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Gary A.
Phillips

Member

Office 646.563.8931
Email gphillips@coleschotz.com
Debbie Melamed |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5013
dmelamed@coleschotz.com
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Gary A. Phillips is a member of the firm’s Tax, Trusts and Estates Department.

 

Experience

Gary counsels individuals, entrepreneurs, families and business owners in all aspects of estate planning, tax planning, corporate planning and business succession planning.

Licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York and Florida, Gary frequently counsels clients on domicile and residency issues in these states. He edited the firm’s guidebook on relocating to Florida titled “On the Road to Florida: Cole Schotz’s Practical Guide to Changing Your Residence from New Jersey or New York.”

Gary has lectured in the area of trusts and estates and business planning on topics such as general estate planning, estate administration, use of family business entities together with estate planning and buy-sell agreements.

 

Honors & Awards

He has been with the firm his entire career and has been awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the publisher of the premiere directory of legal professionals.

A frequent author of articles and blog postings on various areas of estate planning, Gary has been quoted in CCH periodicals as an expert in estate planning law.

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Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Tax, Trusts & Estates 
  • Estate and Income Tax Planning
  • Estate and Trust Administration
  • Business Succession Planning 
  • Corporate Tax & Reorganization

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
Rutgers Law School - Newark, J.D.
Washington University, B.S.B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

New York
New Jersey
Florida
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Honors & Awards

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  • Blogs
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Blogs

  1. 01

    2022/2023 Estate and Gift Tax Update

    November 15, 2022
  2. 02

    2022 Changes to Estate and Gift Tax Exclusions

    December 29, 2021
  3. 03

    COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Need For Revocable Lifetime Trusts

    March 31, 2020
  4. 04

    Treasury Extends BOTH Deadline to Pay Income Taxes and Deadline to File Income Taxes by 90 Days

    March 20, 2020
  5. 05

    Treasury Extends Deadline to Pay Income Taxes by 90 Days

    March 19, 2020
  6. 06

    New SECURE Act Will Impact Individual’s Retirement Accounts

    December 23, 2019
  7. 07

    2020 Estate and Gift Tax Update

    November 14, 2019
  8. 08

    Supreme Court Unanimously Rules that States Cannot Tax Trusts Based Solely on Location of Beneficiaries

    June 26, 2019
  9. 09

    Gifting Opportunity Available to New Yorkers

    January 16, 2019
  10. 10

    2019 Estate and Gift Tax Update

    November 19, 2018
News + Insights

Firm News

  1. 01

    Glue Maker Sanctioned $60K After Atty Submitted Fake Docs

    May 4, 2020 | Law360
  2. 02

    New Jersey Firm Latest Sued by Houston Litigation Funder Over Unpaid Loans

    November 20, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
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Webinars + Events

  1. 01

    Federal Taxation Interest Group Meeting and Technical Session

    August 9, 2022
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 41 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2023 List

    August 18, 2022
  2. 02

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 33 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2022 List

    August 16, 2021
  3. 03

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 36 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2021 List

    August 24, 2020
  4. 04

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 29 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2020 List

    August 15, 2019
  5. 05

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 31 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2019 List

    August 15, 2018
  6. 06

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 31 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2019 List

    August 15, 2018
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