About Martin
Martin L. Lepelstat focuses his practice on tax and trusts and estate planning. He represents individuals, businesses, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and special types of entities in connection with strategic planning, structuring and defense of tax transactions.Martin frequently represents clients at both the federal and state levels in tax related matters, including tax audits and appeals. As a skilled practitioner in the tax controversy area, he has dealt with IRS and state examination teams in various audits and cases.Martin advises clients on a wide range of personal wealth and business planning issues, regularly guiding clients in tax and estate planning, probate and trust matters, and business structuring. He counsels clients on income tax matters, as well as estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfers. He also assists business owners to effectively pass their ownership interests from one generation to the next.
Martin L. Lepelstat focuses his practice on tax and trusts and estate planning. He represents individuals, businesses, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and special types of entities in connection with strategic planning, structuring and defense of tax transactions.
Martin frequently represents clients at both the federal and state levels in tax related matters, including tax audits and appeals. As a skilled practitioner in the tax controversy area, he has dealt with IRS and state examination teams in various audits and cases.
Martin advises clients on a wide range of personal wealth and business planning issues, regularly guiding clients in tax and estate planning, probate and trust matters, and business structuring. He counsels clients on income tax matters, as well as estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfers. He also assists business owners to effectively pass their ownership interests from one generation to the next.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Newark (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Newark (2019)
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Corporate
- Special Focus: Fiduciary Tax
- Special Focus: Income Tax
- Special Focus: Limited Liability Companies
- Special Focus: Partnership
- Special Focus: Subchapter S Corporations
- Special Focus: Tax Disputes
- Special Focus: Tax Planning
- Special Focus: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Wealth Management
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Who’s Who in America
- Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition, Estate Planning and Probate, 2008-2013
- Lexology’s Client Choice Award USA & Canada, United States: New Jersey, 2013