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Michael J.
Kearney

Member

Office 201.525.6347
Email mkearney@coleschotz.com
Bridget A. Corbett |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5109
bcorbett@coleschotz.com
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Michael J. Kearney is an 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 focus

    Practices
  • Tax, Trusts & Estates 
  • Estate and Income Tax Planning
  • Business Succession Planning 
  • Estate and Trust Administration
  • Tax Controversies
  • Tax Residency: Snowbird Counsel

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
"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."
Maryellen Brucato Brucato Foot & Ankle Surgery
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Blogs

  1. 01

    School Segregation of Special Needs Students

    July 3, 2014
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    Executive Moves: LionO360, Beyond, Commvault and more

    March 23, 2021 | ROI-NJ.com
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    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
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

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

    August 18, 2022
  2. 02

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

    August 16, 2021
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