Hoffman, Fredric

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Cohen, Chase, Hoffman & Schimmel, P.A.

9400 South Dadeland Boulevard
Suite 600

Miami, FL 33156-2841

Phone: 786-338-9986 (Local) / 866-521-5391 (Toll Free)

Fax: 305-670-6152

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Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Areas of Practice

  • Federal Estate and Gift Taxation 15%
  • Federal Income Tax 15%
  • Tax Planning 15%
  • Estate Administration 10%
  • Estate Planning 25%
  • Trust Administration 5%
  • Business Transactions 5%
  • Closely Held Business Taxation 10%

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Tax

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 1975
  • Virginia, 1973
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1974

Certification/Specialties

  • Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Community Health Purchasing Alliance for District 11, 1993 - 1997 (Member, Board of Director)
  • University of Miami Board of Trustees, 2009 - 2011 (Member)
  • University of Miami Citizens Board, 1990 - Present (Member)
  • University of Miami Citizens Board, 2009 - 2010 (President)
  • American Bar Association, Taxation Section (Member)
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
  • American Bar Association, 1974 - 1984 (Real Estate Tax Problems Committee)
  • American Bar Association, 1976 - 1978 (Subcommittee on Nominee Corporations)
  • American Bar Association, 1978 - 1984 (Sub-Committee on Current Legislation and Regulations)
  • American Bar Association, 1984 - 1986 (Committee on Continuing Legal Education)
  • The Florida Bar, Tax Section Executive Council, 1982 - 1993 (Member)

Honors and Awards

  • Order of the Coif.
  • Recipient : Legal Elite in Tax, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004 - 2007
  • South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers, 2006 - 2009
  • Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2009

Classes and Seminars

  • Lecturer, New York University Conference on Partnerships and S Corporations, 1988
  • Seminar, Real Property Tax Considerations, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1979
  • Seminar, Real Property Tax Considerations, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1981
  • Seminar, Real Property Tax Considerations, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1983
  • Eleventh and Twelfth University of Miami Institutes, Condominium and Cluster Developments, 1986 - 1987
  • Adjunct Professor, Tax and Estate Planning Program, University of Miami School of Law, 1980 - 1984

Past Employment Positions

  • Hon. Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., U.S. Tax Court, Attorney Advisor, 1973 - 1975

Education

  • George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
  • Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1970
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude

Articles

Published Works

  • Author, "Straw or Nominee Corporations", 5 Taxation for Lawyers 10, July-August, 1976
  • Co-Author, "Form of Ownership," of Real Property Tax Considerations in Florida, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, Chapter 2, 1979
  • "Investing in Real Estate: Additional Changes Made by Tax Reform Act of 1986", 61 Florida Bar Journal 39, March, 1987

Office Information

Address

9400 South Dadeland Boulevard
Suite 600
Miami, FL 33156-2841

Phones

786-338-9986 (Local)
866-521-5391 (Toll Free)

Faxes

305-670-6152

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.miamitaxlaw.com

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