Patrick J Kelly Law Office

Mr. Zoot is licensed as a CPA in CA, FL, IL, NY, and TX. He has a national reputation of technical and transactional taxation of pass-thru entities [Partnerships, LLC's and S Corporations], private equity and alternative asset funds primarily in distressed mortgages and assets, professional services, real estate, venture-funded tech start-ups, and the commercial cannabis industry in California. Mr. Zoot has extensive experience in taxpayer and practitioner representation with the Examination, Appeals and Collection functions with IRS, including Special Procedures - Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Offer in Compromise, and Circular 230 Practitioner Representation with the Office of Professional Responsibility ["OPR"] Mr. Zoot has a member of the AICPA, and state societies [CalCPA, FICPA, ICPAS, NYSSCPA, and TSCPA] for over thirty years. He has served an appointed member of AICPA's Responsibilities in Tax Practice, Practice Management, and Subchapter K Technical Committees and as the CITP Champion for Illinois. He has had extensive involvement in the regulation commenting process with the US Treasury.

Pathlight Law, formerly known as Cutting Edge Capital, is a mission-driven law firm based in Oakland, CA, offering a wide range of legal services for social enterprises, nonprofits, cooperatives, and community investment funds. Specializing in strategies for raising community capital, they assist clients from formation through financing to ongoing operations and growth planning. Their practice areas include nonprofit formation, compliance, capital raising, entity formation and restructuring, stakeholder ownership, cooperatives, community-centered funds, and investment vehicles. Pathlight Law is dedicated to implementing solutions for a brighter world, working closely with clients to achieve their mission-aligned goals and champion change within the community. Generated from the website