Phillip Zagotti

About Phillip Zagotti

Phillip Zagotti is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant and an attorney at of North Star Law Firm in Houston, Texas, a boutique practice focused on federal tax controversy, trust and estate taxation, bankruptcy, and forensic accounting. He is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas, and the United States Bankruptcy Court in that district. His career spans more than twenty years across public accounting, corporate financial leadership, and tax controversy practice. He is the author of two books written to make complex legal and financial concepts accessible to non-specialists: Taxed: A Taxpayer's Guide to Tax Defense and Resolution; and Trusted: The Essential Guide for Trustees. He regularly advises trustees, beneficiaries, and family offices on fiduciary duty, trust taxation, and trust administration matters.