Background
Gordon Hoffman, Paul was born on October 29, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Paul Gordon Hoffman
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Science, 1972. Master of Business Administration, 1973). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker, A Professional Corporation (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Taxation Law, Estate Planning Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi.
Comment Editor, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1975-1976.
Author: "Limits on Retroactive Decision Making by the Internal Revenue Service: Redefining Abuse of Discretion Under Section 7805 (b)," 23 University of California, Los Angeles Law Review 529. "Should You Make Gifts Before Year-End? The Effect of the Tax Reform Acting of 1976," 52 Los Angeles Bar Journal 226.
"Salary-Continuation Plans Can Be Estate Tax Free But May Run Into Gift Tax Problems," 9 Taxation Foreign Lawyers 376. Company-Author: "Planning An Estate in Light of Recent Changes in Tax and Copyright Laws," 5 Estate Planning 90.
"Estate Planning for Individuals in the Entertainment Industry," Southern California Tax Institute 875, 1979.
"Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1980. "Estate Planning for Clients with Special Assets," Estate Planning, 1980. "The Marital Deduction: Beyond the Basics," 35 Major Tax Planning, 1983.
"Estate Planning - A Client Based Approach," 39 Major Tax Planning, 1987.
"Estate Planning for Qualified Plan Benefits After 1986," Estate Planning 1987. "Retirement Plans & QTIPS," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995.
"New Developments: Grantor Trust," New York University, 1995. "Federal and California Individual Income Tax Developments," University of Southern California Law School Tax Institute, 1996 # 1300.
Contributing Author: "International Estate Planning," Matthew Bender, 1992.
Instructor: University of Southern California Law Center Advanced Professional Program, 1976-1979. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1981-1991. Member: Planning Committee, University of California, Los Angeles/Continuing Education of the Bar Estate Planning Institute, 1980.
Board of Directors, Motion Picture and Television Tax Institute, 1980.
Member, Planning Committee, University of Southern California Probate and Trust Conference, 1984. Member: Beverly Hills (Chairman, Tax Committee, 1980-1981), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Planning Committee, University of California, Los Angeles/Continuing Education of the Bar Estate Planning Institute, 1980. Board of Directors, Motion Picture and Television Tax Institute, 1980. Member, Planning Committee, University of Southern California Probate and Trust Conference, 1984.
Member: Beverly Hills (Chairman, Tax Committee, 1980-1981), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
