Jay Brody, a shareholder in the firm, is an attorney and certified public accountant. His legal practice involves employee benefits, entity formation, governance and dissolution, real estate development, finance, construction and leasing, estate planning, estate and trust administration, private foundation matters, tax planning and representation, litigation of landlord/tenant and contract matters, and strategic planning for litigation.
His accounting background helps clients analyze the costs and benefits of litigation in terms of the goals to be attained.
As a tax attorney, Mr. Brody has extensive experience with every branch of the Internal Revenue Service. He has represented taxpayers on examination, appeal, collection, special procedure, employee plan/exempt organization, estate and gift, criminal investigation and international tax matters, as well as litigated their claims in U.S. District Court and U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Brody has tried civil tax fraud, §6672 penalty, and collection cases, and has successfully terminated criminal tax investigations. In addition, he has tried Michigan tax cases before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
As a transactional practitioner, Mr. Brody’s experience includes buying and selling real estate and businesses.
In Probate Court, he has terminated trusts and effectively sued trustees for additional distributions.
Mr. Brody has taught taxation at Walsh College, and has served as a commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
Education:
B.A., University of Michigan, 1974
J.D., Wayne State University, 1976
Bar and Court Admissions:
State Bar of Michigan, 1977
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1977
U.S. Tax Court, 1979
Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
(member, Tax and Real Property Sections)
American Bar Association
(member, Tax and Real Property Sections)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
Other Activities:
Mr. Brody currently serves as a director of the Thomas Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization devoted to medical research for the cure of diabetes.
Articles:
“Use health savings accounts to your benefit,” Commentator, Winter 2006
“$70 billion tax law applies to you,” Commentator, Fall 2006
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