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Earlier this year, I received a voice message from a producer for a television show called Moving America Forward, hosted by William Shatner. The message stated that they were interested in speaking with me about possibly appearing on their nationally broadcasted television show.

Moving America Forward Interviews Fortress Financial Services

I was intrigued to say the least. Although I know that my firm provides a phenomenal service and is a leader in our industry, it isn’t every day when a 27-person firm in Bend, Oregon is considered to appear on national TV with a celebrity the likes of William Shatner.

With curiosity and caution, I returned the producer’s phone call. She told me that their TV show features exceptional small and medium-sized businesses in America, and that they were interested in doing a feature on a business in the tax resolution industry. Apparently, they had researched the tax resolution industry, they liked the Fortress website and videos, and they were impressed with our A+ Better Business Bureau Reliability Rating.

After a vetting process where I participated in a telephone interview and completed a written questionnaire, they informed me that they had selected me, on behalf of Fortress Financial Services, to appear in an upcoming episode. The next thing I knew, I was on an airplane heading for Los Angeles.

When it came time for the shoot in their studio, I fielded questions from both William Shatner and Doug Llewelyn. We discussed a variety of tax resolution topics, including offer in compromise (OIC), installment agreements, penalty abatements, tax liens, and tax levies to name a few. We also touched on how Fortress Financial Services is unique in the tax resolution industry in that it is the only significant national tax resolution company where every case is handled personally by a licensed tax attorney.

At the end of the shoot, Mr. Llewelyn presented me with the Moving America Forward Award. What an honor!

To see the related press release issued by Moving America Forward, click here. To view the full 14-minute episode (or shorter snippets) of Moving America Forward in which Fortress Financial Services was featured, click here.

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About the Author

Stephen K. Galgoczy, Esq.

Stephen K. Galgoczy, Esq. Steve is the founder and President of Fortress Financial Services. Steve has worked in the tax resolution industry, and has been representing taxpayers in collections with both state and federal governments, since 1999. Steve holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (focus on Finance and Marketing) and attended Seattle University School of Law on an academic scholarship. He graduated cum laude and in the top 25% of his law school class. He holds a license in good standing with the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado and is admitted to practice in United States Tax Court. Steve Galgoczy has never been disciplined by the Colorado Bar Association. Before Fortress, Steve spent four years as the top Associate with two of the largest tax resolution firms in the United States. During his career as a tax resolution professional, Steve has personally handled over 1500 cases involving delinquent taxes and has had significant involvement in well over 2500 such cases. Steve has extensive experience handling some of the most difficult tax collection cases found in the world of tax resolution and is considered by many to be among the best tax resolution professionals in the country. Steve is also considered by many to be among the best in the nation when it comes to training other tax resolution professionals. He has trained a number of professionals who are currently employed by competing firms, including at least one professional who is an owner of a competing firm. Steve has also extensively trained every single Fortress attorney, which typically means more than 500 hours of one on one time with each attorney--and the vast majority of that time is spent working real life cases. While Steve’s primary focus is quality assurance for all Fortress clients, he is available to assist other Fortress attorneys when additional firepower is needed.