Melvin C. Morgenstern

Background

Morgenstern, Melvin C. was born on September 3, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance (Bachelor of Science in Economics, 1962). Georgetown Law Center (Bachelor of Laws, 1965. Master of Laws, 1968).

Career

Worked at Semet, Lickstein, Morgenstern, Berger, Brooke & Gordon, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Corporation, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Real Property, Zoning, Banking, International, Administrative, Probate, Immigration and Naturalization, Estate Planning, Corporate Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy, Creditor"s Rights and Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1966, District of Columbia. 1970, Florida.

Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Review, 1963-1965.

Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Interpretative Division, Internal Revenue Service, 1966-1970.

Past President, Coral Gables Bar Association, 1992-1993. President, The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, 1993-1994.

Director, Center for Fine Arts, 1992-1995. Chairman, Judicial Reception Committee: The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 1991-1993.

Member: Board of Directors, Baptist Hospital of Miami Foundation, 1991—.

Trustee, The Beacon Council, 1992—. Board of Directors, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1995. Board of Directors, Coconut Grove Playhouse, 1991—.

Lecturer: The Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami.

The Greater Miami Tax Institute. The Miami Chapter of Chartered Life Underwriters.

The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Program. Author: "Tax Aspects of Voluntary Bar Associations," prepared under the auspices of The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, and presented to The Florida Bar Voluntary Bar Leaders" Conference, 1991, 1993.

Member: University of Miami Citizens Advisory Board, 1990—.

Trustee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1991—. Member, Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, 1975—. Special Tax Counsel, Florida Academy of Public Interest Lawyers, Incorporated., 1992.

Special Tax Counsel, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, Incorporated., 1991—.

Special Tax Counsel, Florida Bar Foundation, Incorporated., 1978-1979. Special Tax Counsel, The Florida Bar, 1988—.

Special Tax Counsel, Florida Lawyers Association for the Maintenance of Excellence, Incorporated., 1988—. Special Tax Counsel, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Incorporated., 1989.

Special Tax Counsel, Miami Chapter of American College of Life Underwriters, Incorporated., 1988—.

Special Tax Counsel, The Coral Gables Foundation, Incorporated., 1990-1993. Special Tax Counsel, The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, 1989-1994. Special Tax Counsel, The Wharton School Club of South Florida, Incorporated., 1990—.

Special Tax Counsel, The Coral Gables Bar Association, Incorporated., 1987—.

Special Tax Counsel, International Association for Hydrogen Energy, 1990—. Special Tax Counsel, Black Economic Development Coalition Incorporated., 1991-1993.

Special Tax Counsel, Overtown Community Health Center, 1991-1993. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, The University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Dade County, 1985—.

President, The Wharton School Club of South Florida, 1993-1995.

Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Tax Section, 1985—. Chairman, Tax Accounting Committee, 1986-1987. Chairman, Exempt Organization Committee, 1987-1992.

Chairman, Tax Section Annual Winter Meeting/Continuing legal education Seminar, 1988-1990.

Member, The Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, 1990-1994). The Greater Miami Tax Institute.

(Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Semet, Lickstein, Morgenstern, Berger, Brooke & Gordon, P.A. is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Achievements

• Melvin C. Morgenstern has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Tax Aspects of Voluntary Bar Associations," prepared under the auspices of The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents, and presented to The Florida Bar Voluntary Bar Leaders' Conference, 1991, 1993.

Membership

Member: Board of Directors, Baptist Hospital of Miami Foundation, 1991—. Trustee, The Beacon Council, 1992—. Board of Directors, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1995.

Board of Directors, Coconut Grove Playhouse, 1991—.