Herbert R. Fineburg, Managing Principal
Attorney At Law
| Email: | hfineburg@offitkurman.com |
| Office Phone: | 267.338.1376 |
| Fax: | 267.338.1335 |
| Mailing Address: | Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street Suite 2300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Practice Areas
Practice Focus
Mr. Fineburg is recognized as one of Philadelphia's most respected business lawyers whose substantial knowledge of tax law provides clients with strategic and cost-saving benefits in connection with commercial transactions, taxation and wills, trusts and estates matters. Known for his ability to resolve complicated matters effectively, Mr. Fineburg has assisted businesses and individuals with the organization of their finances, business and real estate affairs, and the structure of their assets (i.e., in LLCs, partnerships, corporations, trusts or joint ownership). He has substantial expertise in the preparation of buy-sell agreements for co-owners who are family members or are unrelated business partners. In addition, to working on bank financings, business contracts and employment matters for his business clients, Mr. Fineburg also provides advice on business acquisitions and sales, and the resolution of shareholder and partner disputes and buy-outs. Mr. Fineburg, who began his law career as a commercial litigator and bankruptcy lawyer, frequently provides litigation counsel and assistance to a wide range of firm clients. His articles have appeared in the Pennsylvania CPA Journal and the Journal of S Corporation Taxation and he is an editor of Volume 7A, "Estate Planning for Businesses" of Rabkin & Johnson Current Legal Forms with Tax Analysis. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mr. Fineburg received his law degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M) from the New York University School of Law, Graduate Division.
EDUCATION
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. (1982)
- University of Missouri School of Law, J.D. (1976)
- Staff Member, The Urban Lawyer, a law review journal on local government law published by The American Bar Association
- Washington University, B.S. Business Administration (1972)
BAR And Court ADMISSIONS
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Missouri
Activities
- Philadelphia Bar Association, member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, member
- Washington, D.C. Bar Association, member
- Missouri Bar Association, member
- American Bar Association, member, Section on Taxation and Real Property & Probate Law.
Speeches and Publications
Publications
- Litigation Support: Limited Privilege Extended to Tax Advisor, Pennsylvania CPA Journal (Winter 1999).
- Signature of the Future: The Eyes May Have It, The Legal Intelligencer (Fall 1999).
- Faculty Panelist, How to Make the Most Effective Use of Family Limited Partnerships: Strategies and Pitfalls in the Current Environment, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Philadelphia Bar Association (1999).
- Accountant’s Papers Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege, Journal of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (Winter 1998).
- Passive Activity Losses Under the 1986 Act, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 1987, at 13.
Carryover of Disallowed S Corporation Losses and Deductions, Journal of S Corporation Taxation (Warren, Gorham & Lamont, Winter 1994). - Municipal Borrowing After Tax Reform, Co-author (The Winchell Company, October 1986).
Grasping Pennsylvania's Inheritance and Estate Tax Act, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 1984, at 7.
Speeches
- Panel Moderator, Symposium on Pass-Through Entities: The Legal and Accounting Aspects, sponsored by the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (1998).
- Multi-Borrower Loan Transactions: Legal Issues and Strategies, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
- Federal Estate Tax Planning, sponsored by Mellon Bank (1992). Year End Tax Planning, sponsored by The Wharton School Alumni, University of Pennsylvania (1989).
- Annual Federal Tax Conference, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (1986 and 1987).
- Pension, Retirement and Compensation Planning after the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (1987).
- Municipal Borrowing after the Tax Reform Act of 1986, sponsored by Mellon Bank (1986).
Estate Tax Audits, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (1993). - Estate Planning Update, sponsored by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accounts (1994).
