WITMAN STADTMAUER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner, 1981 to 1989
- Partner, 1984 to 1989
Catherine Romania is a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars. Ms. Romania received her B.S. in accounting magna cum laude from Bucknell University, graduated cum laude from St. John's University School of Law and graduated from New York University School of Law with a Masters in Taxation. Ms. Romania is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). She is currently Chair of the District XA Ethics Committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court and was past Chair of the District X Fee Arbitration Committee. She is also a New Jersey Superior Court Approved Mediator for family, civil, probate and general equity matters and is a member of and accredited by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators as a business and commercial mediator. Ms. Romania has lectured for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education as well as other organizations, has authored numerous articles including "For Love, Money and Exemption", "Pet Trusts" and "Disinheriting a Child," and has been frequently quoted on estate planning and administration issues. Ms. Romania practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, guardianship, elder law, business and tax matters. Additionally, she has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list in estate planning and probate. To learn more about the selection process of this award, please click the following - Super Lawyers. No aspect of this advertising has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Job Titles:
- Member of the New Jersey, Florida and Arizona
Elaine M. Cohen is a member of the New Jersey, Florida and Arizona Bars. She received her B.A. (graduation with distinction) from George Mason University and her J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law. After graduation from law school, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Leonard J. Arnold, formerly P.J.Cr. for the Superior Court, Somerset County.
Ms. Cohen has lectured for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Ms. Cohen is a co-author of "Fed and State Law May Apply to Transfer of Firearm to a Beneficiary" (New Jersey Law Journal, December, 2016) and authored numerous articles including "Do New Jersey Firearms Owners Need a Gun Trust?" (New Jersey Business Magazine, April 2019); "Practical Tips for Drafting a Buy/Sell" (New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 42, No. 2, Feb. 2019); "The Dangers in Unpaid Interns: Employers Beware!" (New Jersey Law Journal, September, 2016);"Misclassification of Employees - Risky Business II" (New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 1 - October, 2015).
Gary D. Stadtmauer is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars. Mr. Stadtmauer received his B.A. from Queens College and graduated from Capital University Law School where he was an Articles Editor for the Capital Law Review. He co-authored with Mr. Witman "The Era of the Qualified Top-Heavy Plan: Overview and Planning Techniques" printed by Prentice-Hall. Mr. Stadtmauer is a frequent lecturer on 401(k) Plans, and is a past instructor for The American Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA). He is also annually listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the New Jersey Super Lawyers. * To learn more about the selection process of these awards please click the following - Best Lawyers of America and Super Lawyers.
Job Titles:
- PLLC, Associate, 2001 to 2005
) is an associate of the firm and a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars. Mr. Pollack is also admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. Mr. Pollack received his B.A. from SUNY Binghamton University and earned his Juris Doctorate from SUNY Buffalo School of Law, where he participated in the Representation in Mediation Competition and served as associate editor of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal. Mr. Pollack practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, estate and general litigation.
Julie D. Rosen is an associate of the firm and a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars. Ms. Rosen received her B.S. from The University of Maryland - College Park and graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law, where she was Vice President of the Moot Court Honor Society. She has authored "Transfer Tax and Post-Mortem Planning" published for CCH, Incorporated. Ms. Rosen has lectured for the NJSCPA and the Middlesex County Bar Association.
Job Titles:
- Managing Member
- Estate Administration
- Estate Planning
- Member of the New York
Leonard J. Witman is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars. Mr. Witman received his B.A. from Rutgers College, and graduated from New York Law School. He is past Chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Taxation Section. He is an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law and Rutgers University Graduate Business Program. He was a Tax Law Specialist, Instructor and Lecturer with the Internal Revenue Service in the Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations Division. He is the former New Jersey Chair and a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates (ACTEC). He is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel (ACEBC). Mr. Witman is also a past Chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee and is a frequent nationally known lecturer and author in the tax and deferred compensation fields. He has written for many tax periodicals and is the author of A Retirement Planning Technique Book (10th Edition) and Roth IRAs published by The Kugler Company and Pension Planning after TEFRA, Top-Heavy Plans published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is recipient of the Dorothy G. Black Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the development of Trust and Estate Law in New Jersey. He is also annually listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the New Jersey Super Lawyers.* To learn more about the selection process of these awards please click the following - Best Lawyers of America and Super Lawyers.
Job Titles:
- Member of the New Jersey Bar
Tara S. Sinha is a member of the New Jersey Bar. Ms. Sinha received her B.S. from Rutgars College and graduated from Rutgers School of Law - Newark, where she served as the Senior Articies Editor of theWomen's Rights Law Reporter. Ms. Sinha is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and member of the board of consultors of the real property Trust and Estate section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sinha was the law clerk for the Honorable Walter R. Barisonek, Union County Superior Court. She authored "Dot your I's and Cross your T's" and co-authored "Addressing Estate and Gift Tax Issues in a Premarital Agreement or Divorcee" and "Federal and State Law May Apply to Transfer of a Firearm to a Beneficiary', New Jersey Law Journal. Ms, Sinha has also lectured for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the New York City Bar, Practicing Law Institute and other organizations. In 2024, Ms. Sinha was named in the Best Lawyers in America for Trust and Estates. To learn more about the selection process of this click the following - Best Lawyers in America. * No aspect of this advertising has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.