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Sydney S. Traum

Of Counsel

Sydney S. Traum, Of Counsel to the Firm, is a graduate of Harvard University (J.D.). He was admitted in 1962 - New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1965 - Florida Bar; 1966 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1967 - U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1968 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and U. S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida; 1981 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

Current Employment Position(s):

  • Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:

  • Federal Taxation
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Wills & Trusts

Bar Admissions:

  • New York, 1962
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1962
  • Florida, 1965
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1966
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1966
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1966
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1967
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1967
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1968
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1968
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981

Education:

  • New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1965
    LL.M., in Taxation
  • Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961
    J.D.
  • City University of New York Bernard Baruch, New York, New York, 1958
    B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Dade County Bar Association
    Member
  • New York State Bar Association
    Member
  • American Bar Association
    Member
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    Member
  • The Florida Bar, 1970 - Present
    Member, Executive Council, Tax Section
  • New York County Lawyer Association
    Member
  • Greater Miami Tax Institute
    Member, President, 1978
  • Dade County Chapter of Florida Institute of CPA's
    Director, 1979 - 1985; President, 1983 - 1984
  • American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
    Director, 1974; 1981 - Present; President, 1988 - 1989
  • Florida Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
    President, 1975 - 1988 and 1992 - Present