Schimmel, Joseph Barry

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Estate and Gift Taxation 40%
• Tax Controversies 10%
• Income Tax 25%
• Trusts and Estates 20%
• Commercial Law 5%

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Tax, Trusts

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1993
• New York, 1994
• U.S. Tax Court, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2004

Certification/Specialties

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dade County Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Taxation Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, 2002 - 2004 (Chair, Law Student Tax Challenge)
• American Bar Association (Member, Low-Income Taxpayers Committee)
• American Bar Association, 2005 - 2007 (Vice Chair, Low-Income Taxpayers Committee)
• American Bar Association, 2005 - 2009 (Vice Chair, Membership and Marketing Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member, Pro Bono Committee)
• The Florida Bar, Tax Section (Member)
• The Florida Bar, Tax Section, 1996 - Present (Executive Council)
• The Florida Bar, 2002 - 2005 (Member, Tax Law Certification Committee)
• Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 2003 - 2004 (Co-Chair, Tax Seminars Committee)
• Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 2004 - Present (Chair, Legal Advisory Committee)
• Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation (Member, Professional Advisory Committee)

Honors and Awards

• ABA Tax Section Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award
• John S. Nolan Tax Law Fellow, American Bar Association, 2004 - 2005
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation

Classes and Seminars

• Alternate Valuation Date Regulations, ABA Tax Section, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, 2009
• Effective Screening of Pro Bono Clients, ABA Tax Section, Pro Bono Committee, 2007
• 2010 Tax Relief Act - Individual and Business Income Tax Relief Provisions, ABA Tax Section, Tax Practice Management Committee, 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Panel, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., 2000 - Present

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1994
  LL.M.
• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1993
  J.D. with Honors
  Law Review: Florida State University Law Review, Executive Editor, 1992 - 1993
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990
  B.E.E.
  Major: Electrical Engineering

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Epsilon Pi

Published Works

• Co-Author, "Comparative Analysis" of Limited Liability Companies in Florida, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 2004

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

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Websites

http://www.miamitaxlaw.com