Vogelsang, Stephen G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder, since 1987

Year Joined Organization: 1987

Lawyer Overview

Stephen Vogelsang is a shareholder who joined the firm in 1987.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning and Administration
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Florida Intangibles Tax Planning for Individuals and Businesses
• Tax and Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses
• Partnership Taxation Including Family Limited Partnerships
• Federal and State Tax Controversies

West Practice Categories

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Taxation Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Partnerships, Business Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1986

Certification/Specialties

• Specialist in Tax Law, Florida Bar Board of Certification

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Florida Tax Watch: Intangibles Tax Task Force, 1999
• Florida Bar Association, Tax Section
• American Bar Asociation, Tax Section
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Palm Beach Tax Institute, 1987 - 1992
• Palm Beach Fringe Benefit Council, 1990 - 1993
• Our Community, Our Children, Chairman of the Board, 1995 - 1998
• East Coast Estate Planning Council, 2000-present Planned Giving Council, 2002-present
• Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council
• American Bar Association Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section
• Florida Bar Association
• Our Community, Our Children, Chair, Board of Directors
• Arthritis Foundation, Board of Directors
• South Florida Science Museum, Board of Directors, 2009 - 2011

Honors and Awards

• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2010
• The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates, 2008 - 2011

Classes and Seminars

• "Florida Intangibles Tax: 1998 Update", FICPA Estate Planning Seminar, 1998
• "Planning to Avoid the Florida Intangibles Tax," Presenter, 1995 - 1996
• "Partnership Profit Allocations: Substantial Economic Effect Under the Section 704(b) Regulations," Presenter, 1993

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1987
  LL.M.
  Major: Taxation
• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1986
  J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• "Effective Drafting Strategies for Family Lmited Partnerships", 23 Estate Planning No. 9, 1996
• "Federal Income Taxation of Franchisors and Subfranchisors," Florida Franchise, Law and Practice, The Florida Bar Association (CLE), 1993
• "Federal Income Taxation of Franchisors and Subfranchisors," Florida Franchise, Law and Practice, The Florida Bar Association (CLE), Second Edition, 1996
• "Internal Revenue Service Eases Net Worth Requirement for Partnerships", Florida Bar Journal, April, 1989
• "Determining Whether to Exercise a Power to Adjust or Unitrust Under the New Florida Uniform Principal and Income Act", Florida Banking, June, 2003
• "Reducing Fiduciary Exposure in Managing Closely Held Business Interests", Florida Banking, March, 2003
• "The Final Tax Shelter Disclosure Rules: Reporting, Registration and List Maintenance Requirements", Florida Bar Journal, May, 2004
• Crescent-Did the Florida Supreme Court Effectively Repeal the Documentary Stamp Tax on Transfers of Real Estate

Address

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194

Phones

(561) 650-0626
(561) 655-1980

Faxes

561-655-5677

Emails

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Websites

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