Background
Traum, Sydney S. was born on January 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Traum, Sydney S. was born on January 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
College of the City of New York (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1958). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1961). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1965).
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, 1962, New York and United States. Tax Court; 1965, Florida.
1966, United States. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. 1967, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Claims Court; 1968, United States. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and United States. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Author: S Corporation Answer Book, Panel Publishers, 1988-1997. "The S Corporation Planning & Operation," Panel Publishers, 1968-1997, loose leaf and supplemented quarterly.
Bufferd v. Comm'r: Did the Supreme Court Resolve the Statute of Limitations Question on S Corporation Pass-Through Items?, Winter 1994 Journal of S Corporation Taxation. Final Regulations Deal With Basis and Distributions for S Corporation Shareholders, Fall 1994 Journal of S Corporation Taxation. "How to Use Life Insurance in Conjunction with a Private Annuity to Dispose of a Business Interest," Macmillan Company and Panel Publishers, 1969.
"What to Consider When Planning An Estate Consisting Substantially of Improved Real Estate Interests," Prentice-Hall's Successful Estate Planning Ideas and Methods, 1974. "Accounting and Tax Aspects of Issuing Convertible Debenture Bonds," N.Y. Certified Public Accountant, December, 1967. "Federal Tax Tips," column, periodically in Miami Review, 1967-1972.
Lecturer, University of Miami Law School, 1972-1980, 1988, 1990-1992. Member: Dade County, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Tax Section, 1970-1997). New York County Lawyers Association. Greater Miami Tax Institute (President, 1978).
Dade County Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants's (Director, 1979-1984. President, 1983-1984). Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants's (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1984).
American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (Director, 1974. 1981-1997; President, 1988-1989). Florida Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (President, 1975-1988 and 1992-1997).
(Board Certified in Taxation and also in Wills, Estates and Trusts, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also practicing individually at same address). Semet, Lickstein, Morgenstern, Berger, Brooke & Gordon, P.A. is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Member: Dade County, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Tax Section, 1970).
New York County Lawyers Association. Greater Miami Tax Institute (President, 1978). Dade County Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants's (Director, 1979-1984.
President, 1983-1984). Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants's (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1984). American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (Director, 1974.
1981; President, 1988-1989). Florida Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (President, 1975-1988 and 1992). (Board Certified, Tax and Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also Of Counsel to Semet, Lickstein, Morgenstern, Berger, Brooke & Gordon, P.A.).