
Overview
Howard is an experienced tax and business lawyer whose practice includes tax planning and transactional work for corporations and their shareholders. As a tax lawyer, Howard employs sophisticated and innovative estate and tax planning techniques to reduce clients' income taxes and transfer taxes.
Howard has counseled a number of prominent law firms and their partners in connection with tax and estate planning, as well as issues surrounding firm structure, partner relationships and firm transactional matters. He also has experience in representing actors and producers in tax planning and negotiating movie and television deals.
Howard lectures frequently on federal tax and estate planning matters before a variety of business and professional groups, including conferences sponsored by the Illinois CPA Society. He has prepared a number of articles for professional journals, including the Journal of Taxation, Taxation for Lawyers, and Taxation for Accountants. Howard is also the author of the book Litigator's Tax Guide, published by Wiley Law Publications-John Wiley & Sons.
Credentials
Education
Professional Organizations
Howard is a member of the board of directors and President of Children's Oncology Services, Inc. For many years, he also has been a counselor and program leader for One Step at a Time, a summer camp for children with cancer.
Community
Howard is a member of the board of directors and President of Children's Oncology Services, Inc. For many years, he also has been a counselor and program leader for One Step at a Time, a summer camp for children with cancer.