Experience

National Association for Gun Rights

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• In-House Counsel & Consulting Attorney

  • 2013 - Present

  🔷 Currently provide legal consultation and services as In-House Attorney for a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization. 🔷 The National Association for Gun Rights has become the fastest-growing gun rights organization in the nation, with more than 4.5 million members and supporters 🔷 Play a key support role in the right to keep and bear arms through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to anti-gun legislation. 🔷 Duties include resolving employment law and tax questions, reviewing, suggesting, and assisting in drafting proposed legislation, filing sales tax returns, and reviewing other legal issues as needed. 🔷 Attend Board meetings and advise leadership on pending matters, including organizational policy and procedure for the headquarters in Colorado & satellite office in Northern VA. 🔷 Prepare or review legal memoranda, correspondence, contracts, legislative meeting agendas, and meeting minutes. Assist with media relations and author articles in various gun rights publications. 🔷 Represented Bernie Herpin in Colorado Supreme Court case #00SA147 challenging Amendment 22, a voter initiative requiring background checks on all firearm transactions at gun shows. 🔷 Defense consultant and expert witness in federal firearms case, U.S. v. Rothrock, Case #01-MJ-01990, District of CO. 🔷 Consultant to defense in U.S. v. Pittman, So. District of IL, Case #01-CR-30002, on the issue of whether a 1919-style belt fed firearm was a machine gun or semi-automatic firearm. 🔷 Legal consultant for defense in State of California v. Joseph Camilleri & Anna Tosanoski, where defendants were accused of possessing assault weapons. 🔷 Consultant and Attorney for Iron Ridge Arms Co., Longmont, CO, a firearms manufacturer. Assisted with ATF compliance issues surrounding .308 caliber AR-15 style rifle. 🔷 Consultant and attorney for Tom and Joes Firearms, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO, a storefront firearms retailer founded in 1991. Show less



Phoenix Financial Group, LLC

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tax Attorney

  • 2003 - 2013

  🔷 Worked successively within 3 tax-related legal positions: PHOENIX FINANCIAL GROUP (08-13) | 20/20 Tax Resolution (05-08) | Omni Financial Services; Broomfield, CO (03-05). 🔷 Represented clients in administrative proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service and various State tax agencies for an A+ rated tax resolution firm defending taxpayers nationwide in all 50 states. 🔷 Supervised support staff for representation of clients in United States District Court & United States Tax Court in proceedings against the IRS. Assisted unlicensed representatives with contacts to the IRS. 🔷 Coordinated closely with IRS Enrolled Agents on staff and obtained a stay of enforcement as needed. Reviewed financials to establish an affordable resolution and minimize the size of the tax debt. 🔷 Conducted IRS Tax Representation to resolve past due tax debts with the IRS & State Departments of Revenue, protecting assets from IRS enforcement action, including levy and seizure. 🔷 Achieved Installment Agreements, Offers in Compromise, Currently Non-Collectible, Penalty Abatement, Levy & Garnishment Release, Lien Subordination & Discharge, and Partial Pay Installment Agreements. Show less



Riggs Abney Neal Turpen Orbison & Lewis

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • 2001 - 2003

  🔷 Recruited as general civil practice Associate for one of Denver’s largest law practices, regionally ranked in the top tiers by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms" rankings. 🔷 Primarily assigned to county court litigation and U.S. Bankruptcy Court adverse proceedings, handling all aspects of bankruptcy representation in actions brought under Chapters 7, 11, 12 & 13 of Bankruptcy Code. 🔷 Skilled in Business Reorgs & Restructures, Liquidation of Collateral, Lien Priority Disputes, Foreclosures, Debtor-in-Possession, Fraudulent Conveyances, Preferential Transfers, Dissolutions, and Debt Workouts. Show less



Law Office of Richard M. Chanzit

• Associate Attorney

  • 1995 - 2001

  🔷 Assigned to a variety of matters for a boutique Denver law practice founded by a leading real estate and trust attorney with an AV Peer Review of 5.0 (Martindale-Hubbell). 🔷 Performed extensive real estate and business transaction work, including 1031 exchanges, prepared estate cases, drafted pleadings and motions, and conduct complex legal research. 🔷 Assigned to a variety of matters for a boutique Denver law practice founded by a leading real estate and trust attorney with an AV Peer Review of 5.0 (Martindale-Hubbell). 🔷 Performed extensive real estate and business transaction work, including 1031 exchanges, prepared estate cases, drafted pleadings and motions, and conduct complex legal research.