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Gary R. Botwinick
Denville, New Jersey

Partner
Phone (973) 627-7300
Fax (973) 627-0869
Email: gbotwinick@einhornharris.com


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Gary Botwinick has been selected to:

  • New Jersey Super Lawyers 2010
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers 2009
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers 2008
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers 2007
  • New Jersey Rising Stars 2006

Gary Botwinick chairs the firm’s Taxation/Trusts & Estates Department. He joined the firm in 1998, becoming Partner in 2001. His career began in the IRS Manhattan District Counsel Office, where he tried civil cases before the U.S. Tax Court. In 1996, he became an associate with a large law firm in Morristown, NJ. As an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Mr. Botwinick taught the Estate Planning component of the University's Certified Financial Planner program. He is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and has published articles in the New Jersey Law Journal and other publications.

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Mr. Botwinick received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Florida, a J.D. with honors from Rutgers University School of Law, and his LL.M in Taxation from NYU School of Law. In 2006, Mr. Botwinick was named to the prestigious "40 Under 40" issue of the New Jersey Law Journal, a publication profiling attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice at a young age. In 2006, Mr. Botwinick was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a national peer-nominated organization of attorneys who have demonstrated the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors. He is the youngest lawyer in the State of New Jersey with that distinction. Mr. Botwinick is the Treasurer of the Estate Planners Council of Northern New Jersey and served on the board for five years preceding taking such office. He also sits on the Board of Consultors for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. He also serves as a trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Metro West New Jersey.

Following are recent articles written by Gary: 

Top 5 Estate Planning Mistakes

The Lesson of the Shiavo Case: Prepare a Living Will

 

Thoughts on Estate Planning When the Honeymoon is Over and After the Divorce

Estate Planning: Palimony Claims Are Not Reserved For the Living

Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples

Mr. Botwinick handles tax matters and business planning and wills, trusts and estate planning.

 


Areas of Practice:
Taxation/Trusts & Estates
Employee Benefits
Corporate
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1992
Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1992
U.S. Tax Court, 1992
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Maxwell MacMillan Award
Honors: With Honors


New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1996
LL.M.
Major:  Taxation


University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1989
B.S.
Major:  Accounting

Published Works:
Estate Planning For Same-Sex Couples


Estate Planning: Palimony Claims Are Not Reserved For the Living


Co-Authored, "Thoughts On Estate Planning When the Honeymoon is Over---And After the Divorce"


Tax Implications of NJ New Civil Unions


A MAGNET OR A BATTLEGROUND, Planning for the Family Vacation Home, ICLE Seminar Presentation, n/a, 2007

Classes/Seminars Taught:
New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education,
  • 2006 Probate & Trust Law Symposium: Love and Death: Estate Planning for Marriage and Other Related Relationships, 2006
  • 54th Semi-Annual Tax and Estate Planning Forum, 2005
  • Skills and Methods Course on Estate Planning and Administration, 2004
  • Estate Planning Issues in Matrimonial Law, 2003
  • Palimony in New Jersey After the Roccamonte Decision, 2003
  • 45th Semi-Annual Tax and Estate Planning Forum, 2001
Association of Fundraising Professionals, New Jersey Chapter:
  • Planned Giving After the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001, 2001
Fairleigh Dickinson University/Merrill Lynch Seminar Program:
  • Formation and Operation of Limited Liability Companies, 1997
Jewish Community Foundation Professional Advisory Committee:
  • Estate Planning in the Context of Divorce, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1993 - Present Member
New Jersey State Bar, 1995 - Present Member
Treasurer of the Estate Planners Council of Northern New Jersey
Member of Board of Consultors for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
Trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Metro West New Jersey.
Past Employment Positions:
Internal Revenue Service, Manhattan District Counsel
Awards and Recognition:
Superlawyer Rising Star in 2006 and a Superlawyer in 2007, 2008 and 2009

 

 

 

 

Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C., in Denville, New Jersey, represents clients facing criminal defense, family law, personal injury and other legal issues throughout North Jersey, including communities such as Morristown, Parsippany, Newark, West Orange and Livingston. Our office is conveniently located near I-80 and I-287.

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