Peter R Spirgel

Peter R. Spirgel has a general business practice with special emphasis on taxation, estate planning and corporate mergers and acquisitions. He also represents businesses in loan transactions, real estate acquisitions and development.

Mr. Spirgel's many years of legal experience include the representation of clients in such matters as:

• Tax-free mergers, sales and acquisitions
• Structuring complex estate plans to minimize tax liability
• Documenting and mediating shareholder relationships
• Private security offerings for start-up ventures
• Counseling privately-held businesses

He is the author of numerous articles on such topics as:

• "How Taxing is the Domestic Partnership Act?"
• "Corporate Business Tax Credit for Eligible Brownfields Remediation Costs"
• "Attachment of Retirement Benefits: How Safe is Your Nest-Egg?"
• "Tax Planning for the Deduction of Home Mortgage, Real Estate Tax and Property Insurance Payments in Separations and Divorce"
• "The Real Estate Sales Full Disclosure Act - Take Two"
• "Payment of ‘Trust Fund Taxes' Before Bankruptcy Held Not To Be Voidable Preferences"
• "New Jersey Construction Lien Law"

Community Service, Affiliations and Recognition

• Mr. Spirgel is an officer and member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and serves as the Chamber’s vice president of government affairs. He is also a member, director, and past president of the Mount Laurel Rotary Club.
• In 2005 and 2006, he was featured in New Jersey Monthly magazine, where he was voted a "New Jersey Super Lawyer" in Business Law.