Express Tax Updates (E2001259)

Kenneth R. Cohen is a member of the law firm of Davidson, Sochor, Ragsdale & Cohen, LLC. His practice includes business law, estate planning and administration, asset protection and resolving federal and state tax controversies and tax collection matters.

Mr. Cohen also practices in federal and state courts where he has successfully litigated sales tax, income tax and estate tax matters. Mr. Cohen has been appointed by the Court on numerous occasions to serve as legal representative in guardianship matters. He is a member of the New Jersey Bar, the Federal Bar and is authorized to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is listed in “Who’s Who of American Attorneys” and is recognized as a “Best Tax Lawyer” by US News and World Report.

Mr. Cohen also serves as an adjunct professor in the Fairleigh Dickinson University Graduate School tax program.

Clients appreciate Mr. Cohen’s practical experience and sound business and tax advice. He is a deal-maker who finds practical ways to structure transactions, from sophisticated leases to mergers and acquisitions, licensing agreements, and employment compensation arrangements. Clients know that their legal matters will be handled with a high level of care and expertise, with a view to minimize potential tax liability.

Mr. Cohen has been active in the Tax Section of the New Jersey State Bar Society. He served as Chairman of the Estate Tax Section and also as Chairman of the Income Tax Section. He was a member of the Special Task Force on Partnership Taxation to ensure that the New Jersey partnership statute was in compliance with Internal Revenue Regulations.

Mr. Cohen has lectured extensively to accountants and to attorneys regarding business and income tax issues. He serves as chairman of the seminar sponsored by the NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education on Asset Protection. Mr. Cohen has taught Estate Taxation for the Morris Community Adult School. He served as a panelist for numerous tax seminars sponsored by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the National Business Institute and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Cohen graduated from Rutgers College with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He received his law degree from Rutgers Law School and has a masters degree in taxation from New York University Law School.

Parag is a tax attorney with the Patel Law Offices in Iselin. His practice concentration is in tax, business transactions and estate planning. He is a board certified estate planning law specialist, a board certified elder law attorney, and a frequent speaker on legal issues affecting tax, offshore tax planning and estate planning. Parag was named a New Jersey Super Lawyer by New Jersey Magazine for tax and estate planning. He has also received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System, which is the highest professional rating possible among lawyers. He is the 2011/12 chairman of the Tax Law Committee of American Bar Association’s GP Solo and Small Firm Division. Parag also serves as a part-time municipal court judge for Edison Township. He is a member of the New Jersey State, New York State, Middlesex County and American Bar Associations.