Dear Sir/Madam:

I am pleased to introduce, or reintroduce, our Internal Revenue Service specialist, Mr. Jack Griffin, CPA. Mr. Griffin, a former IRS Appeals Officer with over thirty years experience, has been a valuable member of Mellott & Mellott since 1996.

While with our Firm, Mr. Griffin has applied his vast expertise and knowledge to his representation of a wide variety of clients. He has successfully resolved federal and state tax issues for corporate, non-profit and individual clients.

One area of Mr. Griffin's expertise, that I would especially like to highlight, is his key role as an expert witness. In providing expert testimony, Mr. Griffin has successfully aided many clients in the resolution of disputed tax issues. A recent example was a divorce case in Pennsylvania, in which significant dollars hinged upon a disputed tax issue. When the opposition's attorneys read Mr. Griffin's resume, which details his history within the Internal Revenue Service, they settled immediately, not wanting him to appear on the witness stand, fearing his testimony and background would lend too much credence to the opposition's case. This clearly demonstrates the impact Mr. Griffin can have on your tax related cases.

Mr. Griffin's experience as an Internal Revenue Service Appeals Officer has afforded him first hand knowledge of the nuances of the workings of the Internal Revenue Service, not only in the State of Ohio, but throughout the country. He has guided many clients through the Offer and Compromise process, has prepared Tax Court protest letters, and has represented many clients at appeals hearings.

Since joining our Firm in 1996, he has been responsible for the Internal Revenue Service abating hundreds of thousand of dollars of penalties and wrongly assessed taxes. These abatements are the result of his vast knowledge of the tax code and its practical application by the Internal Revenue Service personnel.

Mr. Griffin is also available to assist with, or to individually author, Private Letter Rulings, when the issues at hand are too large to proceed without Internal Revenue Service approval. This, however, would be the last resort, as Mr. Griffin's knowledge of Tax Court Memos and Revenue Rulings is practically unmatched, and if there exists a case on point, we are confident that he will be able to find it.

Lastly, Mr. Griffin has been an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati in the Masters of Tax program.

Should you feel that his assistance would be beneficial to any of your cases, please feel free to contact him at 513-241-2940 for consultation, or click here to e-mail a request for information.

Sincerely, Mellott & Mellott, P.L.L.