Background
Epstein, J. Earl was born on May 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Epstein, J. Earl was born on May 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Arts, 1956). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Worked at Epstein, Shapiro & Epstein (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Corporate Law. Taxation, Litigation, Malpractice, Trust, Probate, Antitrust, Real Estate, Domestic Relations. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Pennsylvania.
1963, United States.
Supreme Court. 1965, United States. Tax Court. 1966, United States. Claims Court.
Company-Author: "Procedure and Administration," Bender"s Federal Tax Service, Matthew Bender, 1989.
Attorney Adviser, United States. Tax Court, 1961-1963.
Faculty Member, American Law Institute, How to Handle a Tax Case at the Internal Revenue Service and in Court, 1974-1985, 1990. Alumni Director, Smeal College of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1982-1992.
Member: Philadelphia (Vice Chairman, 1979 and Chairman, 1980-1981, Fee Disputes Committee.
Member, Section on Taxation), Pennsylvania (Member, Committee on Specialization, 1984-1986) and American (Chairman, Committee on Court Procedure, 1971-1973. Vice Chairman, Special Committee to Study the Agency Status of the Internal Revenue Service, 1976-1978. Chairman: Special Committee to Study the Intra-Governmental Relationships of the Internal Revenue Service, 1979-1981.
Task Force on Pro Se Taxpayers, 1984-1985.
Member, Committee on Administrative Practice, 1975, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel.
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Epstein, Shapiro & Epstein was established in 1906.
The firm consists of three lawyers, one paralegal and several support personnel serving clients in all areas of law (concentrating in taxation, corporate, probate, real estate, family and malpractice) nationally.
The firm is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has close proximity to the five county area (Philadelphia, Buckinghamshire, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware Counties).
Member: Philadelphia (Vice Chairman, 1979 and Chairman, 1980-1981, Fee Disputes Committee. Member, Section on Taxation), Pennsylvania (Member, Committee on Specialization, 1984-1986) and American (Chairman, Committee on Court Procedure, 1971-1973. Vice Chairman, Special Committee to Study the Agency Status of the Internal Revenue Service, 1976-1978.
Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel.
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.