Joshua Gonzalez-Escobar

Support 34 Attorneys assigned to the IRS Offices of Chief Counsel located at Austin, TX, Dallas, TX and New Orleans, LA.

Electronically File Answers, Motions, Pleadings, Legal Memorandums, Exhibits, Proposed Stipulated Decisions and Settlement to the United States Tax Court.

Prepare and assemble over 600 trial preparation documents, including labeling, trial binders and organizing documents for trial.

Proficient examining and processing a variety of legal documents; conducting research, analysis and evaluation of data in response to complex or sensitive requests for the Office of Chief Counsel and IRS cases.

Reviewing legal writing and documents to ensure proper citation in conformance to style and formal requirements and procedural instructions, and necessary attachments and enclosures with the United States Tax Court.

Utilize office software such as Outlook (including eFax), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Desktop Publishing, Access, SharePoint, EzData, TLCATS, ACDS, Case-Mis and Adobe Acrobat, to prepare legal documents and correspondence. Update information, upload documentation and search legal information on the IRS Appeals Centralized Database System (ACDS).

Help clients to complete their immigration forms, specifically fill out a person’s immigration documents thoroughly.

Prepare Immigration document packages for submission of client's petition to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services. Collected required support documents for fulfill immigration forms.

Prepare affidavits, letters, and other documents to support client's application when needed.

Translation of legal documents from Spanish to English language.

Managed assigned cases and worked closely with the attorney to meet deadlines, by preparing affidavits, drafting forms, drafting motions to the Immigration Court, and organizing legal documents and files.

Responsible for researching, analyzing, and applying appropriate immigration laws, policies, and procedures in applicants’ cases.

Responsible for doing research, draft and review appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), under the supervision of the Attorney.

Analyze and summarize legal decisions form the U.S. Supreme Court and the Executive Office Immigration Review.

Analyzed information recollected though interview and research and provide formal written determinations.

Responsible for contacting Federal and State Agencies to conduct legal research, obtaining documents and sensible information pertaining client cases.

Carried out Interviews with clients to conduct the legal investigation and in charge of gather information through questioning, collect data, observation, analyzing information and examination of documents and records.

Responsible for monitoring caseload; organizing files and correspondence; arranging and managing Attorney's Calendar.

Maintained liaison with Federal, State, Municipal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and/or private sector stakeholders involved in legal cases.

Responsible for doing research, draft, review and filed appeals to the Puerto Rico Circuit Court of Appeals.

Provide litigation case management and organize cases for court presentation in Civil Cases for Contract law, Property Law, Administrative Law, Family litigation cases and Puerto Rico Corporate Law.