The Law Offices of Hugh Janow, LLC

Previous Law Firm Name

• Janow & Meyer LLC
• Hugh Janow PC

Languages

• English

Law Firm Overview

Creative Tax Planning Solutions in New York

Few things in life are unavoidable, except death and taxes. We encourage our clients to take a proactive approach when creating a plan to deal with both of these certainties. At The Law Offices of Hugh Janow, we help businesses and individuals plan for their futures and deal with disputes when they arise.

Located in Pearl River, New York, our firm represents clients throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area as well as foreign investors. We provide our clients with creative advice and solutions to complicated tax and business issues. We have earned the reputation of being one of the leading business law, tax planning, elder law, and estate planning firms in the region. Contact us to put our experience to work solving your tax and legal issues.

We are problem solvers who provide creative solutions to our clients' tax problems. With over 40 years of experience, Hugh Janow and his staff of associates will get your arguments heard before federal and state tax agencies. Even when accountants and other professionals have been unable to obtain satisfactory solutions to their clients' problems, we have.

Our firm helps clients, both young and not-so-young, create solid estate plans. We develop strategies that both minimize the tax liability assessed against your estate and meet your specific personal goals. After analyzing your situation, we present alternatives that reflect your personal wishes concerning the disposition of your estate while at the same time minimizing the Federal and State Estate tax liability that your plans may create. We also advise clients about Medicaid planning and the best way to protect their assets from the rising costs of long term health care.

At The Law Offices of Hugh Janow, we believe part of our role is to educate our clients with respect to how they can minimize tax liabilities while at the same time accomplishing their non-tax goals. We focus on providing creative answers to people's specific legal questions. To learn more, contact us to set up a consultation with an experienced lawyer. Our firm represents clients throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area. Since much of the firm's work is done by telephone and through correspondence, we have been, and continue to be able to, represent clients throughout the United States and Europe without significant additional cost.

Areas of Practice

• Tax Collection Issues 25%
• Estate Planning 25%
• Elder Law 10%
• Business Contracts 20%
• Estate Administration 20%
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Taxation Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations

Representative Cases

• Farrell v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 136 F.2d 889 (C.A. 2nd 1998)
• Manko v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 126 (T.C. 9 2006)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Litigation & Appeals, Tax Litigation, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Taxation Law, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, International Taxation, Payroll Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes