Background
Eckstein, Michael Lehman was born on June 18, 1954 in New Orleans. Son of Robert E. and Ernestine (Lehman) Eckstein.
Eckstein, Michael Lehman was born on June 18, 1954 in New Orleans. Son of Robert E. and Ernestine (Lehman) Eckstein.
University of Kentucky (Bachelor of General Studies, 1976). Tulane University (Juris Doctor, 1979). Georgetown University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1980).
Worked at Michael L. Eckstein, Attorney at Law A Professional Corporation (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Tax Planning, Trusts and Estates Taxation, Sports Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Louisiana. 1980, United States. Tax Court and United States.
Claims Court.
United States. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
Author: "Treatment by an Owner of a Deferred Bonus Contained within a Professional Player Contract," Tax Ideas, Prentice-Hall, 1979. "Subchapter South CorporationsAre You Entitled to the Flow-Through Tax Attributes?" Louisiana Bar Journal, June, 1985.
"Investment Credit and At-Risk Rules for South Corporations," South Corporations Tax Choices for Business Planning, Prentice-Hall, October 1985.
"How A Sports Franchise Owner Treats a Deferred Bonus to a PlayerRevised," The Sports Lawyer, 1992. Certified Agent: National Football League Players Association. National Basketball Players Association.
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Corporation and Business Law.
Intellectual Property), American (Member: Committee on Depreciation and Investment Tax Credit, 1982. Sections of: Taxation.
Corporation, Banking and Business Law.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Intellectual Property Law. Forum Committee for the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1980).
Sports Lawyers Association.
New Orleans Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization).
Fund raiser Boy Scouts American, New Orleans, 1981, Children's Hospital, New Orleans, 1985, Republican National Convention. Volunteer Ron Faucheaux Mayorial Campaign, New Orleans, 1982. Board directors Big Brothers/Big Sisters Greater New Orleans, past president.
Volunteer Louisiana Tax Free Shopping Program, Inc., CatholicCharities Archdiocese New Orleans, president advisory board. Member American Bar Association (taxation, real property, probate, trust, corporations and business law sections, commission on depreciation and investment tax credit since 1982), New Orleans Bar Association, Sports Lawyers Association, Association Employee Benefit Planners of New Orleans, Estate Planning Council, Tulane Alumni Association (past director, past director Tulane Law School CLE advisory board), New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club.