Matthew R. Porter

Prior to starting Porter Law Office, LLC, Mr. Porter was a business tax lawyer at a prestigious national law firm where he gained invaluable experience fighting the IRS. He handled tax audits, appeals, litigation, collection issues, innocent spouse relief, penalty abatement, and international tax compliance. Mr. Porter has represented clients before the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Franklin County Board of Revision and the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals.

Mr. Porter started his career practicing law at a large immigration firm in Columbus, Ohio where he helped foreign nationals secure temporary work visas (H-1B, L-1, E-2), employment-based permanent resident status (PERM), family-based visas and permanent resident status, fiancé visas, visas for aliens with extraordinary abilities (EB-1 and O-1), visa transfers, renewals, and amendments, and naturalization (citizenship).

While attending Capital University Law School, Mr. Porter was a student volunteer for the IRS VITA Program where he assisted low-income taxpayers with free tax filings. Mr. Porter was an advocate on the Tax Moot Court team, and he received CALI Awards in three advanced tax classes, earning the highest marks in each class.