Mr. Skarbnik is a Professor of Taxation in Fairleigh Dickinson's MS in Taxation Program. He has been tax counsel to the firm since 1988. Mr. Skarbnik was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1979, and in New York in 1988. He is also a certified public accountant in New Jersey. Skarbnik is a member of the Tax Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Skarbnik speaks frequently before professional tax organizations and has been published in many of the leading national professional tax journals. He is editor of Murphy's Will Clauses which is published by Matthew Bender & Company and has revised several of its chapters. He is also currently a member of the Editorial Review Board of The Practical Accountant, and the Real Estate Tax Digest, which are both nationally recognized professional tax journals. Skarbnik specializes in commercial and tax-related law. He represents clients in a wide variety of business-related issues including selecting the proper business form, the formation of limited liability companies, corporations, Subchapter S corporations, partnerships, estate planning, and the drafting of wills and medical declarations. He also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service in resolving deficiency disputes.

Articles and Publications:

Revision Author:  “Property Aspects of Devises:  Changes in Assets and Liabilities”, Volume 4, Chapter 14, LexisNexis Matthew Bender, April 2010;

Revision Author:  “Incorporation by Reference, Facts of Independent Significance, and Pour-Over Wills”, Volume 5, Chapter 19, Matthew Bender & Company, September 2009;

“To Capitalize or Not to Capitalize:  That May Be a Difficult Question,” Taxes, The Tax Magazine, May 2009;

Revision Author:  “Inter Vivos Trusts”, Volume 5, Chapter 18, Matthew Bender & Company, April 2009;

Revision Author:  “Testamentary Trusts”, Volume 3, Chapter 7, Matthew Bender & Company, October 2008;

E-MAIL: jhskarbnik@whbesqs.com

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