I am dedicated to outstanding representation for Tax, Business, and Trusts & Estate Planning law matters. My jurisdictions include the State of California, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Tax Court.
A Certified Specialist in Taxation Law, I have extensive experience and expertise providing legal advocacy for a wide range of issues. I am committed to helping clients accomplish their goals efficiently and effectively.
I have been recognized by numerous organizations, including Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and Los Angeles times Magazine. Additionally, JMBM has been honored among the 2020 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report.
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- California
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- California Supreme Court
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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- U.S. Tax Court
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- English
- Partner, Assistant Managing Partner
- Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
- Current
- Taxation New York University School of Law
- L.L.M.
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- Georgetown University
- J.D.
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- City University of New York - Baruch College
- B.B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
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- Top Rated Lawyer in Taxation
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
- Southern California's Best Lawyers
- Los Angeles Magazine
- Southern California's Best Lawyers
- Los Angeles Times Magazine
- Recognized consecutively from 2008-2011
- Who's Who in LA Law—The Best of the Bar, The Standout Lawyer for Trusts and Estates
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of California
- Board of Legal Specialization, Taxation Law
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- Estate and Gift Tax Planning for Copyright Owners
- Los Angeles Lawyer
- Is There Incorporation After TEFRA
- Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal
- Like-Kind Exchanges of Personal Property, A Practical Tour Through Uncharted Territory
- TAXES The Tax Magazine
- Tax Planning For a Condominium or Cooperative Conversion
- The Practical Accountant
- To Bypass or Not Bypass, That is the Question: Using a Formula General Power of Appointment Clause to Address New Estate Planning Uncertainties
- California Trusts and Estates Quarterly
- Anatomy of a Life Insurance Trust – Nuts and Bolts, Jewish Foundation Breakfast Seminar
- Jewish Foundation
- The Current and Future State of Estate Taxes, 2013 IRS Valuation Summit
- IRS
- Through the Looking Glass: How Trust and Estate Attorneys Recommend a Life Insurance Professional, 2013 M-Marketing Meeting
- M Financial
- Certified Public Accountant
- Maryland
- Certified Specialist in Taxation Law
- California State Bar
