Observed
4.6 / 5
48 reviews
Positive takeaway
Reviewers praise direct access to knowledgeable tax-law professionals.
Critical takeaway
No recurring negative theme was established from the accessible matched profile.
Limited evidence
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Tax resolution provider
Brotman Law
Contact details, services, coverage, pricing information, and source-linked records in one profile.
Provider overview
Quick facts
Basic listing information from the provider’s published pages.
- Website
- sambrotman.com
Provider-published website
- Phone and contact
(619) 378-3138
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- Pricing
- Defined-scope flat fee starting at $3,500
- Monthly flat fee starting at $3,500 per month
- Hourly rates from $350 to $675 per hour
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- Information checked
- Aug 22, 2026
Services listed by the provider
- Tax strategy memos and opinions
- QSBS analysis and entity structuring
- Audit defence
- Complex matters and litigation
- Ongoing representation
What to know
- How service is delivered
States every matter is worked by a team of two or three, with a secure client portal for documents, messaging and case tracking
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- Consultation and intake
States a free 15-minute call with an intake team, with paid strategy sessions with an attorney for deeper analysis; bookable online or by phone at (619) 378-3138
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- Fees and payment options
States most clients are on a monthly flat fee with the full engagement priced upfront and spread into equal instalments, reevaluated every six months, with billing paused while waiting on the IRS or a state to act; states scope changes are discussed before any additional billing
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Reviews across the web
Review summary
1 matched review source
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Across all matched sources
Overall review takeaways
Themes are a synthesis of public reviewer accounts, not independently verified outcomes. “Repeated pattern” is used only when multiple review narratives support it.
Three positive themes
- 1Reviewers praise direct access to knowledgeable tax-law professionals.
- 2Clear explanations and strategic guidance are the strongest favorable themes.
- 3Clients describe responsive help with complex California and federal tax matters.
Three critical themes
- 1No recurring negative theme was established from the accessible matched profile.Limited evidence
- 2The Google sample is below 50 reviews, which limits visibility into uncommon outcomes.Limited evidence
- 3No second exact-match review source was matched for corroboration.Limited evidence
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Provider-published source record
9 observed fields · 9 sourced entries
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Provider-published source record
9 observed fields · 9 sourced entries
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- Trading name
Brotman Law
Asserted by Brotman Law · checked
The provider operates at sambrotman.com. The TR-012 source survey of 2026-08-21 found brotmanlaw.com to be a parked GoDaddy for-sale page that returns HTTP 200 for every path; it is not the firm’s site.
View source- Published fee structures
- Defined-scope flat fee starting at $3,500
- Monthly flat fee starting at $3,500 per month
- Hourly rates from $350 to $675 per hour
Asserted by Brotman Law · checked
These are the starting figures the provider publishes. They are not a quote, and TRC has not verified that engagements are priced within them.
View source- How fees are described
States most clients are on a monthly flat fee with the full engagement priced upfront and spread into equal instalments, reevaluated every six months, with billing paused while waiting on the IRS or a state to act; states scope changes are discussed before any additional billing
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View source- Payment plans
States payment plans are offered for qualified engagements
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View source- Contingency fees
States it does not take cases on contingency and that contingency arrangements are not standard in tax law
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View source- Consultation intake
States a free 15-minute call with an intake team, with paid strategy sessions with an attorney for deeper analysis; bookable online or by phone at (619) 378-3138
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The provider states the free call is with intake staff rather than an attorney.
View source- Published contact
(619) 378-3138
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View source- Service delivery
States every matter is worked by a team of two or three, with a secure client portal for documents, messaging and case tracking
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View source- Services named on the pricing page
- Tax strategy memos and opinions
- QSBS analysis and entity structuring
- Audit defence
- Complex matters and litigation
- Ongoing representation
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This is the service list on the checked pricing page. A fuller service-page observation has not run.
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Independent verification record
1 observed fields · 1 sourced entries
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Independent verification record
1 observed fields · 1 sourced entries
These fields come from a regulator, registry, licensing body, or licensed platform API—not from the provider’s marketing pages.
- IRS PTIN register
5 preparer tax identification number holders list this provider as their business: 5 attorneys. By state: CA 5. The address most often given is 402 W Broadway Suite 800, San Diego CA 92101.
Established by Internal Revenue Service, PTIN holder Freedom of Information Act extract updated 2026-02-23 · checked
From the IRS Freedom of Information Act extract of PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23, matched on the provider’s business name at its known office or on its website domain. A PTIN holder registers their own business name and address, so this counts who names this provider in that register and nothing more. It is not a headcount and it does not measure who a provider can call on: employees who file under a personal name, contract practitioners, of-counsel attorneys and professionals at partner firms do not appear here. The extract refreshes twice a year. The provider refers to attorneys without naming any on the page checked. TRC publishes both figures because they are the two things a reader can check. They measure different things, and a difference between them is not by itself evidence that the provider’s statement is wrong.
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