About Our Firm

From the initial formation of Joseph Lefkoff's firm more than 30 years ago, the premises of our firm have been:

• to provide individualized representation to business owners and individuals with significant estates, and to executives of larger companies;

• to listen attentively to our clients to make sure that we understand the client's wishes and priorities; and

• to apply the highest level of creativity and professional expertise to develop and explain the client's available choices for meeting his or her wishes and priorities so that the client understands the risks and rewards offered by those choices, and then to execute the clients decisions.

Over the years, our focus on the individual has led the firm to develop substantial expertise in the areas of personal estate planning, tax planning, wealth transfer planning, business continuity planning, executive compensation arrangements, asset protection techniques, estate and trust administration, estate tax disputes, life insurance planning, and estate and trust dispute resolution and litigation. In addition, the firm continues to provide professional advice and representation in the formation and operation of businesses, business and financial litigation, and real estate matters.

The needs of many of our clients frequently span several of these practice areas, and our unique ability to coordinate these diverse but related issues greatly enhances the client's ability to achieve his or her goals.

The lawyers of the firm are graduates of many of the nation's finest schools, occupy leadership positions in many of the profession's most respected organizations, have taught the subject matter represented by these practice areas to other professionals for many years, and are frequent speakers and lecturers to professional groups dealing with these fields of expertise.

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