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Rachel White Glavis
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Tax and Business
Villanova University School of Law
Since 1999, I have been a licensed attorney, licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey, and I am also licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I received both my JD and my LL.M. in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law.
Prior to, and while attending law school, I worked for seven years as a financial litigation consultant providing sophisticated financial and legal analysis to many clients.
I am a member of the Burlington County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association.
I have worked in private practice providing legal counsel in the areas of estate and...
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Andrew Mackerer
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
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Andrew J Leahey
Cinnaminson, NJ Tax Law Attorney
Tax, Communications and IP
Prior to law school Andrew developed websites, software and worked in IT. Now he is a tax and technology attorney in Pennsylvania and New Jersey enrolled, with a practice focused on tax (federal as well as state sales, VAT, etc.) and technology contract drafting (SaaS, software licenses, etc.). He spends his off hours transforming a historic home in Medford, New Jersey in to an office.
Before working as an attorney Andrew worked as a legal intern in the Office of General Counsel at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia and as a law clerk with a small firm in Atlantic City.
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Mark S. Cherry
Cherry Hill, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(856) 324-0307
385 Kings Highway North
Suite 101
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tax, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Widener University Delaware School of Law and Temple University Beasley School of Law
Over 30 Years Experience Helping Individuals and Businesses with Financial and Litigation Matters including Contracts, Bankruptcies, Wills, Real Estate and General Practice.
Mark is also a CPA and Certified Valuation Analyst.
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John R. Lolio Jr
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
John R. Lolio, Jr. has significant experience in all aspects of estate planning and administration.
Mr. Lolio is adept at preparing sophisticated wills and trusts for high net worth clients. He understands that for clients to achieve their goals and wishes, fully integrated plans are a must. To that end, Mr. Lolio works closely with clients' financial advisors and accountants.
In addition, Mr. Lolio helps executors and trustees. He knows they are often thrust into these complex roles without realizing they have become fiduciaries with heavy legal responsibility. Mr. Lolio guides them to make sure they properly perform their duties. He...
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Karim P. Husain
Marlton, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Tax, Bankruptcy and Business
Villanova University School of Law and University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Karim P. Husain concentrates his practice in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Estates, Bankruptcy, Business Consulting & Commercial Litigation and Tax Controversies & Tax Litigation. Formerly a senior associate with a private law firm and a Big 4 accounting firm, he also served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Charles A. Lord of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and to the Hon. Robert A. Latrone of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. A long-time resident of the Philadelphia area, Mr. Husain received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the Villanova University School of Law, Juris Doctorate...
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Kevin Andrew Pollock
Lawrenceville, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(609) 818-1555
100 Federal City Road
Building C, Suite 104
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tax and Business
New York University School of Law and Tulane University School of Law
Kevin A. Pollock is the managing member of The Pollock Firm LLC, a boutique law firm that focuses on Wills, Trusts & Estates. The Pollock Firm LLC has offices near Princeton, New Jersey and Boca Raton, Florida.
As head of the firm's estate planning department, Kevin has broad experience helping clients with business succession planning, special needs trusts, tax planning, asset protection planning, probate minimization strategies, and charitable giving.
Kevin graduated from Rutgers College, with a B.A. in History and a minor in Japanese. He was the recipient of the Henry Rutgers Research Scholarship and a member...
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Kevin J. DiMedio
Haddonfield, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(856) 428-5577
35 Kings Highway Suite 212
P.O. Box 284
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Free ConsultationTax, Business and Real Estate
Western Michigan University
Kevin J. DiMedio represents his clients by utilizing a wide range of experiences gained while serving public, not-for-profit and private sector organizations. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including comprehensive business support services, real estate development, sales and lease matters, and a variety of corporate and government compliance issues, to include any related arbitration, mediation and litigation resolutions. Having previously served as in-house counsel for both privately-held companies and a Fortune 500 company, Mr. DiMedio is able to view his clients’ needs from the perspective of a business owner as well as a client. He knows the importance...
