Martin S. Appel Sr.
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Direct: 310.201.3563
Main: 310.203.8080
Fax: 310.712.8563
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Martin Appel specializes in advising clients in business structuring, acquisition and financing, with an emphasis on federal income and estate taxation. He has worked extensively in the real estate field in a variety of real estate projects. Martin is an expert in REIT organization, mergers, UPREIT issues, tax advice and foreign investment in REITs and unrelated business taxable income, also in estate transfers and creative estate planning.
Education
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1956
B.S., Northwestern University CPA, IL, 1953; CA 1959
magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
State Bar of CaliforniaState Bar of Illinois
U.S. Tax Court
Federal Courts
Associations
State Bar of California, Chairman, Subcommittee of Income Tax Section, 1975-76
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Specialist, Taxation Law
President, Motion Picture and Television Tax Institute, 1994- 2010
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Advisory Committee, 1983-84
Member, President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Executive Committee, 1985-89
President, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, 1989-93
Gubernatorial Appointment to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, President, 2002-03
Several publications in Southern California Tax Institute, NYU Tax Institute, PLI and others
Phi Alpha Delta
Beta Alpha Psi