Advocate Allison Decelles Hebl Soares

As an attorney, Allison Soares has representative hundreds of clients before the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), Employment Development Department (EDD), and State Board of Equalization (SBOE).
Ms. Soares became a lawyer because she loves to help people. It doesn’t matter the issue: audits, collections, appeals, international disclosures, grumpy people— Allison enjoys fixing problems. Most clients that she takes care of have a stressful issue and they need help to understand it and get a quick resolution. Some people have either tried solving the issue themselves or ignored it completely.
With Ms. Soares’ tenacity, you can be sure the issue will be solved quickly so you can move on with your life.
Let’s be honest. No one likes tax law. No one. By mastering the ins and outs of all areas of assessment and collections, Ms. Soares is able to take control of a sometimes-overwhelming experience with ease. Getting things done efficiently and correctly helps you save valuable time and money. As an attorney, Ms. Soares has represented hundreds of clients before the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), Employment Development Department (EDD), and State Board of Equalization (SBOE).
Ms. Soares was raised in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. After graduation, Ms. Soares moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil to teach English to local business and medical professionals. After a year abroad, she moved back to San Diego and worked as an accountant at Physician Management Group, Inc. for three years.
Her pursuit of a Law Degree then took her to Miami, Florida to attend St. Thomas University School of Law, where she excelled, ranked in the top twenty percent of her class, and was an Articles Editor for the Law Review. After her first year of law school, she enrolled in the joint degree program to obtain both her Law Degree and M.B.A in Accounting with a specialization in Forensic Accounting. Upon returning to San Diego, Ms. Soares earned her Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law. Currently, Ms. Soares is also an adjunct professor at San Diego State University teaching a course on Tax Procedures, Practice and Ethics at the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, she was named Best of the Bar by the San Diego Business Journal.