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Education
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1985
  • University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., with honors, 1979; Member, Law Review
  • Queens College, B.A., 1975
Bar & Court Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985
  • New York, 1980
  • Wisconsin, 1979
TEL: 201-525-6340
FAX: 201-678-6340
sleipzig@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Tracy Campbell
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5016
tcampbell@coleschotz.com

Steven Leipzig's practice encompasses all phases of tax and estate planning and corporate matters. Before entering private practice, Mr. Leipzig served as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York.

Mr. Leipzig is a frequent lecturer and author in the tax and estate planning areas. He lectures to many professional and business groups, including the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council and the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey.

Noteworthy

Mr. Leipzig 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 Best Lawyers in America® in Trusts and Estates Law and New Jersey Super Lawyers® in Estate Planning & Probate.

News

Publications

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

IRA Distribution Rules Streamlined, New Jersey Lawyer

Speaking Engagements

  • Planned Giving Seminar, Children's Aid and Family Services, February 9, 2011
  • The Power of Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts for Income and Estate Tax Savings, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education 63rd Semi-Annual Tax & Estate Planning Forum, June 9, 2010
  • Flexible Strategies for a Changing Estate Tax Environment, New England Financial of North Jersey, June 23, 2009

Professional Activities

  • Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council
  • Children's Aid and Family Services, Planned Giving Advisory Board