Michael Salad is a Partner at Cooper Levenson and a member of the firm’s Business, Tax, and Estate Planning practice groups. He focuses on business transactions, tax matters, estate and asset planning, probate administration, elder law, special needs planning, and real estate. Michael holds an LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law, reflecting his advanced study in these areas.
Michael regularly advises clients across Florida and the Northeast, assisting those seeking to manage residency matters and implement effective tax and estate strategies. He is a frequent presenter to professional audiences, including the New Jersey Society of CPAs and Opportunity Village in Las Vegas, NV, discussing estate planning, tax considerations, and elder law.
Michael began his career at Cooper Levenson as a summer clerk and previously worked at the United States Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division of the District of Maryland, and Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa. Within the firm, he focuses on estate planning, probate administration, asset protection, and special needs planning, helping clients preserve and plan for their wealth with care and precision.
Outside of the office, Michael is a devoted sports enthusiast. A former nationally ranked squash player and avid golfer, he brings the same discipline and focus to his practice that he applied to athletics.
Practice Highlights:
Transactions of note include:
PCI Gaming Authority D/B/A Windcreek Hospitality, an authority of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians $1.3 billion acquisition of Sands Bethlehem in 2019.
Linode LLC in its sale to Akamai Technologies Inc. for approximately $900 million in 2022.
Awards and Recognitions
•Recipient of the 2012 International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) Shannon Bybee Scholarship for his article titled, “Royally Flushed: The Legislative Fight to Legalize Internet Gambling.”
•New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2016-present)
•AC Weekly and Atlantic City Jaycees “Top 40 under 40” in 2019.
Community
•Past Member, Board of Directors/Trustees - Cancer Support Community at Gilda’s Club
•Supporter - Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation
•Board Member - ARRE Foundation
Articles
•The Crypto Estate
•Conservatorship, Guardianship, and Britney Spears
•Alternate Names for Business Entities
•Changing Residency from New Jersey to Florida
•The Mechanics of an ABLE Account
•Establishing an ABLE Account in Florida
•State and Local Tax Cap Circumvention
•Financial Planners Beware
•An Overview of Health Savings Accounts
•Is it time to litigate? Florida Standards for Contesting a Testator’s Capacity
•Preserving Social Security Benefits against Creditor Claims
•Lessons in the Wake of Kobe Bryant’s Death
•Using a Lady Bird Deed to Maintain Florida Residency Exemptions
•Have you thought about how “Green” your burial will be?
•Florida Health Care Surrogate and Do Not Resuscitate
•Do Not Resuscitate?
•Coronavirus, Contracts, and Force Majeure
•Relief for Independent Contractors and the Self-Employed
•Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
•Asset Protection: As Important as Hand Washing during Turbulent Times
•The Coronavirus Reaction to Taxes
•New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Act Update
•New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
•ATTENTION RETAILERS: NEW PRIVACY LAWS ENACTED IN NEW JERSEY
•Charitable Giving: Donor-Advised Funds
•Changing Residency from New Jersey to Florida
•Digital Assets in Estate Planning 2016 Florida Update
•Tax Alert: New Tax Alert: New Jersey Tax Court Clarifies Disposed Interest in Irrevocable Trusts
•New Jersey Assembly Proposes Tax on Short-Term Rentals
•Gifting Before Year-End
•Death with Dignity Bill Gaining Momentum in New Jersey
•The 2015 U.S. Measles Outbreak as a Case Study for Cybersecurity in Enterprise Risk Management
•Developing a Cyber Risk Management Policy
