982 Santa Barbara Rd, Berkeley, CA 94707 5104094927 (Office) Severson & Werson One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 Lakin Spears LLP Embarcadero Place 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Licenses:
California - Active 1969 New York - Currently registered 1972 Hawaii - Inactive - Voluntary 1976 Washington - Inactive 1988
Experience:
Tax Counsel at Severson & Werson - 1995-present Tax Counsel at Lakin-Spears, LLP - 1987-present Partner at Flynn, Steinberg, Dick & Lee - 1985-1986 Partner -- Chair, Tax Department at Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - 1980-1985 Partner at Hoddick, Reinwald, O'Connor & Marrack - 1976-1980 Attorney-Advisor, Office of Tax Legislative Counsel at United States Treasury Department - 1974-1976
Education:
New York University School of Law Degree - LL.M - Master of Laws - Tax Graduated - 1972 Columbia University School of Law Degree - JD, cum laude Graduated - 1968
Specialties:
Tax - 80%, 53 years, 500 cases Estate Planning - 10%, 43 years, 50 cases Partnership - 4%, 45 years, 30 cases Limited Liability Company (LLC) - 3%, 35 years, 20 cases Corporate / Incorporation - 3%, 45 years, 60 cases
Associations:
American Bar Association, Family Law Section - Chair -- Taxation Committee, 2007-present East Bay Tax Club - President, 2007-present American Bar Association - Taxation Section - Vice-Chair -- Domestic Relations Committee, 2000-2002
Tax Issues Spousal & Family Support Dividing Property Dependency Exemption / Head of Household Joint Return Liability Estate Planning Reporting Community Income Limited Liability Company (LLC) Dividing Employee Benefits Partnership Principal Residence Corporate & Incorporation Gift & Estate Tax Issues Trusts & Estates Taxation
ISLN:
902252354
Admitted:
1969
University:
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1964
Law School:
Columbia University, J.D., 1968; New York University, LL.M., 1972
1969, California 1972, New York 1976, Hawaii 1988, Washington
University:
University of California at Berkeley, B.A. Columbia University, J.D.
Biography:
Don was admitted to practice in California in 1969 and has been a certified taxation law specialist since 1981. He is chair of the Taxation Committee of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Asso...
California (1969) Hawaii (1976) New York (1972) Washington (1988)
Education:
University of California - Berkeley, BA New York University School of Law - New York University, L.M. Columbia University School of Law - Columbia University, JD
Memberships:
State Bar of California (1981) California State Bar (1969)