Joseph Barry Schimmel
Shareholder
Location:
Miami, Florida
Phone:
786-338-9986 (Local)
866-521-5391 (Toll Free)
866-521-5391 (Toll Free)
Fax:
305-670-6152
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 40% Estate and Gift Taxation
- 10% Tax Controversies
- 25% Income Tax
- 20% Trusts and Estates
- 5% Commercial Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
- New York, 1994
- U.S. Tax Court, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2004
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- LL.M. - 1994
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
- J.D. with Honors - 1993
- Law Review: Florida State University Law Review, Executive Editor, 1992 - 1993
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
- B.E.E. - 1990
- Major: Electrical Engineering
Published Works
- Co-Author, "Comparative Analysis" of Limited Liability Companies in Florida, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 2004
Classes/Seminars
- Alternate Valuation Date Regulations, ABA Tax Section, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, 2009
- Effective Screening of Pro Bono Clients, ABA Tax Section, Pro Bono Committee, 2007
- 2010 Tax Relief Act - Individual and Business Income Tax Relief Provisions, ABA Tax Section, Tax Practice Management Committee, 2011
Honors and Awards
- ABA Tax Section Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award
- John S. Nolan Tax Law Fellow, American Bar Association, 2004 - 2005
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Florida Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dade County Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Taxation Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Chair, Law Student Tax Challenge, 2002 - 2004
- American Bar Association, Member, Low-Income Taxpayers Committee
- American Bar Association, Vice Chair, Low-Income Taxpayers Committee, 2005 - 2007
- American Bar Association, Vice Chair, Membership and Marketing Committee, 2005 - 2009
- American Bar Association, Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee
- American Bar Association, Member, Pro Bono Committee
- The Florida Bar, Tax Section, Member
- The Florida Bar, Tax Section, Executive Council, 1996 - Present
- The Florida Bar, Member, Tax Law Certification Committee, 2002 - 2005
- Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Co-Chair, Tax Seminars Committee, 2003 - 2004
- Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Chair, Legal Advisory Committee, 2004 - Present
- Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Member, Professional Advisory Committee
Pro Bono Activities
- Pro Bono Panel, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., 2000 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Epsilon Pi
