Welcome
When you are experiencing problems or have questions concerning IRS or California State tax problems and controversies, probate law, living trusts and estate planning, or, if you want business law advice, you expect your attorney to be knowledgeable, experienced, helpful, forthright, and wise. At the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port, you can count on a professional and results-oriented experience that will exceed your expectations.
When you work with Mitchell A. Port, Esquire, you will benefit from more than 25 years of specialized experience in Tax Controversies—as a lawyer and a prior Internal Revenue Service revenue/collection officer— as well as years working as a practicing attorney in Probate, Estate Planning, and Business Transactions. Mitch will be the only attorney working on your case, which means that all matters, from the simplest to the most complicated, will receive his exacting and personal attention.
Together, you and Mitch will consider practical, sensible, no-nonsense solutions and options to address your California probate questions, find relief from your tax problems, or fulfill your estate planning or business transaction goals. Your work together will be enhanced by good communication and the rendering of services in a timely and cost-effective manner. Offering flexibility and accessibility, Mitch is available to work with you in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Orange County, and Santa Barbara County—wherever your case is located.
The areas of expertise and examples of the services that we offer include:
California
Probate
Lawyer Blog
Probate
- Will Contests and Lost Wills
- Creditors’ Claims
- Trust Administration
- Post-mortem Tax Planning
- Petition for Probate
- Probate Litigation
California
Tax Attorney Blog
Tax Controversies
- Internal Revenue Service income tax collection problems
- Internal Revenue Service payroll tax problems
- California Franchise Tax Board tax problems
- U.S. Tax Court Cases
- Tax liens, wage levy, bank levy, and garnishment
- Innocent spouse relief
- Property seizures
- Offers in Compromise and Installment Agreements
Estate Planning
- Wills
- Living Trusts, Insurance Trusts, Personal Residence Trusts,
Charitable Remainder Trusts, Special Needs Trusts,
and Dynasty Trusts - Durable Powers of Attorney for Property Management
- Advanced Health Care Directives
- Administration of Estates and Trusts
Business Transactions
- Choice of Entity and Formation
- Contract Drafting
- Negotiations
- Annual Corporate Minutes
- Winding-Up and Business Dissolution
Mitch’s clients come from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Inglewood, Venice, Culver City, and the San Fernando Valley cities of Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, and Encino, as well as from other cities in Orange County, Ventura County, Los Angeles County, and Santa Barbara County.
Mitch Port welcomes your queries related to business transactions, California probate, tax planning, and estate planning. If you want to contact Mitch online, please complete the online form on this page or send your questions to him via e-mail at: help@AskMyAttorney.net. If you’d like to speak to Mitch over the phone, please call the Law Office of Mitchell A. Port at (310) 559-5259 or, toll-free, at 1-877-ASK-MY-ATTORNEY (877-275-6928). Mitch Port will respond to your relevant inquiry without obligation from you.
California Probate Lawyer Blog
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