Attorneys Maurice Kassimir & Associates, P.C. Attorneys New York New York

Maurice R. Kassimir
Maurice Kassimir & Associates, P.C.
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018

Communication Center

Phone:

(212) 944-1377

E-mail:

mkassimir@skpclaw.com

Fax:

(212) 790-5868

Web site:

http://www.skpclaw.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Published Works	Affiliations
Representative Clients

Mr. Kassimir specializes in sophisticated estate tax planning strategies, estate administration and business succession planning.

Mr. Kassimir is a co-founder of Spielman & Kassimir, P.C. Prior to that, he was associated with a major New York City law firm and the tax department of Coopers & Lybrand.

Mr. Kassimir graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany in 1977, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He then received his Juris Doctor with distinction, from Hofstra University’s School of Law (1980), and his Master of Law degree in Taxation from the New York University School of Law (1983).

Mr. Kassimir is a member of the Estate Planning Council of the City of New York. He is also an author on sophisticated tax planning strategies, including minimum distribution planning out of qualified plans and IRA’s. His article entitled “The Revocable-Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust“, published in the CPA Journal (August 2002), discusses the benefits of using second-to-die life insurance in a profit sharing plan. Mr. Kassimir is a frequent lecturer for New York banks, life insurance companies and professional organizations on sophisticated estate planning strategies and succession planning for closely held business owners. His clients generally consist of high net worth individuals, closely held business owners and executives of private and public companies.

Current Employment Position(s):: Co-Founder

Areas Of Practice:: Estate Planning; Minimum Distribution Planning; Succession Planning for Closely-Held Business Owners; Insurance Planning; Retirement Planning; Estate Administration

Bar Admissions:: New York, 1980

Education:: New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1983; Master of Law; Major: Taxation; Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1980; Juris Doctor; Honors: With Distinction; State University of New York at Albany, 1977; Bachelor of Science; Honors: summa cum laude; Major: Accounting

Published Works:: The Revocable-Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, CPA Journal, August, 2002; Author on Sophisticated Tax Planning Strategies

Representative Clients:: High Net Worth Individuals; Closely Held Business Owners; Executives of Private and Public Companies

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lectured on Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies and Succession Planning for Closely Held Business Owners, New York Banks; Lectured on Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies and Succession Planning for Closely Held Business Owners, Life Insurance Companies; Lectured on Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies and Succession Planning for Closely Held Business Owners, Professional Organizations

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Estate Planning Council of the City of New York; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Coopers & Lybrand