New Jersey Tax Handbook

Jeffrey D. Gordon is the managing partner of Archer & Greiner P.C.'s Princeton office. He is a state and local tax practitioner and is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Tax Appeal Group.

Mr. Gordon is a former New Jersey Tax Court law clerk to Presiding Judge Michael A. Andrew, Jr., retired; and was a Certified Tax Assessor. Since completing his Tax Court clerkship, his practice has involved the handling of complex commercial and industrial tax appeals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and other East Coast states. He also advises clients about potential property tax liability for property being considered for purchase and/or development. In addition, Mr. Gordon prepares articles regarding tax appeal procedures and valuation theory, and has lectured at seminars for the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the International Association of Assessing Officers, the New Jersey County Tax Board Administrators Annual Conference, the Appraisal Institute, the New Jersey League of Municipalities, taxpayer groups, accountants, and the bar.

Margaret C. Wilson is state and local tax counsel for Verizon in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. :She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives and frequently speaks and writes on taxation topics. Ms. Wilson is presently the Chair of the Taxation Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.Ms. Wilson earned her bachelors degree from the University of Michigan, cum laude, and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude.Ms. Wilson may be reached at [email protected] verizon.com.

Robert F. Connolly, MST is the co-founder and Co-Managing Member of BC Compliance Group, LLC ("BCC"). BCC is a management consulting firm, based in Matawan, NJ, focused on providing expense recovery and reduction services. BCC specializes in the areas of contract compliance, real estate accounting, unclaimed property and taxation utilizing a "riskfree benefit sharing model." BCC's services cover contracts in the areas of IT, construction, print/copy services, 3rd party labor, distribution, office supplies, office/commercial leases, telecom, freight/overnight mail, utilizes, as well as, tax related incentives and credits.

Prior to founding BCC in 2005, Rob founded and served as the Managing Director of Contract Compliance and Taxation for an international earnings enhancement firm. Before that he spent a number of years serving as a State & Local Tax Manager for various regional and Big Five accounting firms, as well as working within industry for a Dutch multi-national manufacturing corporation.

Stacy S. Cohen is Counsel at Dilworth Paxson LLP in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Ms. Cohen specializes in Environmental Law, having represented a full spectrum of clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 100 companies and state and national trade associations on environmental regulatory compliance and litigation matters, as well as state environmental legislative initiatives. Ms. Cohen also has an active insurance coverage practice, representing policy holders seeking coverage on environmental claims and providing environmental risk management counseling. Ms. Cohen is a graduate of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, and Seton Hall University School of Law. She is a member of the Bars of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Cohen clerked for the Honorable Edwin Stern, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.