As Partner at Mandale Kaufmann, Michael brings his broad experience in IRS, State and local tax problem resolution and applies it to aggressively advocate for his client taxpayers. His experience includes resolving IRS, state, and local tax matters including negotiating offers in compromise, removing tax liens and levies, preventing wage garnishments, resolving payroll and bankruptcy taxes, negotiating installment agreements, defending taxpayers in audits, disputing assessments, and reducing penalties and interest owed. He applies the same care and growing expertise to each one of his clients at Mandale Kaufmann.

Mr. Mandale is admitted to practice before the IRS in all fifty states and is admitted to the bar of the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, state of New Jersey. In addition, Michael is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvanian, and Philadelphia Bar Associations. Michael also serves as a volunteer attorney for the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia, where he provides pro-bono legal services to abandoned or abused children. 

Michael earned his J.D. from The Widener University School of Law, during which time he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Timothy Savage of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  Prior to attending law school Michael earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Hofstra University, where he studied the Computer Sciences and Business Information Systems.

Prior to co-founding the tax debt resolution practice at Mandale Kaufmann, Michael worked as an Associate at an established multi-practice law firm in Philadelphia. There he worked on a variety of matters ranging from IRS, State & Local tax disputes to international litigation. Specifically, Michael gained direct tax litigation and IRS debt resolution experience through his work with individuals, businesses, and elected officials concerning their tax controversies.