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David Silverman
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Tax, Business, Employment and Real Estate
New York University School of Law and Temple University Beasley School of Law
Mr. Silverman's primary areas of concentration are business organization, employment, tax and health and structural planning (including non-profit organizations, as well as for-profit corporate and pass-through entities), commercial transactions (including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, etc.), employment law, taxation, contracts, real estate, health care and general business representation.
Mr. Silverman has developed particular expertise in employment and services related matters. In addition to drafting and negotiating employment contracts, consulting agreements and termination/severance arrangements from both the service provider and recipient perspectives, he assists in the creation of company-specific employment manuals, policies and procedures, and guides the Firm's clients through the maze of...
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Richard Marmon
Mt Laurel, NJ Tax Law Lawyer
Tax and Real Estate
Widener University Delaware School of Law and Villanova University School of Law
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David Neufeld
Cherry Hill, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Tax
New York University School of Law and New York Law School
David S. Neufeld has practiced law for over 40 years, advising individuals on sophisticated wealth planning (encompassing income tax, estate tax, state residency tax planning, asset protection, and the legal aspects of insurance and investment planning) and fiduciary due diligence. He also advises insurance and wealth management institutions on programs, including “private placement life insurance” and captive insurance companies, that deliver to their clients cost-efficient risk mitigation along with tax-efficient investment opportunities. In addition, David is highly sought after to consult with taxpayers and their legal and accounting advisors on “aggressive tax planning gone bad,” including Form 8886 filings...
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Alex Paul Genato
Princeton, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Genato concentrates his practice in the areas of local property taxation, eminent domain, redevelopment, and state tax matters. He has handled matters involving all phases of property tax appeal litigation throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, Florida and various other states. Mr. Genato is regularly quoted as an authority on local property taxation in publications such as Bloomberg News, The Star-Ledger, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Hudson Reporter, NJBIZ, GlobeSt.com, examiner.com, and the Press of Atlantic City. He has also been featured or quoted in PCWorld, iPhone Life, NJ.com, The Modesto Bee, and The Las Vegas...
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Ronald Cappuccio
Cherry Hill, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Tax and Business
Georgetown University Law Center and University of Kansas School of Law
Ronald J. Cappuccio, J.D., LL.M.(Tax), Tax Lawyer, is a Business and Tax Attorney emphasizing Personal and Business IRS Tax Negotiation and controversies, past-due taxes, Offers In Compromise, Installment Agreements, as well as Audits, Delinquent Tax, and Tax Collections Issues, Employee and Independent Contractor issues, Payroll Taxes, Tax Liens, Wage Levy Release, Bank Levies and Seizures. NJ Tax Court, US Tax and US Court of Federal Claims representation. We can help you start a Limited Liability Company ( LLC ) which can be the best form of business organization, as well as establish Corporations, S Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Non-Profit...
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Ernest H. Ehling Jr
Mt. Laurel, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Tax, Business, International and Real Estate
Villanova University School of Law and Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Ernest H. Ehling, Jr., Esq. is an experienced attorney, tax and financial professional. He concentrates his practice in serving the needs of high-net-worth individuals in the areas of tax and estate planning, estate and trust administration, international tax and estate planning, business succession planning, asset protection planning, and estate and trust litigation.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Ehling began his legal career as in-house counsel with Travelers Insurance Company in Philadelphia, PA. He later joined the tax consulting practice of Big 4 accounting and tax consulting firm, Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Philadelphia, PA. After his time with Deloitte,...
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Delia Anne Dougherty
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Tax and Business
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Widener University
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Daniel Barrison
Moorestown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Tax, Business and Real Estate
Temple University
Mr. Barrison is a shareholder and a member of Sherman Silverstein's Management Committee. One of the most respected business lawyers in New Jersey, Mr. Barrison's finely tuned business and tax acumen enables him to identify and solve intricate problems, clearing the way to successful transactions.
