the Illinois Air National Guard. Following law school and prior to joining Community Tax Relief, he worked at a tax firm where he gained valuable experience preparing tax returns and representing clients before the IRS. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and is certified before the United States Tax Court.
Michelle Reed, Esq. | Tax Resolution Attorney
Michelle Reed received her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where she graduated cum laude with a double major and a minor. She returned to Chicago and received her law degree and Certificate in Advocacy from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Michelle gained valuable experience representing taxpayers in the area of personal income taxation as a student representative at Loyola's Low-Income Federal Tax Clinic. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois, and is a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Sara Engbretson, Esq. | Tax Resolution Attorney
Sara Engbretson was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She received her undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, where she studied various areas of psychology, including the psychology of negotiation. She received her JD from Chicago Kent College of Law. While at Chicago Kent, she focused on multiple areas of the law, including personal income tax, taxation of business enterprises, and business organizations. She began her legal career at the Law Offices of Chicago Kent's Criminal Clinic, first as a student intern and then as a faculty fellow. Sara is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.
