| Biography | Steve Gevarter chairs the Firm's Tax Practice Group and is a member of the Business Law Practice Group. His more than 35 years of practice includes providing counsel on a wide range of federal and state tax planning and compliance matters for individuals, tax-exempt organizations and business entities, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and statutory trusts. Steve advises clients, accountants and other attorneys on issues involving Maryland taxes, including individual and corporate income taxes, sales and use tax and property taxes. Steve also has extensive experience in business related matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, choice of entity and corporate governance. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of tax topics, including, reasonable compensation, partnership taxation, tax-free exchanges and capital gains planning. Steve earned his J.D., cum laude, from Villanova Law School, his LL.M. (Tax) from the New York University School of Law and his B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College. He was the Case & Comment Editor of the Villanova Law Review and following law school, served as law clerk to Daniel L. Hermann, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Steve is admitted to the bars of the States of Maryland and Delaware. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation and the Maryland State Bar Association's Section of Taxation. Steve is a past Chair of the Baltimore-Ashkelon (Israel) Sister City Partnership, a member of the Board of Directors of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore and a past President of Jewish Family Services. He is also actively involved with the Baltimore Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and several other tax-exempt organizations. Honors · AV Rating in Martindale Hubbell · Named to the Best Lawyers in America 2012 list for Tax Law and Tax Litigation & Controversy · Named to the Maryland Super Lawyers 2012 list in Tax Professional and Civic Involvement · American Bar Association: Section of Taxation; Partnerships and Real Estate Committees, Member · Maryland State Bar Association: Section of Taxation, Member · Maryland State Bar Association: Tax Section Council, Member & Legislative Co-Chair · Maryland Advanced Tax Institute, Past Chair · Baltimore-Ashkelon (Israel) 'Sister-City' Partnership, Past Chair · Jewish Family Services, Inc., Member, Board of Directors and Past President (2004-2006) · The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, Member, Board of Directors · Baltimore Jewish Council: Israel Advocacy and Awareness Committee Chair (2010-2012) · Rolling Road Golf Club, Member, Board of Directors and Secretary (2009-2011) Publications and Lectures · Presenter, "Divorce Taxation," Divorce Taxation Workshop, Maryland State Bar Association, Columbia, Maryland, 2011 · Author, " Reasonable Compensation: An Ongoing Battle," Maryland State Bar Association Bar Bulletin, September 2011 · Presenter, "LLCs: From Formation to Special Uses," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011 · Presenter, "Tax-Exempt Organizations from Start to Finish," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011 · Presenter, "Tax Issues for Business Lawyers in Business Shutdowns," Maryland State Bar Association, Business Law Institute, Columbia, Maryland, 2011 · Presenter, "Choice of Entity," Maryland State Bar Association 6th Business Law Institute, Columbia, Maryland, 2010 · "Presenter, "Election 2010 Results and Business Tax Predictions For 2011," Advanced Tax Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 2010 · Presenter, "LLC or INC? Entity Selection For A Small To Medium Sized Business -- S Corporations In Detail," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2010 · Co-Author, "The New Maryland Benefit Corporation, " TOPICS, Fall 2010 · Author, "Tax-Exempt HIEs and RHIOs," TOPICS, Spring 2010 · Author, "Tax Break for S Corporations," TOPICS, Winter 2009 · Co-Author, "Maryland Tax Amnesty - Window of Opportunity," Maryland Legal Alert, Fall 2009 · Presenter, "Income Tax Aspects of Investing in Real Estate in Maryland," Lorman Educational Services, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2007 · Presenter, "Real Estate Tax Issues in Maryland," Lorman Educational Services, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 · Presenter, "Limited Liability Companies," National Business Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, 2006 · Presenter, "Helping Your Client Select the Best Entity Option," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2006 · Presenter, "Divorce Taxation," Divorce Taxation Workshop, MICPEL, Columbia, Maryland, 2006 · Presenter, "Boards and Board Governance," Institute on Nonprofit Organizations, MICPEL, Columbia, Maryland, February 2005 · Presenter, "Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Virginia," National Business Institute, January 2005 · Presenter, "Property Taxes in Maryland," Lorman Education Services, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003 · Presenter, "Like Kind Real Estate Exchanges," Lorman Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003 · Presenter,"Business Law in Maryland," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003 · Presenter, "Federal and State Tax Audits," MICPEL, Columbia, Maryland, 2001 News September 15, 2011, 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2012 June 1, 2011, Steven M. Gevarter Named Chair of Gordon Feinblatt's Tax Practice Group September 8, 2009, Steven M. Gevarter Joins Gordon Feinblatt GFRHH Publications January 13, 2012, Question: How Much Compensation Can My Wholly-Owned C Corporation Pay Me And Still Get A Tax Deduction?
Steven Gevarter Winter 2011, Amnesty Program for Misclassified Workers
Steven Gevarter Fall 2010, The New Maryland Benefit Corporation
Y. Jeffrey Spatz, Steven Gevarter Spring 2010, Tax-Exempt HIEs and RHIOs
Steven Gevarter Winter 2009, Tax Break for S Corporations
Steven Gevarter August 26, 2009, Maryland Tax Amnesty - Window of Opportunity
Steven Gevarter, Y. Jeffrey Spatz November 2007, Maryland Tax Reform Act of 2007
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