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    Allen M. Silk

    Of Counsel

    Allen M. Silk is a Of Counsel and a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates and the Business & Corporate Groups, where he focuses on helping high net worth individuals and business owners plan for the transition and succession of their businesses.

    His experience includes a broad range of tax, trusts and estates and general corporate matters including sophisticated estate planning, the administration of estates and trusts, closely-held business counseling and business succession planning, the structuring of business entities and joint ventures, the acquisition and sale of business interests, and various corporate, partnership and individual income tax matters.

    Though based in the firm’s Princeton office, Mr. Silk serves clients from any of our New Jersey or Pennsylvania locations, counseling individuals and families regarding federal, state, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, and the development of complex estate plans. He is experienced in drafting estate planning instruments including: wills, insurance trusts, dynasty trusts, charitable trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnership agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, durable powers of attorney and advance directives for health care.

    Mr. Silk is a frequent lecturer to state and national entities in the legal, accounting, insurance and financial planning professions. Mr. Silk is actively involved in several community organizations and serves on various not-for-profit boards. He is currently the Treasurer of The College of New Jersey Foundation and is also President of The Millhill Foundation.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • Pennsylvania
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania 
    • U.S. Tax Court
    • Supreme Court of the U.S. 

    Education

    • L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1974
    • J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 1973, cum laude
    • B.S., Accounting, Pennsylvania State University, 1969

    Thought Leadership

    Publications

    • Succession Planning: A Business Necessity. Mercer Business. June 2011.

    Presentations

    • Business Succession Planning: Professional Education Seminar for CPAs. June 14, 2011.
    • Buy-Sell Agreements: Structuring Agreements for Optimal Income and Estate Tax Results for Partners and Shareholders. August 11, 2010.
    • Issues Affecting Not-for-profit Organizations. Agudath Israel of New Jersey’s Legal Workshop. November 12, 2009.
    • Securing Your Future Income: What You Need to do Today in Order to Insure a Healthy Revenue Stream from Your Practice. A Presentation by Stark & Stark and Cowan Gunteski. January 30, 2007.
    • Protecting Your Family: Estate Planning Basics. A Presentation by Stark & Stark and Oring and Company. September 27, 2005.

    Press Placements

    • The Exit Strategy: Succession Planning. New Jersey Business August 2015.
    • Ready or Not, Here Comes … Obamacare. Mid Jersey Business. July 2013.
    • Prepared for the Inevitable. NJ Biz. January 3, 2011.

    Honors & Awards

    • New Jersey Super Lawyers List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
      • 2005 – 2006, 2009 – 2013, 2017; Business/Corporate, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax
    • Best Lawyers List issued by Woodward/White, Inc. (Methodology)
      • 2008 – Present; Corporate Law
      • 2018 – “Lawyer of the Year – Princeton” – Corporate Law

    * No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

    Professional Organizations

    • American Bar Association
    • Mercer County Bar Association
    • Princeton Bar Association
    • Mercer County Estate Planning Council – Past President
    • National Association of Estate Planning Council – Accredited estate planner
    • Society of Financial Service Professionals

    Community Organizations

    • Millhill Child & Family Development Corporation and Foundation, Founding Board Chair for both organizations and Member of the Board of Trustees
    • The College of New Jersey Foundation, Board Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees
    • The College of New Jersey, Member of the Board of Trustees
    • The College of New Jersey Capital Campaign, Co-Chair
    • Mercer County Community College, Board Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees
    • Mercer County Community College Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
    • Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer, Board Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees
    • HomeFront, Inc., Board Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees
    • Mercer County and Monmouth / Ocean Counties Advisory Boards of the Community Foundation of New Jersey, Member
    • Greenwood House Senior Care, Board Chair and Member of the Board of
      Trustees
    • Metedeconk National Golf Club, Executive Committee Member and Member of the Board of Directors
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