Scarinci Hollenbeck
Scarinci Hollenbeck is full-service corporate and commercial law firm, with specialties in corporate transactions & business law, tax, trust & estates law, environmental & land use law, labor & employment law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights and business planning.
As one of the most dynamic law firms in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Region, we provide a broad range of services to a diverse group of clients. We support and advance our clients’ initiatives through innovative solutions to complex legal problems. For more information, please visit our website.
Frank L. Brunetti
Frank L. Brunetti has been practicing tax law in New Jersey and New York for 38 years and has been a tax professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University for 32 years. Frank Brunetti is the author of articles and books on income tax, corporate tax and estate planning topics. Mr. Brunetti has also authored tax accounting courses for the AICPA and has lectured on numerous topics including tax accounting, corporate taxation, estate planning and tax controversies. He is also an observer of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Cooperation and International Tax Matters and is working with other committee members to publish a manual for negotiating bilateral tax treaties. Some of the books Mr. Brunetti has written include Business Acquisitions: Tax and Legal Guide and Fundamentals of Federal Tax Accounting. He has also authored articles on real estate tax, corporate tax, estate planning and tax accounting issues. Mr. Brunetti earned his LL.M from New York University School of Law, his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University.
The principal purpose of writing his blog posts is to inform professionals, clients and the general public about important tax matters that affect their daily lives.
Joseph M. Donegan
Joseph M. Donegan is active in the Corporate and Estate Planning practices of the firm. He is licensed in the states of NJ, PA and NY and the U.S. Tax Court. He concentrates his practice on the fields of elder law, estate planning and trust and estate administration where he advises private clients with respect to their wills, trusts and estate taxes. He has extensive experience drafting and reviewing all types of estate planning documents. He is also responsible for the preparation of federal and state estate and inheritance tax returns. He has experience in handling IRS and State income and estate tax audits. He has also represented clients where the validity of a Will is contested.
He is also experienced with commercial transactions with the emphasis in drafting and negotiating contracts. Joe has 25 years of experience handling a diverse range of business and corporate law matters where he acts as outside “general counsel” for many of the firm’s clients. He is involved with handling and supervising legal matters in a wide range of areas (running board meetings, addressing corporate governance issues, employment agreements, reseller agreements).
Joe keeps in contact with his clients on a regular basis and takes a proactive approach to keep their legal documents up to date. He often works together with the client’s accountant, insurance agent and financial advisor to make sure everything is working in a unified team approach. Mr. Donegan earned his J.D. from Widener School of Law and his bachelor’s in accounting from Pace University.
James F. McDonough, Jr., Esq.
James F. McDonough, Jr., Ocean Township and Lyndhurst, New Jersey, has practiced law for thirty years, not only in estate planning, but also in corporate, partnership and individual taxation and business transactions. Business is conducted across borders and effective estate planning must also cross the boundaries that separate estate planning, taxation and business law to be effective. Having advised a wide range of businesses in sales, acquisitions and management transitions, your estate plan will reflect careful consideration of the issues that effect the value of your assets and impact the transfer of assets between generations. Mr. McDonough earned his LL.M from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, his MLT from Georgetown University Law Center, his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, his M.B.A. from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and his B.B.A. from William & Mary.
Blog Objective
The objective of this blog is to make the reader aware of both technical and practical issues that separate a completed task from a successful implementation of a plan. The best technical advice is of no value if the plan fails through poor execution or impracticality. It is the author’s hope that the reader is to be made aware of these pitfalls and can benefit from the firm’s experience across all of its strengths.