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Martin L. Lepelstat is a partner of the firm, where he is co-chair of its Tax, Trusts & Estates Department.Since joining the firm in 1978, Mr. Lepelstat has represented partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, individuals and special types of entities in connection with the planning, structuring and defense of tax transactions, and he has handled all types of audits and has appeared at appellate conferences, at both the federal and state levels. He has participated in matters arising in the U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Lepelstat also has a practice concentration in estate planning for individuals and their businesses, including the administration of their estates. In 1968, Mr. Lepelstat received a Bachelors of Business Administration from the City College of New York. He then was simultaneously enrolled at Cornell Law School and the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business where he was awarded his Juris Doctorate and his Master of Business Administration, respectively. He began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal and Manges in New York City. During that time, he also earned an L.L.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law. Mr. Lepelstat is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He has served as chair of both the Taxation and Probate Committees of the Middlesex County Bar Association. He has also been appointed to several committees of the New Jersey State and Middlesex County Bar Associations and has served as a trustee of the Middlesex County Bar Association. He has also lectured before various bar groups and committees, including the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He has been published in several national and local tax publications. Mr. Lepelstat has also been elected to Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law. Mr. Lepelstat is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Florida. | 