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
