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Allan C. Bell

Allan C. Bell

Chair, Trusts and Estates Practice Group
 
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
The Legal Center, One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, New Jersey  07102-5400
(Essex Co.)

Telephone: 973-643-7000
Fax: 973-643-6500
http://www.sillscummis.com



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Practice AreasFederal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Estate Planning and Administration; Estate and Trust; Transactional Matters; Tax Planning
 
EducationColumbia University, J.D., 1984; New York University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1987, University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981
 
Admitted1984, New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
 
MembershipsBergen County, Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) and American (Member, Sections on Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
 
BornNew York, N.Y., May 31, 1959
 
BiographyAuthor: "Lifetime Tax Planning Estate Planning Strategies: The Lawyer's Guide to Retirement and Lifetime Planning," Senior Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 4th Edition, (2002). Co-author: "Split Interest Trusts: They're Not Just Charity," New Jersey Law Journal, Trust and Estates Supplement (May 23, 1994); "Congress Raises the Hoops for Estate and Gift Tax Planners," 128 New Jersey Law Journal 65, 1991. Lecturer: "Retirement Planning," American Bar Association 1991 and 1994 Annual Meetings; "Estate and Financial Planning Considerations for Lawyers," New Jersey State Bar Association 1993 Mid-Year Meeting. Vice President, 2002-2007 and President, 2007—, Alumni Class Leadership Council, University of Pennsylvania. Member: Executive Board, Penn Fund, 2009—; Council of Recent Graduates, University of Pennsylvania, 1991-1995; Board of Directors of the University of Pennsylvania Club of Metropolitan New Jersey; Board of Trustees, 1992— and Treasurer, 1994-1996, Jewish Family Service, Inc. of Bergen County. Member, Board of Trustees, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, 1995—2007; Member, Board of Trustees: Volunteer Center of Bergen County, 1996—2002; Dwight-Englewood School, 1997—2003; Columbia Law School Association of New Jersey.
 
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