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| | Address | | 26 Columbia Turnpike | | Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-2246 | | (Morris Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 973-822-0220 | | Telecopier: 973-822-1188 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Witman Stadtmauer, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Tax and Business Planning, ERISA, Estate Planning and Administration, Federal and State Tax Practice, Employee Benefits, State and Federal Tax Controversy, Corporate and Partnership Law, Commercial and ERISA Litigation. | | Year Established: 1990 | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
ADCO Electrical Corp.; Allied Building Products Corp.; Automatic Data Processing; City of Newark Pension Board; Curtis Instruments, Inc.; Dancker Sellew & Douglas; DeCamp Bus Lines; Essex Valley Healthcare; The Kushner Companies; Mayer/Berkshire Corporation; Monday Properties; Muss Development Company; Myron Manufacturing Corporation; New Jersey Transit; Silverstein Properties; Valley Health Systems; Lord & Taylor; Monday Properties; Flow Formal Alliance; William E. Simon & Sons. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Leonard J. Witman (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1972); New York Law School (J.D., 1975). Adjunct Professor of Law: Seton Hall University, 1990—; Rutgers University Graduate Business Program, 1998—; Fairleigh Dickinson Masters in Taxation Program, 2004—. Author: A Retirement Planning Technique Book, The Kugler Company, LLC; "Top Heavy Plans," A.I.C.P.A.; "Utilize Your IRA to Benefit You and Your Favorite Charity", ASPPA Journal; "The ERA of the Qualified Top-Heavy Plan; Overview and Planning Techniques," Prentice-Hall; "Professional Corporations: Are They Still Viable?" New Jersey Lawyer; "Post-Tax Amnesty," New Jersey Lawyer. Co-Author: "Trusts as Beneficiaries May Prolong IRA Distribution and Save Taxes," Journal of Taxation. Tax Law Pension Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, 1975-1977. Member: Morris County, Essex County, New Jersey State (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1987-1988; Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1981-1983), New York State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Estate Planning; Tax and Business Planning. Email: Leonard J. Witman | | Gary D. Stadtmauer (Member) born Bronx, New York, March 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1978); Capital University (J.D., 1981). Member of Staff, 1979-1980 and Articles Editor, 1980-1981, Capital Law Review. Adjunct Professor: Fairleigh Dickinson Masters in Taxation Program, 2004—. Author: "The Era of the Qualified Top-Heavy Plan; Overview and Planning Techniques," Prentice-Hall, May, 1985. Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits Law; Taxation Law. Email: Gary D. Stadtmauer | | Barbara S. Murray (Member) born Denville, New Jersey, April 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Caldwell College (B.S., 1982); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1985). Co-author: "Professional Corporations: Are They Still Viable?" New Jersey Lawyer, May, 1986; Law Office and Economics Management, 1987. Past President, WEB, Inc., New Jersey Chapter, 1996-1998. Member: Morris County, New Jersey State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Barbara S. Murray | | Stephen M. Charme (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, June 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. Author: "Age Discrimination in Employment: Available Federal Relief," 11 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 281-342, 1975. Member: New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Estate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Charme | | Lewis Cohn (Member) born Passaic, New Jersey, June 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1979, District of Columbia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Hobart College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Virginia (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Pi Gamma Mu. Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law, University of Virginia. Contributing Editor, New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook, 2d ed., 1990 (New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education). Law Secretary to Hon. Morris Pashman, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1975-1976. Author: "Demilitarization as an Instrument for Middle East Peace," 14 Va.J.Int'l.L. 267 (1974); "Justice Pashman as Federalist: The New Jersey Constitution Unbound," 35 Rutgers L.Rev. 213 (1983). Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993-1998. Adjunct Faculty Member, Rutgers University School of Law, 1983-1985. Member, 1988-1990, Vice-Chair, 1990-1991 and Chair, 1991-1992, Essex County District V-A Ethics Committee. Appointed Standing Master, Trustee by Office of Attorney Ethics. Member: Zoning Board of Adjustment, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1979-1983; Board of Education, North Caldwell, New Jersey, 1996-2000. Arbitrator, Commercial Litigation, Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Essex County, Morris County and Passaic County. Member: Essex County (Recipient, Special Merit Award, 2004), New Jersey State (Chairman, Appellate Practices Study Committee, 1989-1990) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Mesalic v. Fiberfloat Corp., 708 F. Supp. 641 (D.N.J., 1989); Matter of Polk, 90 N.J. 550, 449 A.2d 7 (1982); Matter of Downer, 144 N.J. 1, 675 A.2d 604 (1996) [standing master]; Aronson v. Aronson, 245 N.J. Super. 354, 585 A.2d 956 (App. Div. 1991); State v. Forbes, 153 N.J. Super. 336, 379 A.2d 529 (Law Div. 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability; Commercial Transactions. Email: Lewis Cohn | | —————————— | | Catherine Romania (Associate) born Paterson, New Jersey, March 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bucknell University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); St. John's University of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Lecturer, Estate Planning for Special Situations, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004. Member: New Jersey State (Member, Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections), New York State and American (Member, Taxation, Business Law and Real Property, Trust and Estate Sections) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey; New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Contracts; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Corporate Law; Family, Civil and Probate Mediation. Email: Catherine Romania | | Tara S. Sinha (Associate) born Princeton, New Jersey, October 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers College (B.S., 1997); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (J.D., 2002). Senior Articles Editor, Women's Rights Law Reporter, 2001-2002. Law Clerk, Hon. Walter R. Barisonek, J.S.C., Union County, 2002-2003. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Probate Litigation. Email: Tara S. Sinha | | Julie D. Rosen (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.S., 1998); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Planning; Elder Law. Email: Julie D. Rosen | | Elaine M. Cohen (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, March 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1997, Florida. Education: George Mason University (B.A., with distinction, 1994); Seton Hall University of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk to the Honorable Leonard N. Arnold, P.J., Somerset County Superior Court. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Elaine M. Cohen | | Christopher DeFilippis (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, October 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and New Jersey; 2007, Florida. Education: Siena College (B.S., 2001); Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Guardianship. Email: Christopher DeFilippis |
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