Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Baron was admitted to the practice of law in New Jersey in 1980 and holds both a Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and a Master of Laws degree (Taxation) from New York University Law School.

Mr. Baron, with almost thirty years of experience, works primarily in the areas of trusts and estates, as well as commercial and transactional matters. He is experienced in the preparation of wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney. Mr. Baron counsels clients in the estate and gift tax laws pertaining to the transfer of assets, including gifts, sales, charitable giving and other dispositions, with the goal of maximizing available tax opportunities. Mr. Baron has worked with the firm's litigation department in the handling of estate and trust litigation matters.

Mr. Baron's practice in business and transactional matters, includes formation of business entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and limited partnerships; business acquisitions and dispositions; commercial and residential real estate transactions; leases; asset based lending and the licensing of intellectual property.

Areas of Practice

• Estate and Trust Planning and Administration
• Preparation of Wills, Trusts, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Probate
• Estate and Trust Litigation
• Business Succession Planning
• Business Formation: Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
• Commercial Transactions
• Business Acquisitions and Dispositions
• Commercial Real Estate, including: Purchases and Sales; Financing; Leases
• Residential Real Estate
• Lending and Secured Transactions; Asset Based Loans; Commercial Leasing
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporate Governance
• Licensing of Intellectual Property

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1980
• U.S. Tax Court, 1983

Past Employment Positions

• Superior Court of NJ, Law Division, Hon. Harry A. Margolis, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1980
  J.D.
• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1983
  LL.M. Taxation
• Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey, 1980
  B.S. (Accounting)

Address

One Lackawanna Plaza
P.O. Box 4205
Montclair, NJ 07042-8205

Phones

(973) 509-7500

Faxes

(973) 509-0414

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.garritygraham.com