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Norman H. Lane

Of Counsel
 
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E
Santa Monica, California  90404
(Los Angeles Co.)

Telephone: 310.586.7700
Fax: 310.586.7800
http://www.gtlaw.com



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Experience & Credentials
 


Practice AreasTax; Trusts & Estates
 
EducationHarvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1963, Columbia University, A.B., summa cum laude, 1960
 
Admitted1965, New York; 1971, California
 
MembershipsState Bar of California (Member, Chair 1981-1982, and Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1983, Taxation Section); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation and Real Property Probate and Trust Sections); Los Angeles Courts Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section 1994-1995).

 
Biography

Norman H. Lane's practice focuses on advising business and individual taxpayers concerning federal and California tax laws and related administrative material, and represents them in disputes with the various tax agencies. He also has a substantial estate planning and trust administration practice.

Areas of Concentration

· Partnership taxation

· Real Estate taxation

· Non-qualified deferred compensation

· Income taxation of trusts and estates

· Corporate transactions

Significant Representations

· McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. FTB, 26 Cal.App. 4th 1789, 33 Cal. Rptr. 2d 129 (1994)

· Huffy Corp. (St. Bd. of Equal (1999)), 99-SBE-005

· Farmland Industries, Inc. v. C.I.R., TC Memo 1999-38

Professional & Community Involvement

· Member, Taxation Section, State Bar of California

· Chair 1981-82, Executive Committee 1980 - 1983, Taxation Section, State Bar of California

· Member, Taxation and Real Property Probate and Trust Sections, American Bar Association

· Member, Executive Committee, Taxation Section 1994 - 1995, Los Angeles Courts Bar Association

· Vice President for Planned Giving, American Technion Society, Southern California Chapter

Awards & Recognition

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Co-Author, Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Beneficiaries, (Warren Gorham & Lamont-RIA, 3d Ed. 1999); Tips and Traps For All Your Real Estate Taxes (1993)

· Author, West's California Practice Series, California State and Local Taxation (1987)

· Contributor, Bittker, Federal Income Taxation of Income Estates and Gifts (Warren Gorham & Lamont 1981); Real Estate Tax Handbook (McGraw Hill 1985)

Lectures

· Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar

· Lecturer, University of Southern California Tax Institute

· Lecturer, University of Colorado Estate Planning Institute

· Lecturer, ALI-ABA Institutes on Estate Planning

· Lecturer, ABA Tax Section Annual and Mid-Year Meetings

 
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Documents by this lawyer on Martindale.com


Commission on the 21st Century Economy Report Begins Debate on Overhauling California's Tax Structure
Norman H. Lane, Parke D. Terry, October 16, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called a special session of the California Legislature to consider a long awaited package of recommendations contained in a September 29th report by a blue-ribbon commission created to overhaul California's creaky tax system.

New Tax Benefits in California Economic Stimulus Package Provide Incentives to Retain or Hire California Workers
Norman H. Lane, May 16, 2009
As part of the economic stimulus package in the state budget bills passed in late February 2009, the California legislature enacted several legislative changes creating significant tax incentives for businesses to retain or hire California workers.


 

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