Susan M. Holzman

Susan M. Holzman


Orloff, Lowenbach, Stifelman & Siegel, P.A.

Recognized since 2005

Morristown, New Jersey

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Tax Law
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Susan Holzman focuses primarily on estate planning and administration, estate and gift taxation, and income taxation of individuals and entities. Her experience includes tax and estate planning for business executives, professionals, and high net worth owners of closely-held businesses and their families.

She provides customized advice concerning business succession planning, the implementation of lifetime gift programs, and intra-family sales, and she drafts and negotiates premarital agreements, shareholder agreements, and limited liability company agreements. In connection with fiduciary litigation and other controversies relating to Wills and trusts, Susan has experience serving as counsel to a party, as a mediator, and as an expert. She also represents clients involved in IRS and New Jersey tax disputes.

As an important component of her practice, Susan explains complex issues and alternatives to clients in a way that allows them to make informed decisions without the clients being overwhelmed by technical jargon. By combining sophisticated tax and legal expertise with effective communication, she serves as an advocate and a counselor.

Susan is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from attorney ethics to the valuation of art for income, gift, and estate tax purposes.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 44 Whippany Road, Suite 100
    Morristown, NJ 07960
Education
  • Swarthmore College, B.A. with honors, graduated 1977
  • New York University, J.D., graduated 1980
  • New York University, LL.M. (in taxation), graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, New Jersey 1982
  • New York, 1981
Affiliations
  • Board of Consultors of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of New Jersey State Bar Association - Member (2007-2013)
  • Essex County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Committee - Chair (1994-1997)
  • Essex County Probate - Early Settlement Panel
  • OLSS Management Committee - Member (2011-2018)
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow
Court Admissions
  • Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Tax Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Tax Law, Newark (2022)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Newark (2020)
  • Trusts and Estates, Newark (2018)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Newark (2017)
  • Trusts and Estates, Newark (2015)
  • Tax Law, Newark (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Tax

Publications

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