Law Office of David M. Serafin

What the firm handles

Bankruptcy and tax make up the whole of this Denver firm's work. The Law Office of David M. Serafin works with individuals and businesses that carry debt they cannot manage on their own terms. Its two main areas sit close together: bankruptcy filings and tax problems with the IRS or the state.

Those areas often overlap in real life. A person behind on taxes may also face other creditors at the same time. In my opinion, keeping both under one roof gives a client one point of contact for related problems, rather than two separate lawyers who never speak to each other.

The firm sorts its work into clear categories on its practice pages. Bankruptcy sits on one side. Tax resolution sits on the other. Debt settlement bridges the two for people who want to try something short of a court filing.

The bankruptcy side

The firm files under several chapters of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. It handles Chapter 7, which clears qualifying debt through liquidation. It handles Chapter 13, which sets up a repayment plan for people with regular income. It also takes Chapter 11 cases, which businesses use to reorganize while they keep operating. Chapter 12, aimed at family farmers and fishermen, appears on its list as well.

Debt settlement sits alongside these options. That gives someone a route to test before a full filing, depending on what they owe and to whom. The firm describes itself as a debt relief agency that helps people file under Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which is the plain federal name for consumer and business bankruptcy.

Why the range of chapters matters

Not every debtor fits Chapter 7, and not every business needs Chapter 11. Having each chapter available means the firm can match the tool to the situation in front of it. As a reviewer, I read that spread as a sign the office works across the full width of consumer and business bankruptcy, rather than one narrow slice of it.

The tax practice

Tax work runs through the firm as its second main area. It handles offers in compromise, which ask the IRS to accept less than the full balance a taxpayer owes. It sets up IRS installment agreements for clients who need to pay a bill over time. It also takes on innocent spouse relief, where one spouse asks to separate their tax liability from the other's.

Audit defense fills out this side of the firm's work. The firm represents clients in audits from the IRS and from the Colorado Department of Revenue. That covers both federal and state tax trouble. Many smaller offices carry one and refer out the other, so having both in-house is a practical point in the firm's favor.

Who runs the firm

The office is run by attorney David M. Serafin. His academic record points straight at the firm's tax work. He holds an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. That is a postgraduate law degree focused only on tax, and it explains the depth of the tax menu above.

He earned his J.D. at Valparaiso University School of Law and a B.A. at Albion College. His admissions reach past a single state. He is admitted in Colorado, Michigan, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado and before the United States Tax Court.

That Tax Court admission matters. It lets him represent clients in a federal court built only for tax disputes, where a taxpayer can challenge the IRS before paying a contested bill. Paired with the taxation LL.M., the credentials line up cleanly with what the firm says it does day to day.

Where clients come from

The firm serves clients across a wide band of Colorado. Its stated service area includes Denver, Boulder, Douglas, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Weld, Summit, and Eagle Counties. That covers the Denver metro area and reaches into the mountains and the northern Front Range.

A reach like that fits bankruptcy and tax work well. Both run on federal rules and Colorado state law rather than on one city's local courts, so a firm can help clients over a broad area. The firm also keeps public profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X, which give a reader another way to find and check it.

What a client can expect

The firm offers a free initial consultation. That first meeting lets someone lay out their debts or tax notices and hear which route might fit, without committing money at the door. For people already anxious about what they owe, a no-cost first talk lowers the barrier to picking up the phone.

In my opinion, the clearest thing about this office is its focus. It does bankruptcy and tax, and the attorney running it trained for both. The listing here shows a solo practice with a defined lane, and it stays inside that lane. For a reader weighing whether the firm matches their own problem, that clarity is worth a good deal.