Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass Partner Jeffry Bernstein Honored with Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award in Taxation
The California State Bar Tax Section will honor Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP (San Francisco, CA) Partner Jeffry Bernstein with the Garvey Award for his lifetime achievement and contributions in the area of tax at its annual November meeting.
For more than 31 years, Bernstein has specialized in income, estate and property tax matters. He has lectured extensively on taxation and taught at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Puget Sound School of Law, and in the Master of Laws Taxation Program at Golden Gate University. He served three years on the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Tax Section and organized the successful annual joint conference of the State Bar Tax Section and Los Angeles County Bar Tax Section, presenting policy and legislative papers to members of the IRS, Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he acted as special advisor to the Executive Committee with regard to this joint program.
"We are so proud of Jeff for receiving this honor and recognition,” Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass Managing Partner Danna Kozerski said. “The partnership applauds him for his contributions and service in tax law, but even more importantly are Jeff’s clients and their businesses that benefit from his deep involvement in this highly technical specialty. "
In his practice, Bernstein represents clients in multifaceted tax issues arising in complex transactions, including real estate development, mergers and acquisitions. He counsels start-up companies and advises on partnership, LLC and corporate income tax implications, as well as represents individuals on federal and California income tax issues, California sales and property tax considerations, estate and charitable planning, and the effect of transactions on overall family financial planning. Bernstein has actively represented clients in IRS audits, California FTB and SBE audits, and before the U.S. Tax Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has successfully litigated property tax appeals resulting in significant valuation reductions for clients such as San Francisco Shopping Centre, Catellus Development Corp., JCDecaux and Costco.
Bernstein is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, a member of the committees on Pass-Through Entities and Partnerships of the American, California and New York State Bar Associations, and a member and former chair of the Western Region Bar Association IRS Liaison Committee. He has been ranked among The Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 years.
Bernstein earned his J.D. and LL.M. in taxation in 1971 and 1975, respectively, from New York University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the New York University Law Review. He received in B.A. from Queens College in New York in 1967.
About Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
Established more than 100 years ago, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services focused on the following practice and industry areas: real estate and land use; litigation; corporate, business and intellectual property; estate planning and tax; exempt organizations and charitable planning; and renewable energy and green business. The firm’s recent successes include the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, for which it served as lead counsel, and recognition of Partners Pamela Duffy and Douglas Sands as Dealmakers of the Year for securing a redevelopment agreement to transform parts of the City's historic Presidio into a mixed-use community and national park. Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass is certified as a green business by the Bay Area Green Business Program. For more information: www.coblentzlaw.com.
