Richard M. Colombik is an award winning Attorney, CPA with a Doctorate in Jurisprudence with Distinction, who was formerly on the tax staff of one of the world’s wealthiest families. Mr. Colombik has also been a tax manager at a Big Four accounting firm, the State Bar’s liaison to the Internal Revenue Service, Vice President of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs, Vice Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Tax Section of the General Practice Council, as well as the past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Federal Tax Committee. Mr. Colombik is currently on the liaison committee to the IRS for 2009-2010 for the Illinois State Bar Association, is a member of the Asset Protection Committee, ABA, and is a member of the Offshore Institute.

Ms. Veronica H. Colvard is a native of Asheville, North Carolina. She has been working in the legal field since 2004 when she joined Goosmann Rose Colvard & Cramer. Ms. Colvard loves Asheville and watching her hometown evolve, so it is natural that she has focused her practice on real estate. She is proud to complete real estate projects in this beautiful WNC region, which range from residential real estate closings to complex commercial transactions. Ms. Colvard attended Furman University in Greenville, SC where she received her bachelor’s degree. She then attended law school at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, GA where she earned her JD. Ms. Colvard is active in a number of charities. She is on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Lawyers Association of North Carolina, to which she also holds membership. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the 40th Judicial Bar, the North Carolina State Bar, and the North Carolina Bar Association

Steve has been practicing for over 20 years. During part of his career he served as a magistrate for the local Court system, where he presided over more than fourteen thousand hearings. He is a true student of the law and a lawyer’s lawyer — that is, other lawyers often seek him out for mentoring and advice. He attended the University of Florida for both his undergraduate and legal studies.