Mr. Barrison's practice embraces the full range of business matters and transactions, counseling clients day-to-day, from start-up and early-stage through maturity and exit. His book of clients includes local, regional, and national enterprises: family owned, closely held, and publicly traded. His particular areas of concentration include:
Mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers in transactions.
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Gerald Williams
Haddonfield, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Tax and Environmental
Temple University Beasley School of Law
As one of the partners and co-founders of Williams Cedar, Gerald Williams concentrates on environmental toxic tort cases, whistleblower claims, and civil rights violations, as well as complex personal injury cases. His impressive legal career spans thirty-five years during which time he has practiced law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where he earned some of the highest honors in the legal community. After graduating from Temple University School of Law in 1982, he was an associate at a Philadelphia law firm before starting his own practice in 1983. He has received the “AV Preeminent” rating, the highest rating given, from...
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Stephanie Kammer Heimann
Mt. Laurel, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Tax, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and International
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Stephanie K. Heimann received her Juris Doctor in 2013 from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, where she received the Barrister’s Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and was a founding member of the International Criminal Court Moot Court Team.
Stephanie has clerkship experience in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and she held a clerkship at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland. Before joining the Lento Law Group, Stephanie worked as an intelligence analyst for the City of New York in the Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigating financial...
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Todd S. Unger
Mt. Laurel, NJ Tax Law Attorney
Tax and Bankruptcy
Georgetown University Law Center
Todd S. Unger can provide legal information and advise on tax relief. Mr. Unger can help individual and small businesses learn about arranging payment terms for unpaid taxes, requesting penalty abatements, appealing IRS actions, settling payroll tax issues and negotiating settlements with the IRS.
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Jessica Joy Sauer
Lawrenceville, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Jessica J. Sauer, Esq. is dedicated to assisting families with their estate planning and related needs.
She routinely creates wills, trusts & powers of attorney, explaining relevant tax concepts (like inheritance taxes and the federal estate tax) and helping to guide tax-efficient planning for retirement accounts. She also assists with the creation and administration of special needs trusts and court applications for guardianship.
Committed to helping families meet their legal needs in a friendly, professional manner. Select evening and weekend appointments available. Virtual consultations available. Visit www.SauerFirm.com to learn more or reach out to Jessica anytime at 201-779-0416.
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Mitchell Grayson
Mt. Laurel, NJ Tax Law Attorney
Tax, Business and Real Estate
Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen
Attorneys at Law, LLP
Tax and Business Law
Mount Laurel and Wildwood, New Jersey
Gerstein, Grayson & Cohen, LLP, Attorneys at Law, practices tax, business, franchise, estate planning, and family law throughout the State of New Jersey.
Our New Jersey law firm has attorneys with significant experience in their individual practice area. Our main office, in Mount Laurel NJ, is located within the Greater Cherry Hill, NJ area. Our attorneys focus their individual practices in a variety of areas including tax law, business law, estate planning, and family law. These attorneys have significant experience in government, large business...
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Barry Edward Yellin
Voorhees, NJ Tax Law Lawyer
Tax and Business
Rutgers School of Law-Camden, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway and Villanova University School of Law
Barry is well-credentialed, with his BA and JD from Rutgers, his MBA from Lehigh and his LLM in Taxation from Villanova. As a Tax Senior Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co., in Philadelphia, he developed a strong background in tax, business, estate planning and review of financial statements. He also practices in the areas of partnership and corporation agreements, health care structuring, accounting, medical and law practice representation, mergers and acquisitions, sales and purchases of businesses. Barry practices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He belongs to the American Bar Association Business, Trust and Real Estate, and Tax Sections, as well...
