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Marc R.
Berman

Member

Office 201.525.6270
Email mberman@coleschotz.com
Tracy Campbell |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5016
tcampbell@coleschotz.com
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As co-chair of the Tax, Trust & Estates Department, Marc R. Berman’s practice spans across all areas of federal and state taxation.

 

Experience

Marc has extensive experience in estate planning and administration, the implementation of qualified retirement plans, partnership taxation and corporate taxation. He has also served as tax counsel in litigation involving estates and trusts.

Networks & affiliations

Marc lectures frequently in the areas of estate and pension planning for the New Jersey Bar Association and civic groups.

Honors & Awards

Recognized for his top-tier legal counsel, professionalism and focus on client care, Marc has been regularly selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, New Jersey Super Lawyers and the “Five Star Wealth Managers” list published by New Jersey Monthly. This year, Marc was included on Bergen Magazine’s “2022 Bergen County Top Lawyers List” and has previously been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Hackensack litigation – trusts and estates by Best Lawyers . No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Tax, Trusts & Estates 
  • Estate and Income Tax Planning
  • Estate and Trust Administration
  • Business Succession Planning 
  • Trusts & Estates Litigation, Guardianships and Fiduciary Counseling
  • Litigation
  • Trusts & Estates Litigation, Guardianships and Fiduciary Counseling

Education

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

Bar & Court Admissions

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

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers
"Marc has been both my personal estate planning attorney, a confidant, and someone who I turn to for professional advice and help when it comes to my estate planning clients. I have referred countless clients to Marc, who consistently rave about his pragmatism, his efficiency, his responsiveness, and ease of working with. I never hesitate to refer a client to Marc and Cole Schotz."
Corey Schneider Sentinel Solutions
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    May 8, 2019
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    Attys Urge Caution For Online Estate Planning Tools

    August 1, 2022 | Law360
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Bergen Magazine Recognizes 13 Attorneys on 2022 Bergen County Top Lawyers List

    November 1, 2022
  2. 02

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 41 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2023 List

    August 18, 2022
  3. 03

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 33 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2022 List

    August 16, 2021
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