Overview
Richard has over thirty-five years' experience advising clients in tax matters, estate planning and administration, and business law. His clients include closely held corporations, partnerships, funds, tax-exempt organizations and high net worth individuals. Prior to entering the practice of law, Richard practiced as a Certified Public Accountant. His extensive knowledge of tax law enables him to counsel clients with respect to complex estate planning issues as well as the formation, operation, and sale of their businesses.
Richard frequently speaks to groups of attorneys, CPAs, clients, and the public. He has lectured on a wide variety of topics including basic and advanced estate planning, choice of entity, partnership tax, S corporation taxation, like kind exchanges, tax aspects of divorce, tax aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy, IRA distributions, generation skipping tax, Connecticut estate tax, Connecticut conveyance taxes, IRS collections and offers in compromise, the net investment income tax, the Corporate Transparency Act, and other subjects.
In 2018 and again in 2020, The Best Lawyers in America© named Richard a "Lawyer of the Year" for his work in Tax Law in the Stamford area. He is recognized in the 2014-2024 editions of Best Lawyers® in the area of Tax Law, from 2018-2024 in the area of Business Organizations, and from 2020-2024 in the area of Trusts and Estates. Richard also holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating, the highest possible Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell.
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1984
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1983
State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1977
Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. Tax Court
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year", Business Organizations, Stamford, CT Metro Area, 2022, 2024
Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year", Tax Law, Stamford, CT Metro Area, 2018, 2020
Best Lawyers in America®, Tax Law, 2014-2024
Best Lawyers in America®, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 2018-2024
Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates, 2020-2024
Connecticut Super Lawyers®, Estate and Probate, 2023
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating
Moffly Media's "Top Lawyers in Fairfield County", Tax Law, 2023
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Publications
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
- Tax Section, Executive Committee, Chairman, 2009-2011
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
- Estate Planning and Probate and Tax Committees, former chairman
New York Bar Association
American Academy of Attorney CPAs
Community Involvement
United Way of Norwalk & Wilton, Past Director & Secretary
Westport Arts Center, Past Director
Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc, Past Director