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Jamie Zug
Princeton, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
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Thomas Brett Duffy
Absecon, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Business and Securities
Georgetown University Law Center and Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Mr. Duffy works mostly with entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. In addition to his J.D. from Rutgers Law School, he holds a Dual LL.M. (Master of Laws) Degree in Tax and in Securities & Financial Regulation from Georgetown Law School where he also earned a Certificate in Pensions & Benefits (part of Tax LL.M.) and was an Olin Scholar in Law & Economics. Since many of his clients are internet entrepreneurs or businesses, he is accomplished in internet law, especially CDA Section 230. Marketing is important on the Internet (and pretty much everywhere else too) that...
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Michael David Mirne
Ocean, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Tax and Real Estate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Michael D. Mirne was born in New Jersey in 1970. He graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1989 and he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University in 1993. Since then, Mr. Mirne has spent his entire professional career immersed in the real estate industry. In 1995, Mr. Mirne graduated from the Weichert School of real estate and he quickly built a thriving business as a property manager. When some of his property management portfolio was lost to condominium conversions, he dissolved his business and became a full time student at Seton Hall...
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Stephen A. Timoni
Westfield, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Tax, Business, Real Estate and Securities
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Timoni is an established business lawyer and Certified Public Accountant with more than 35 years’ experience in the health care, real estate and hospitality industries.
His primary focus is the representation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations, closely held businesses and entrepreneurs. Mr. Timoni regularly advises clients regarding entity formation and restructuring, financing, technology licensing, franchising, mergers, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, dissolutions, taxation, valuation, corporate governance and regulatory issues. In the health care field, Mr. Timoni represents health care providers concerning managed care contracting, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement; privacy, including HIPAA; fraud and abuse; legal and ethical...
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Parag Patel
Clark, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
New York University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
PARAG P. PATEL, ESQ. is a tax attorney with the Patel Law Offices in New Jersey. Mr. Patel’s practice concentration is in tax, business transactions, international tax planning and estate planning. Mr. Patel’s expertise is in all stages of civil and criminal tax controversies including, international tax law, offshore bank accounts and disclosures, civil/criminal examinations, IRS administrative appeals, and other complex litigation. Since 2009, Mr. Patel also serves as Municipal Court Judge for Edison Township, NJ, one of the busiest municipal courts in the state. Edison Township Municipal Court has jurisdiction of vehicular violations, temporary...
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Monica Vir
Westfield, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Tax, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Monica Vir concentrates her practice in business transactions, financing transactions, commercial real estate, non profit, and health care law. Monica counsels both closely held family businesses and large national and international corporations. She is a trusted advisor whose pragmatic approach to providing legal counsel has earned her a reputation among her clients as being an integral member of their team. It is not uncommon for Monica to work with clients from their corporate formation through the eventual sale and disposition of assets.
Monica is an active member of the community serving on the Board of Directors for Hometowne Television in Summit...
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James K. Estabrook
Westfield, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Tax and Employment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Jim Estabrook is a shareholder of the firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. He has devoted most of his thirty-seven years with the firm attending to the legal requirements of privately held businesses. Jim has developed several areas of emphasis including federal and state estate and gift taxation, ERISA and employee benefits law.
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Anne Marie Robbins
Tinton Falls, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Tax
University of Houston - Downtown
Anne Marie Robbins has earned a reputation as a trusted legal advisor to individuals and families who wish to minimize the tax impact on their estates and prepare for the transfer of wealth to future generations. Working with her clients to achieve their specific goals, Anne Marie designs estate plans ranging from straightforward wills to complex trusts and charitable giving vehicles.
Anne Marie counsels clients on federal and state specific income and estate tax strategies that can be utilized to maximize the value of their estates. She counsels individuals, married couples, and stewards of closely-held family businesses. Her pragmatic approach...
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John Blasi
Tinton Falls, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Tax and Business
Georgetown University Law Center and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
In the course of providing legal services to clients, John often assists them in defining, planning, and meeting their personal and business needs in areas including individual and corporate tax planning, business transactions, estate planning and probate administration, and employee benefits. In addition, he provides legal representation to charitable nonprofit corporations, including private foundations and hospitals.
