Michael L. Eckstein


	Michael L. Eckstein Member Email: mle@eck-law.com Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Closely Held Business Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Professional Sports Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Admitted: 1979, Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Law School: Tulane University, J.D., 1979; Georgetown University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1980 College: University of Kentucky, B.G.S., 1976 Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation and Business Law; Intellectual Property), American (Member: Committee on Depreciation and Investment Tax Credit, 1982-; Committee Capital Recovery and Leasing; Sections of: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Intellectual Property Law; Forum Committee for the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1980-); Sports Lawyers Association; New Orleans Estate Planning Council. Biography: Author: "Treatment by an Owner of a Deferred Bonus Contained within a Professional Player Contract," Tax Ideas, Prentice-Hall, 1979; "Subchapter S Corporations-Are You Entitled to the Flow-Through Tax Attributes?" Louisiana Bar Journal, June, 1985; "Investment Credit and At-Risk Rules for S Corporations," S Corporations Tax Choices for Business Planning, Prentice-Hall, October 1985; "How A Sports Franchise Owner Treats a Deferred Bonus to a Player-Revised," The Sports Lawyer, 1992. Certified Agent: National Football League Players Association; National Basketball Players Association. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 1954 ISLN: 907665654

Mr. Eckstein has significant experience in the representation of professional athletes, high tech/venture capital concerns and communication businesses.