Marc R. Berman
Membermberman@coleschotz.com New Jersey OfficeCourt Plaza North, 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
T: 201-525-6270 / C: 201-650-0254 / F: 201-678-6270
Legal Practice Assistant: Tracy Campbell
T: 201-489-3000, ext. 5016
tcampbell@coleschotz.com
OVERVIEW
Marc R. Berman’s practice includes all areas of federal and state taxation. He has extensive experience in estate planning and administration, the implementation of qualified retirement plans, partnership taxation and corporate taxation. Before joining Cole Schotz in 1981, Marc worked in the tax section of Coopers & Lybrand.
Marc lectures frequently in the areas of estate and pension planning for the New Jersey Bar Association and civic groups.
Awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, publisher of the premier directory of legal professionals, Marc has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates, the New Jersey 2011 and 2015, Five Star Wealth Managers list, published by New Jersey Monthly magazine, and New Jersey Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate. He was also named "lawyer of the year" for Hackensack litigation - trusts and estates in Best Lawyers 2013. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. See Award Methodology.
Marc received his B.A. from Columbia University, his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law- Newark and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.
Services
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1984Rutgers Law School- Newark, J.D., 1980Columbia University, B.A., 1977Bar & Court Admissions
New Jersey, 1981U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1980Pennsylvania, 1983 (inactive)New York, 2014NEWS
News
Best Lawyers Recognizes 36 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2021 List
August 20, 2020
Best Lawyers Recognizes 29 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2020 List
August 15, 2019
Best Lawyers Recognizes 31 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2019 List
August 15, 2018
Best Lawyers Recognizes 34 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2018 List
August 15, 2017
Best Lawyers Recognizes 33 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2017 List
August 15, 2016
Best Lawyers® Recognizes Thirty-Six Cole Schotz Attorneys
As published in: Best Lawyers August 18, 2014
Thirty-Five Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized as Top U.S. Lawyers
August 15, 2013
Super Lawyers Honors Thirty-Three Cole Schotz Attorneys
March 27, 2013
Six Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
September 25, 2012
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 37 Cole Schotz Attorneys
August 27, 2012
EVENTS
Recent Events
NJICLE: What Bankruptcy Lawyers Need to Know About Other Areas of the Law
Attorneys Speaking: Marc R. Berman and Richard J. EricssonOctober 29, 2015New Opportunities: The Impact of the 2010 Tax Legislation on Estate and Gift Planning
Attorney Speaking: Marc R. BermanMarch 3, 2011PUBLICATIONS
Publications
New Jersey Requires Employers to Offer Transportation Fringe Benefits
Employment Law May 8, 2019
Marc R. Berman, Randi W. Kochman and Marissa A. MastroianniCreating an Effective Estate Plan in an Uncertain Planning Environment
Aspatore Books January 22, 2013
Marc R. BermanDisclaimers: A Critical Post-Mortem Tax Planning Tool
New Jersey Law Journal November 10, 2008
Marc R. Berman and Tishya M. SignorelliFunding a Trust With Retirement Assets
Cole Schotz Docket Winter 2008
Marc R. Berman and Gary A. PhillipsFunding a Trust with Retirement Assets
New Jersey Law Journal December 10, 2007
Marc R. Berman and Gary A. PhillipsTwo Approaches to Charitable Giving
New Jersey Law Journal July 2, 2007
Marc R. Berman and Mary W. Browning