Levun, Goodman & Cohen, LLP

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Law Firm in Northbrook, Illinois
Comprised of Professional Corporations
Address
500 Skokie Boulevard
Suite 650
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Cook Co.)
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Phone: 847-509-7700  
Fax: 847-509-7709
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Levun, Goodman & Cohen, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Business and Tax Practice including Federal and State Taxation, Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, and Commercial Litigation.
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Other Office Locations of Levun, Goodman & Cohen, LLP
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Lawrence S. Goodman, Ltd. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1964); University of Illinois (J.D., 1967). Member: Chicago (Member, Federal Taxation Committee, 1968—; Chair, Estate and Gift Tax Division, 1981-1982; Member, Executive Council, 1979-1982; Member, 1970— and Chair, 1976-1977, Employee Benefits Committee), Illinois State (Member: Corporate Law Department Section Council, 1968-1970; Employee Benefits Section Council, 1981-1983; Federal Taxation Section Council 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Business Planning; Wealth Preservation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Lawrence S. Goodman, Ltd.
Charles R. Levun, Ltd. (Member) born Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1966); University of Chicago (J.D., 1970). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1966. Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Taxation, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1985—. Consultant to the CCH Incorporated Partnership Tax Planning and Practice Guide, 1986—. Author of the Guide's Monthly Partner's Perspective Column, 1988—. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pass-through Entities, 1998—. Creator and Chair, Faculty for the nationwide annual Partnership, LLC & S Corporation Tax Planning Forum, 1987— and the nationwide annual "Fundamentals of Flow-Through" Partnership, LLC & S Corporation Seminar, 1996—. Member: Chicago (Member, 1971— and Chair, 1993-1994, Committee on Federal Taxation; Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1983, 1989-2004), Illinois State (Member, 1979—, Chair, 1984-1985, Federal Taxation Section Council) and American (Member, 1979—, Chair, 1998-2000, Committee on Partnerships and LLCs, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Estate Planning; Wealth Preservation. Email: Charles R. Levun, Ltd.
Michael J. Cohen, Ltd. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (B.S., 1975); DePaul University (M.B.A., 1981); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1981; LL.M. in Taxation, 1984). Notes and Comments Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1980-1981. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois. Co-Creator and Faculty Member for the nationwide annual Partnership, LLC & S Corporation Tax Planning Forum, 1987—, and for the nationwide annual "Fundamentals of Flow-Through" Partnership, LLC & S Corporation Seminar, 1996—. Co-Author: Monthly Partner's Perspective Column to the CCH Incorporated Partnership Tax Planning and Practice Guide, 1988—. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Passthrough Entities, 1998—. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Wealth Preservation; Estate Planning. Email: Michael J. Cohen, Ltd.
Gary B. Shulman, Ltd. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago-Circle (B.A., with honors, 1976); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Gary B. Shulman, Ltd.
Jeffery S. Taylor, Ltd. (Member) born Nashville, Indiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1978); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1981); IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law (L.L.M., in Taxation, 1991). Author: "The Charitable Remainder Trust: A Unique Planning Technique," Taxes Magazine, February, 1991. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Partnership Law; Corporate Law. Email: Jeffery S. Taylor, Ltd.
Lee A. Arbus, Ltd. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1975); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1978); John Marshall Law School (L.L.M., in Taxation, 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1979. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Corporate Law; Federal Income Taxation; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Lee A. Arbus, Ltd.
Robert D. Gorman, Ltd. (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, August 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan; 2002, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); DePaul University (J.D., 1987). Author, "Hospital Liability and AIDS Treatments: the Need for a National Standard of Care," 20 University of California at Davis Law Review, 441, (1987), reprinted in the Personal Injury Review - 1988, 226 (1988). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan . Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Closely Held Business Law; Technology Law; Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Transactions. Email: Robert D. Gorman, Ltd.
ASSOCIATES
Susan J. Berkun (Associate)
Susan H. Booker (Associate)
Angela E. Hart (Associate)
AnneElise P. Johnson (Associate)
Vasili D. Russis (Associate)
OF COUNSEL
Charles L. Mervis (Of Counsel)
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Chicago, Illinois Office: One North LaSalle Street, Suite 1920. Telephone: 312-263-4661.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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