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ELGA A. GOODMAN is the principal of EA Goodman Law LLC, where she concentrates her practice on business and personal taxation issues, including domestic and international estate planning, the administration of trusts and estates, and closely-held business planning. Ms. Goodman advises clients on estate planning techniques aimed at ensuring that assets pass to the intended beneficiaries, while minimizing the state and federal tax burdens. She has established charitable trusts and foundations, planned and implemented gifting programs, and has drafted wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and pre-nuptial agreements. Ms. Goodman also counsels clients about planning for incapacity, and assists clients with planning for possible long-term care needs. She is involved in many aspects of trust and estate administration, as well as probate litigation. Additionally, Ms. Goodman counsels closely-held corporations, including high-tech companies and other businesses on a variety of issues including tax strategies, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, structuring of joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other strategic alliances. She earned her B.A. degree from Drew University, her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Seton Hall University, and her LL.M. degree from the New York University School of Law. Ms. Goodman is a member of the New Jersey State and American bar associations. GEORGE P. GURDAK is an independent certified public accountant in West New York, New Jersey. He advises clients on how to improve operating efficiency and formulating and implementing a wide range of financial and business strategies. Mr. Gurdak also advises not-for-profit educational and fund raising organizations. He is a member of the Board of Regents at St. Peters College in Jersey City, and also serves on the audit committee for St. Peters College and St. Peters Preparatory School in Jersey City. He is a member of the AICPA, NJSCPA and the IIA. Mr. Gurdak earned his B.A. degree from St. Peters College in Jersey City. KEVIN F. MURPHY is a member of the Roseland law firm of Lum, Drasco & Positan, LLC, where his main areas of practice are taxation, limited liability companies, estate planning, trusts and estates, ERISA, employee benefits and nonprofit organizations law. Mr. Murphy is also a certified public accountant. He has lectured to various professional groups on tax topics, and he is an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in the M.S. tax program. Mr. Murphy earned his B.B.A degree from the University of Notre Dame and J.D. degree from Seton Hall University. He is a member of the New Jersey State (member, Taxation, Employee Benefits, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections) and American (member, Taxation and Employee Benefits sections) bar associations and the Northern New Jersey Estate Planning Council.
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