Joy Elizabeth Matak

Joy Matak, Esq. is a member of Brach Eichler LLC in the firm’s Trusts and Estates practice group. Joy brings a unique perspective as an income tax specialist gained from years working in public accounting, helping clients save current income taxes with strategies that also achieve business succession, asset protection, life insurance structuring and estate planning goals.With her diversified experience as a wealth transfer strategist, Joy frequently shares her insights through speaking engagements for the National Tax Institute; New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education; the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section; Wealth Management Magazine; the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council; and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.A sought-after resource in her field, Joy serves on the editorial board of Trusts & Estates magazine for which she co-authors the print journal’s bi-monthly column Practical Practice Solutions, and regularly contributes thought leadership to Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts (BNA) Journal; Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI); and Estate Planning Review The CCH Journal, among others, on a variety of topics including wealth transfer strategies, income taxation of trusts and estates, and business succession planning. Joy co-authored a book on the 2017 tax reforms entitled Estate Planning: Estate, Tax and Other Planning after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.