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Simon Levin
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 Simon Levin is Chair of the Firm's Tax and Financial Planning Practice Group. He has over twenty-five years of experience with in-depth and innovative tax and financial planning expertise for businesses and individuals. Mr. Levin has written and lectured widely on various tax topics. His articles have appeared in The Journal of Taxation, New Jersey State Bar Association Journal, Pension and Profit-Sharing Tax Journal, Taxation for Lawyers, Taxation for Accountants, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, New Jersey Law Journal, CCH Financial and Estate Planning Reporter and Research Institute of America Estate Planners Alert. He co-authored the book, Estate Planning and Administration in New Jersey, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' textbook on Taxation of Investors in Securities and Commodities.
An active member in community affairs and state politics throughout his career, Mr. Levin served as a member of the Department of the Treasury Transition Team for Governor Christine Todd Whitman and as a member of the New Jersey State Treasurer's Tax Advisory Group. The State of New Jersey has awarded Mr. Levin its highest honor for service to the State and its people, The New Jersey Meritorious and Distinguished Service Medals.
Mr. Levin has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2001 and New Jersey Super Lawyers since its inception in 2005. |
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LL.M. (Taxation), New York University, 1974
J.D., New York University, 1967
B.S., Lehigh University, cum laude, 1964 |
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Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
Past Chair, Tax Section, Essex County Bar Association
Past Chair, Commodities Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association
Member, United Jewish Communities of MetroWest Board
Member and Past President, Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest Board
Past Chair, Israel Bonds of Metropolitan New Jersey
Commissioner, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Commission
Former Member, New Jersey Department of the Treasury Treasurer's Advisory Group
Founder and Past President, American Friends of Whistler
Member, Foundation Board, Monmouth Medical Center
Honorary Member, Board of Governors, The Art Institute of Chicago
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New Jersey, 1967
U.S. Tax Court, 1971
U.S. Claims Court, 1972
New York, 1980 |
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| Phone Number: (973) 643-5950 |
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