Greenberg Traurig

629 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation and Controversy - Tax Tax Law Trusts and Estates

Biography

Martin L. Lepelstat focuses his practice on tax and trusts and estate planning. He represents individuals, businesses, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and special types of entities in connection with strategic planning, structuring and defense of tax transactions.

Martin frequently represents clients at both the federal and state levels in tax related matters, including tax audits and appeals. As a skilled practitioner in the tax controversy area, he has dealt with IRS and state examination teams in various audits and cases.

Martin advises clients on a wide range of personal wealth and business planning issues, regularly guiding clients in tax and estate planning, probate and trust matters, and business structuring. He counsels clients on income tax matters, as well as estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfers. He also assists business owners to effectively pass their ownership interests from one generation to the next.

Greenberg Traurig

629 Best Lawyers awards

Greenberg Traurig logo

Overview

  • New York University, graduated 1976
  • Cornell University, graduated 1971

  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association

  • Middlesex Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - member
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Middlesex Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - member
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow
  • New York University, graduated 1976
  • Cornell University, graduated 1971

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Newark (2022)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Newark (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Corporate
  • Fiduciary Tax
  • Income Tax
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnership
  • Subchapter S Corporations
  • Tax Disputes
  • Tax Planning
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
  • Who’s Who in American Law
  • Who’s Who in America
  • Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition, Estate Planning and Probate, 2008-2013
  • Lexology’s Client Choice Award USA & Canada, United States: New Jersey, 2013

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Tax Court

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