Born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Bob Schwartz’s practice is concentrated on corporate transactions and all aspects of federal and state taxation, including trusts and estates.
Bob has spoken professionally on many occasions and has regularly contributed articles to professional publications, including a review of Section 355 “spin-off” regulations, “The New Section 355 Regulations for Corporate Distributions” published by The Practical Tax Lawyer; a review of an important low-income housing financial tool, “Give the Section 42 Housing Credit the Credit It’s Due” published in the New Jersey Law Journal; and in the estate planning area, “Estate and Income Tax Planning for IRA and Qualified Plan Accounts” published by The Practical Tax Lawyer; and “IRS Approves Split-Interest Qualified Personal Residence Trust” published in Probate & Property.
Bob has served as the Chair of the New Jersey Bar Association Section on Taxation Law and as Chair of the Partnership Taxation Committee. He served on the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court. He also served on the tax committees of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. Prior to entering private law practice, Bob served nearly five years in the Corporate Reorganization Branch of the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, in Washington, D.C.
