New York City IRS Defense Attorneys
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Howard M. Koff, J.D., LL.M. (Tax)
Attorney at Law
Koff Tax Advocates understands that people from all walks of life may find themselves in tax trouble. Serious tax situations become worse if they are ignored, and few attorneys focus exclusively on major tax law issues. But Koff Tax Advocates does exactly that. Their tax law team goes to work when you are ready to face your IRS problems and find your way out.
Howard M. Koff, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Attorney at Law
Howard M. Koff formerly served as an appellate attorney with the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.). He also worked as Chief Tax Counsel for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (now Cigna) and for Rohm and Haas Company.
Mr. Koff has maintained his tax law practice in Albany for over 28 years. He has long been recognized in Marquis Who's Who in American Law and the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent LawyersTM. He also has an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM from Martindale-Hubbell®. Mr. Koff served for many years as the chairman of the Public Advisory Council for the New York State Ethics Commission.
Mr. Koff is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Brooklyn Law Review. He has an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown Law Center. He is a lecturer on tax topics, the author of the book IRS Problems? A Guide for the Non-Filer, and a frequent guest on television and radio news shows.
Tax experience
- President, Howard M. Koff, J.D., LL.M. (Tax) P.C.
- Partner, Rochester Law Firm of Dibble, Koff, Lane, Stern, Stern and Sundell
- Chief Tax Counsel, Rohm and Haas Company
- Chief Tax Counsel, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
- Appellate Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.)
- Attorney General's Honors Program
Professional memberships
- Former Chairman, Public Advisory Council, New York State Ethics Commission
- Former Subcommittee Chairman, Committee on Partnerships, Tax Section, American Bar Association
- Past President, Hartford County Chapter, Federal Bar Association
- Charter Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Real Estate Taxation
Education
- Georgetown Law Center, LL.M. (Tax), 1968
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1965
- Editor-in-Chief of Law Review
- New York University, B.S. with highest honors, 1962
Awards
- Marquis Who's Who
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in the East
- International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement
- Martindale-Hubbell®
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