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Steven D.
Leipzig

Member

Office 201.525.6340
Email sleipzig@coleschotz.com
Tracy Campbell |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5016
tcampbell@coleschotz.com
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Steven D. Leipzig is a member of the Tax, Trusts and Estates Department.

 

Experience

Steven counsels individuals and families in all phases of tax and estate planning and trust and estate administration with an emphasis on the implementation of sophisticated tax planning strategies. Steven’s practice also involves the representation of business and commercial real estate owners with respect to corporate matters, business succession and tax planning.

Networks & Affiliations

Steven is a frequent lecturer and author in the tax and estate planning areas. He lectures to many professional groups including the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, and his articles have appeared in the Journal of Taxation, the New Jersey Law Journal and the New York Law Journal.

Honors & Awards

Awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work for Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals, Steven has been selected by his peers for inclusion in 2014 and 2015 in Best Lawyers, New Jersey Super Lawyers and Top Lawyers in Bergen County.  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
  • Wealth Preservation (NINGs, DINGs, SLATs, GRATs)
  • QSBS Planning
  • Litigation
  • Trusts & Estates Litigation, Guardianships and Fiduciary Counseling

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D.
Queens College, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

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

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers
  • Blogs
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Blogs

  1. 01

    Tax Planning Opportunities in 2012

    February 29, 2012
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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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