MEMBERS OF FIRM
Walter E. Gomel (Member) born Macon, Mississippi, October 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Alabama; 1976, Georgia. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1966); University of Alabama (J.D., 1969); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1970). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Also Of Counsel, Ord & Norman, Los Angeles, California). Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Walter E. Gomel
Ronald J. Davis (1947-2007).
David L. Watson (Member) born Monroe, Louisiana, November 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1983; M.A., 1985; J.D., 1986); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1988. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning and Probate Section; Treasurer and Board of Directors); Atlanta Estate Planning Council; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Wealth Transfer; Business Succession; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts.Email: David L. Watson
ASSOCIATES
Timothy R. Brown (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, December 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Georgia State University (J.D., 1991). Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1988. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Business; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Timothy R. Brown
Vincent L. Slagel (Associate) born Hillsboro, Illinois, March 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Loyola University (B.B.A., 1969); Tulane University (M.B.A., 1972); Loyola University (J.D., 1981). Certified Public Accountant, 1973. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; New Orleans Estate Planning Council; Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; International Tax Law; Tax Controversies.Email: Vincent L. Slagel
Anita Goklaney (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey, December 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 1997); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, with Distinction, 1999). Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee. Treasurer, IndusBar of Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia; IndusBar of Georgia (Treasurer, 2003; Vice President, 2004-2005; President, 2006); Multi-Bar Leadership Council (Member, 2003; Chairperson, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Planning; Corporate Transactions.Email: Anita Goklaney
Jeffrey H. Kess (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, June 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., magna cum laude, with distinction, 1978); Emory University (J.D., 1981). Alpha Lambda Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1985. President, North Atlanta Tax Council, 2000. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Southeast Region IRS/Bar Liaison Committee); Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Federal Tax Controversies; State Tax Controversies.Email: Jeffrey H. Kess
Lance G. Einstein (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2007, Georgia; 2008, Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Accountancy, 2002); University of Miami (J.D., 2006; LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Member: Atlanta (Member, Tax Section) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Tax Section); North Atlanta Tax Council; Tax Law Society. Practice Areas: Tax Controversy(50%); Estate Planning(30%); Business Law(20%).Email: Lance G. Einstein
Wayne Keith Wilkes, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2001); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2004); University of Florida Levin College of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Graduate Tax Scholar. Managing editor, Stetson Law Review, 2003-2004. Editor, Florida Tax Review. Member: South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Taxation(75%); Estate Planning(25%).
OF COUNSEL
William K. Norman (Of Counsel) (Admitted in California; Not admitted in Georgia)(Also Member, Ord & Norman, Los Angeles, California).