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| | Address | | 419 Park Avenue South | | New York, New York 10016-8410 | | (New York Co.) | | | |
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| Krass, Snow & Schmutter, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Probate, Estate Planning, ERISA, Pension and Profit Sharing Law. General Corporate and Tax Practice. Litigation. Tax Exempt Organizations. | | Year Established: 1972 | | Firm Size: 10 | | Stephen J. Krass (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 3, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, New York; 1965, U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1960); New York University (LL.B., 1963; LL.M. in Taxation, 1964). Author: The Pension Answer Book, Panel Publishers, 1990—. Co-author: The Pension Answer Book, Panel Publishers, 1981-1989. Contributing Author: "Pension Protection Act of 2006," CCH Estate Planning Review, November 2006; "Impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act," Taxes - The Tax Magazine, April 2006; "Minimum Distribution Requirements: Simple Ain't So Simple," New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Chapter 7, Matthew Bender, 2003; "Minimum Distribution Requirements,"; New York University 61st Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 26, Matthew Bender, 2003 and New York University 60th Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 22, Matthew Bender, 2002; "Final Required Minimum Distribution Regs - Finally!" CCH Estate Planning Review, November 2002; "The Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000," CCH Estate Planning Review, November 2000; "Pension and IRA Issues," Taxes - The Tax Magazine, January 2000; "Estate Planning for Benefits from IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans Involves Numerous Tax Issues," New York State Bar Journal, December 1999; "Everything You Want To Know About IRAs and More", New York University 57th Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 23, Matthew Bender, 1999; "Roth IRAs", CCH Estate Planning Review, November, 1998; "Distribution Tax Planning for IRAs and Qualified and Nonqualified Plan Benefits", New York University 56th Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 24, Matthew Bender, 1998; "IRAs and Retirement Planning", Taxes-The Tax Magazine, January, 1998; "The New IRA - Is it Special or is it your American Dream?, "New York University 54th Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 32, Matthew Bender, 1996; "Planning for Distributions from Qualified Plans and IRAs", AICPA, 1994; "Planning for Compensation and Employee Benefits," New York University 50th Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 14, Matthew Bender, 1992. Member: Advisory Board, CCH Financial and Estate Planning Reporter, 1984—; Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Pension Planning & Compliance, 1987—; Editorial Board, Pension Benefits, 1992-1997; Advisory Board, Tax Hotline, 1997—; Advisory Board, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 1994—; Board of Directors, Estate Planning Council of New York City, 1989-1992; President, 1999-2000. Member, Charter Fellow of The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Member: New York State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Committees on Qualified Plans and Estates and Trusts; Trusts and Estates) and American (Member: Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Committee on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations. Email: Stephen J. Krass | | Steven Schmutter (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); St. John's University (J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Contributing Author: "The Pension Answer Book," Panel Publishers, 1990—; "Get Back on Track: Stay Tax-Qualified or Lose Benefits," Journal of Accountancy, December 2005; "Simplified Employee Pensions vs. Qualified Plans," Estate Planning, March/April, 1991 Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Advisory Board, Distribution Advisor, 2001—) Pension Council of Long Island (President, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: ERISA; Pension Plans. Email: Steven Schmutter | | Lee A. Snow (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, November 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Claims. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., with highest honors, 1977); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1981; M.B.A., 1981); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Author: "The Pension Protection Act's Retirement Provisions Affecting Individuals," Estate Planning, January 2007; "Final IRA Distribution Rules Expand and Clarify Tax-Saving Opportunities," Estate Planning, August 2002; "Final IRA Distribution Regulations Offer New Planning Opportunities," Journal of Retirement Planning, November-December 2002; "2001 Act Changes to Pension and IRA Rules," CCH Financial and Estate Planning Review, January 2002; Revised IRA Distribution Regulations Offer New Planning Opportunities," CCH Federal Estate and Gift Tax Reporter, March 2001; "Use Trusts as Beneficiaries to Extend IRA Tax Deferral," Tax Strategies, February 2000. Adjunct Professor of Tax, Pace University Graduate School of Business, 1988—. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Trusts and Estates; Faculty Participant on Estate Planning for Qualified Plan Benefits and IRA's November, 2000, and Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, September 1989, October 1991, October 1993 and November 1995); Estate Planning Council of New York City (President, 2007-2008; Vice President, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Pensions. Email: Lee A. Snow | | Eric B. Lesser (Member) born New York, New York, May 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1985); Fordham University (J.D., 1988). Associate Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business, Real Property). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation. Email: Eric B. Lesser | | Walter W. Regel (Member) born Brooklyn, N.Y., September 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: Pace University (B.B.A., M.B.A., 1982); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1985). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1987. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Taxation, Pace University Lubin School of Business. Instructor, Legal, Becker CPA Review, Fall, 1988. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Trusts and Estates Law Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Walter W. Regel | | Paul C. de Freitas (Member) born Staten Island, New York, September 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1989). Member: New York State, New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate Planning. Email: Paul C. de Freitas | | —————————— | | Mariya V. Link (Associate) born Moscow, Russia, August 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1997); St. John's University (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates Law Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Taxation. Email: Mariya V. Link | | OF COUNSEL | | Alvin L. Sitomer (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, December 25, 1920; admitted to bar, 1945, New York; 1971, Florida. Education: College of the City of New York; Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1945). (Also practicing individually at 2455 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida). Email: Alvin L. Sitomer | | Richard B. Feldman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., November 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1976); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Transactions; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Discharge; Employment Litigation. | | Charles M. Newman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., May 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern districts of New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); New York University (J.D., 1973). Hays Civil Liberties Fellow. Arbitrator, Civil Court of the City of New York. Instructor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1980-1981. Member: The Association of the Bar of The City of New York (Member, Committees on: State Legislation, 1975-1978; Secretary and Editor, State Legislation Bulletin, 1976-1978; Civil Rights, 1978-1981 and 1988-1991; State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1993-1996); New York State Bar Association (Member, President's Task Force on Family Law, 1994-1997; Committee on Federal Constitution and Legislation, 1978—; Chairman, 1991-1995; Member, Section on: Commercial and Federal Litigation, 1991—; Committee on Intellectual Property, 1991-2002; Section on Family Law); and Nassau County Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Corporation Law, 1986-1988; Appellate Practice, 1986-1988; Federal Courts, 1986-1988). (Also practicing individually). Email: Charles M. Newman |
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