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Lawrence Friedman
Bridgewater, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
For over 25 years, Lawrence Friedman has helped families navigate complex laws and government programs to protect savings against long term care costs, minimize taxes, provide for individuals with special needs, qualify for Medicaid and other programs, evaluate long term care insurance, obtain guardianships, and draw special needs and other trusts, wills, and powers of attorney. Mr. Friedman has a Master of Laws in Taxation and has been Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He also has received the New Jersey State Bar Association's Distinguished Legislative Service Award and is a former...
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Mary Patricia Magee
Tinton Falls, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Tax
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mary Pat has more than 30 years' experience representing individuals, beneficiaries, executors, trustees and guardians with respect to their estate planning needs. She counsels both individuals and professionals in fulfilling their duties when administering estates, trusts, custodial and other fiduciary accounts. Mary Pat also advises in the area of federal estate and gift tax as well as New Jersey estate and inheritance taxes.
Mary Pat is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association where she is an officer of the Board of Consultors of the Real Property, Trust and Estate law Section. She is a former Chair of...
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Michael D. Fitzgerald
Eatontown, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax, Consumer and Employment
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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Bilal Hill
Basking Ridge, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
21 Green Mountain Drive
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Free ConsultationTax, Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Fordham University School of Law
Bilal Hill is the owner of The Hill Firm, a law firm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey specializing in Family, Criminal, Entertainment, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Tax, Personal Injury and Employment Law. Bilal began his legal career working for Legal Services of New Jersey providing pro bono legal help to low-income families. Bilal also worked for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Bilal spent eighteen years in Corporate America holding various senior level accounting and financial roles, with companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, General Electric, and Sony Music where he was Vice President of Finance and Operations. ...
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Adam Brown
New Brunswick, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
My goal is to arm my clients with the best possible knowledge about their bankruptcy, family, criminal, or tax cases, while advocating for the best outcome.
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Hanan A. Boulos
Old Bridge, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax and Real Estate
Widener University
Ms. Hanan Boulos attended Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, where she majored in Political Science and minored in Business Administration. She went on to attend law school at Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Ms. Boulos represents individuals in Real Estate Sales and Purchase Transactions and in Residential Tax Appeals.
Ms. Boulos’ practice focuses on the representation of individuals charged with Traffic Tickets, DWI, Drug Offenses, Assault, Theft, Shoplifting or any other criminal complaints throughout the State of New Jersey.
Ms. Boulos is currently licensed to practice law in the states of New Jersey and New York.
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Neel Shah
Monroe Township/Jamesburg, NJ Tax Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(732) 521-9455
241 Forsgate Drive
Suite 204
Monroe Township/Jamesburg, NJ 08831
Tax
My law practice is focused on helping individuals, families & business owners who wish to protect their wealth and their legacy for current & future generations from estate taxes, law suits, the escalating costs of nursing homes and other sources of attack,
My past & present clients include parents, grandparents, children, established corporations, LLCs, individual entrepreneurs, and start-up ventures.
Clients value my diverse training & expertise across the Wealth-planning, Business Law & Real Estate Law disciplines.
I use my skill set to foresee, analyze & implement business-succession techniques for my corporate and individual clients as they initiate different stages of...
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S. Joseph Litvak
West Windsor, NJ Tax Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Tax, Bankruptcy and Consumer
University of Akron School of Law and University of Akron School of Law
I speak your language. I’ve grown to understand and relate to your case through my very diverse life experiences. I grew up in a small steel town, in a family of a steel mill engineer and a metallurgical chemist. The decline of the steel industry and the closure of the steel plant had a devastating effect on my family. Both of my parent struggled to find jobs in the new manufacture-less era. Although my family was able to make the necessary adjustment (my mom became a high school science teacher and my dad found a job with a local utility...