Tumbush, Stephen R.
Murphy Desmond S.C.
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 268-5567
Fax: (608) 257-4333
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Summary
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Tumbush is a shareholder in Murphy Desmond S.C. and practices primarily
in business, real estate, taxation and business succession planning and tax
controversies. He represents clients in the acquisition and sale of businesses,
real estate transactions, corporations, limited liability companies and
partnerships and taxpayer representation before the Internal Revenue Service,
Wisconsin Department of Revenue and other agencies. He was ranked as one of the
top corporate counsel and tax law lawyers in Dane County in a poll of lawyers
published by Madison Magazine in January 2003.
Mr. Tumbush has spoken and published on a variety of topics, including a
national publication in Benefits Law Journal on Pre-funding Retiree
Health Benefits under IRC Section 401(h). Recently, Mr. Tumbush has conducted a
series of seminars for the State Bar of Wisconsin, National Business Institute
and the University of Wisconsin, Small Business Development Center on a variety
of business and tax-related subjects, including the limited liability company
law in Wisconsin, buying and selling of businesses, and choosing the appropriate
business entity for small to mid-size businesses.
Areas of Practice
- Business
- Labor & Employment Law
West Practice Categories
Mergers & Acquisitions, Contracts, Business Organizations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Trusts, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant, Taxation Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1983
- Wisconsin, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1991
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member)
- State Bar of Ohio (Former Member, Subcommittees on Employee Benefits Corporate Tax)
- State Bar of Ohio (Former Member, Subcommittee on State and Local Taxation)
Honors and Awards
- Ranked as One of the Top Corporate Counsel & Tax Law Lawyers, Dane County, Madison Magazine, 2003
Classes and Seminars
- Home Based Businesses, Small Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin Extension
- Legal Issues in Selling a Businesses, Small Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin Extension
- Tax Issues for Small Businesses, Small Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin Extension
- Sales and Use Taxes, Small Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin Extension
- Comparison of Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships, National Business Institute
- Limited Liability Companies, National Business Institute
- Selected Issues in Probate, National Business Institute
- Living Trusts, National Business Institute
- Exempt Organization and Charitable Activities in Wisconsin, National Business Institute
- Contributor and Lecturer, Federal Income Tax, Ohio CLE Institute Update, 1990
- Contributor, Federal Income Tax, Ohio CLE Institute Update, 1989
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida,
1983
LL.M. - University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio,
1982
J.D. - University of Cincinnati,
1979
B.S.
Articles
Published Works
- Drafting LLC Operating Agreements, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Pre-funding Retiree Health Benefits Under IRC Section 401(h), Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 2 No. 4, Winter, 1989/90
- Federal Income Tax (Contributor), Ohio CLE Institute Update, 1989
- Federal Income Tax (Contributor), Ohio CLE Institute Update, 1990
Office Information
Address
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Phones
(608) 268-5567
Faxes
(608) 257-4333
