LAWFIND  -    LOUIS J. POSNER, P.C.


Our Mission

Louis J. Posner, P.C. was formed in 1990 to provide quality legal services to individuals and small to medium size businesses.  Posner offers both personalized service and technical competence.  Posner's clients benefit from his exceptionally strong background, as both attorney and CPA with a graduate tax degree, and over 25 years of experience in law, financial services, taxes and accounting.  Posner has an eclectic approach to law, where he views the multitude of interacting legal issues, applies a cost-benefit analysis and considers a client's business and personal goals.


Firm Profile

Background of Louis J. Posner, PC, Attorney at Law

Louis J. Posner, P.C. has been an active law firm in New York City for over fifteen years concentrates primarily in Trusts & Estates, Tax Law, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate and Business and Securities Law.  Posner's client roster includes Chase Bank and closely held businesses in real estate, construction, manufacturing, finance, wholesale/retail, entertainment, high technology and internet, and oil and gas. Posner has been a practicing attorney for over 16 years and a licensed CPA for over 25 years.

Posner's Estates and Trusts practice includes Estate Planning for high net worth individuals and closely held businesses. Posner has extensive experience and expertise in the drafting of Living Trusts as an alternative to wills. Posner has also been involved in drafting numerous trusts, including life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts (QPRT), disability trusts, and Medicaid planning trusts. Posner has extensive experience in probating estates, estate and trust accountings, and estate litigation, including will contests. Posner has served as a Court appointed Guardian ad Litem for the Surrogate's Court in Manhattan where he has handled estate matters of up to $40 million. The firm also handles asset protection planning, including the use of offshore asset protection trusts.

Posner is a highly experienced tax attorney with experience in every facet of the tax law, including federal, state, and international tax planning and research. Posner has represented over 100 taxpayers in IRS audits, IRS appeals, U.S. Tax Court proceedings and suits in the U.S. District Court.

Louis J. Posner, P.C. has substantial experience in debtor/creditor law, including debt restructurings, Chapter 7 bankruptcies for individuals and businesses, and reorganizations under Chapters 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Posner has handled both contested proceedings and adversary proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, as well as bankruptcy appeals to the U.S. District Court.

Louis J. Posner, P.C. handles state and federal civil and commercial litigation and appeals.  Posner has appeared before the various New York State and federal courts, including Civil Court,  Surrogate's Court, State Supreme Court, Criminal Court,  Appellate Division, Court of Appeals,  U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, U. S. Bankruptcy Court,  U.S. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Posner's extensive litigation experience includes serving as defense counsel in the Motel 6 Securities Litigation, one of the nation's largest insider trading cases brought by the SEC and by a separate class action.  Posner also represented the plaintiff in Ox v. Union Central, a case involving wrongful rescission of a disability insurance policy, which was reported in Westlaw, Lexis, Mealey's Litigation Reporter and the American Disabilities Reporter.

The Firm has an active real estate practice, including commercial and residential closings, and drafting office and store leases.  For property owners, Posner also does tax certiorari work to reduce property taxes, and cost segregation studies to increase depreciation deductions.

The Firm actively practices in business law, securities law, trademarks and cyber law.  Posner has substantial experience in the preparation of business plans and Private Placement Memorandums (PPM) under Regulation D of the Securities law.  

Prior to being in private practice, Posner had over 10 years of large firm experience.  As a Tax Specialist with the General Tax Counsel's Office of Integrated Resources, Inc., a major NYSE listed financial services firm, Posner was involved with the analysis of the tax and financial aspects of Private Placement Memorandums in real estate and equipment leasing, as well as representation before the IRS and U.S. Tax Court on behalf of syndicated limited partnerships.  Prior to being in the financial services sector, Posner was a Tax Supervisor and Audit Senior with International and "Big 4" CPA firms where he serviced major clients in real estate, banking and international commerce.

Posner holds an M.S. in Taxation from Pace University in New York City  in 1985 and a J.D. from New York Law School in New York City  in 1989.

Posner has lectured before various professional organizations, including the New York State Society of CPA's, the Foundation for Accounting Education, the New York Law School Alumni Society, the Pace University Continuing Education Program and the National Business Institute.  Posner was also the producer and host of the cable TV program "Your Legal Rights" and was an expert panelist for NewsTalk Television, a nationally televised cable TV program.

Posner is listed in "Who's Who in American Lawyers," Who's Who in America," and "Who's Who in the World."   Posner has been a member of various professional, business and professional organizations, including the New York State Bar Association, the American Institute of CPA's, the American Association of Attorney/CPA's.  Posner is a member of Mensa.


Contact Information:  Louis J. Posner, P.C.

Telephone:    212-490-4500 
FAX:   212-202-6401
 
Postal address:   305 Madison Avenue, Suite 1740
                              New York, NY 10165
                         (a/k/a 60 East 42nd Street, Lincoln Building)
Electronic mail
Louis J. Posner, Esq.  posner@lawfind.com  or  lawfind@verizon.net

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