Education
  • Boston University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1981
  • Vermont Law School, J.D., 1980
  • University of Vermont, B.S., 1977
Bar & Court Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1982
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1982
  • Massachusetts, 1980
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1982
TEL: 201-525-6260
FAX: 201-678-6260
sweiner@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Dawn Zanetti
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5110
dzanetti@coleschotz.com

Samuel Weiner is Co-Managing Shareholder of Cole Schotz.  His practice encompasses all phases of tax and estate planning.

Mr. Weiner is a frequent lecturer and author on tax matters, including corporate, income and estate taxation. He has recently co-authored his second book, entitled, Starting a Limited Liability Company.

Mr. Weiner is a frequent lecturer to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey State Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey and various accounting, insurance, banking and business groups. He recently appeared on CNN's Money Watch.

Noteworthy

Mr. Weiner has been awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals.  He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the prestigious 2007 Best Lawyers in America in Trusts and Estates Law and as a New Jersey Super Lawyer in Estate Planning/Trusts. Mr. Weiner was chosen among the Top 100 Attorneys Serving Affluent Clients by Worth magazine, in 2006 and 2007.

News

Publications

Starting a Limited Liability Company

Structuring the Close Corporation?, New Jersey Lawyer

Even After Tax Changes, S May Still Be Best, New Jersey Law Journal

It's Time to Revisit the S Election, Research Institute of America

Estate Planning: How to Use Present Value Techniques to Your Clients' Advantage, New Jersey Lawyer

Family Limited Partnerships Can Leverage the Annual Exclusion and Unified Credit, Journal of Taxation

IRS Provides Limited Liability Company Guidance, New Jersey Law Journal

Limited Liability Companies Provide Substantial Benefits for Estate Planning, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section Newsletter of the New Jersey State Bar Association

Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Institute of Continuing Legal Education

S Corporations, Skills and Methods, New Jersey Practice, West Publishing Company

Putting Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts to Work, New Jersey Law Journal

Use of Retirement Assets in Estate Planning, New Jersey Lawyer

Establishing Residency in Florida for Tax Purposes, New Jersey Law Journal

Professional Activities

  • Tomorrow's Children Fund, Board of Trustees
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
 
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