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Michael J.
Kearney

Member

Office 201.525.6347
Email mkearney@coleschotz.com
Carolyn A. Amores |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. x5077
camores@coleschotz.com
Carolyn A. Amores |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. x5077
camores@coleschotz.com
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Michael J. Kearney is a member in the firm’s Tax, Trusts & Estates Department.

 

Experience

Mike represents individuals, families and closely held businesses in all aspects of tax and estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Part of the firm since 2012, Mike has represented clients ranging from young couples with minor children needing appropriate wills, to high net worth individuals and families needing sophisticated estate planning to minimize estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes for multiple generations. Mike’s representation of closely held businesses includes the preparation of stockholders agreements, business succession plans and buy-sell agreements and counseling on other business related issues.

Areas of Practice

Tax, Trusts & Estates 

Estate and Income Tax Planning Business Succession Planning  Estate and Trust Administration Tax Controversies

Education

Villanova University, LL.M. in Taxation
Widener University Delaware Law School, J.D.
Stonehill College, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

Florida
New York
New Jersey

Honors & Awards

Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers

Client Perspective

"Recently Michael Kearney created a living trust for me that is so incredibly brilliant my son's assets will be protected for years to come. I was so grateful that I had someone to turn to."
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Blogs

  1. 01

    Considerations in Estate Planning for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other Crypto-Currencies

    April 26, 2018
  2. 02

    School Segregation of Special Needs Students

    July 3, 2014
News + Insights

NEWS + PUBLICATIONS

  1. 01

    Executive Moves: LionO360, Beyond, Commvault and more

    March 23, 2021 | ROI-NJ.com
  2. 02

    Wake Up Call: Biden DHS Pick Discloses Corporate Clients

    January 8, 2021 | Bloomberg Law
  3. 03

    NJ Tax Talk: Exemptions And Earned Income Tax Credit

    January 3, 2020 | Law360
  4. 04

    NJ Tax Talk: Exemptions And Earned Income Tax Credit

    January 3, 2020 | Law360
  5. 05

    4 Key Steps for Estate Planning With Cryptocurrencies

    October 22, 2018 | ThinkAdvisor
  6. 06

    Unique Considerations In Cryptocurrency Succession Planning

    June 8, 2018 | Law360
  7. 07

    Resolving Trust Administration Issues Outside of Court

    April 30, 2018 | NJLJ
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 69 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2025 Lists

    August 15, 2024 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  2. 02

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 73 Cole Schotz Attorneys Across Award Categories on 2024 Lists

    August 17, 2023 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  3. 03

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 18 Cole Schotz Attorneys in ‘Ones to Watch’ List

    August 18, 2022
  4. 04

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 17 Cole Schotz Attorneys in ‘Ones to Watch’ List

    August 16, 2021
  5. 05

    Cole Schotz Announces Five New Members 2021

    January 1, 2021
  6. 06

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 16 Cole Schotz Attorneys in Inaugural ‘Ones to Watch’ List

    August 21, 2020
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