Sparks, Matthew W.

With more than 40 years of successful tax law practice, Hugh Janow is most sought after for his ability to develop strategies that will minimize clients' tax obligations -- even in cases where the clients and their professional advisors have concluded that the odds against them are insurmountable. From around the region and across the nation, individuals, large and small accounting firms, and sophisticated counsel, have found their way to the Pearl River offices of Hugh Janow for help with both income and estate tax problems.

Mr. Janow is often called in by other law firms and accounting firms to find solutions to problems they have not been able to resolve. He is highly regarded for his track record of negotiating significant tax reductions at the federal, state and local levels. Mr. Janow's expertise covers a broad range of tax areas, with special emphasis on IRS Collection Proceedings, IRS Audits, and Innocent Spouse Issues as well as Officer Liability Issues, Tax-Free Real Estate Exchanges, Estate and Asset Protection Planning, and Sales and Use Tax Audits.

A savvy, high-energy lawyer, Hugh Janow is a trusted advisor to many executives and owners of family businesses who call on him to address compensation and retirement issues as well as the transfer of businesses to family, employees, or unrelated third parties.

Hugh Janow's goal is always to maximize the economics of a transaction by minimizing the tax effect. In addition to his law degree, he holds a Masters in Taxation from New York University School of Law. He consults on a regular basis with a number of distinguished New York and national accounting firms, several of which he has served for more than 20 years.

Regarding which aspects of his practice he finds most satisfying, Mr. Janow said, "I really enjoy all of my work. But, I do get a special sense of satisfaction from protecting a family's assets when a parent needs long-term care, and extricating my client's from often overwhelming tax debt."