James O. Druker

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James O. Druker

4.4
7 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 56 years

Tax Lawyer at Garden City, NY
Practice Areas: Tax, Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion, Litigation ... +2 more

1325 Franklin Ave Ste 225, Garden City, NY

About James

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Tax 40%

40%
Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion 25%

25%
Litigation 15%

15%
Criminal Defense 10%

10%
General Practice 10%

10%

Fees and Rates

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 45 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1980

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 51 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1974

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 56 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1969

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Kase & Druker

1325 Franklin Ave Ste 225, Garden City, NY, 11530-1631

kaseanddruker.com/james-o-druker/

Law Offices of James O. Druker

1325 Franklin Ave Ste 225, Garden City, NY, 11530-1631

kaseanddruker.com/james-o-druker/

James O. Druker's Reviews

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Posted by JD | October 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Tax

Forever Indebted to a Remarkable Attorney

I retained Jim Druker in February of 2018 to help resolve a tax problem I had stemming to events from 2010. I had been referred to him through another contact on LinkedIn. When I first got in touch with him I was frantic; and honestly remained frantic for the next 3 years but he never wavered in tryi...ng to keep me calm. Jim patiently and empathetically responded to my inquiries (though he was likely cursing me when he hung up the phone or responded to my longwinded emails). Jim was not warm and fuzzy but always optimistic that the issues would somehow get resolved. He truly never wavered on his resolve to help me get the issues I had settled in the best possible way. He didn't hold me hostage to invoices or finances but rather stayed true to his word when he was first engaged. Lesser men would have ignored my calls and my frantic emails, Jim did not. I will never in a lifetime be able to fully repay Jim for everything he did for me and for my family. I can only hope that this review provides some level of adequate thanks for his years of filing and re-filing. In the end, he kept his promise. And again, a lesser man might have given up (or gotten fed up with me). I would recommend Jim in a heartbeat. I trusted him with my life. And while I hope never, ever to speak to him about my personal finances again, if I were nearby, I would not hesitate to ask him for dinner. You simply cannot ask for a better person or attorney for legal representation of any kind, no less taxes or fraud.

Posted by joe | February 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Tax

The best

Mr. Druker is as good as they come. Knowledgeable, and incisive. He takes your case to heart and is fair in every respect. He gets back to you promptly. He fought my tax case as if it were his own.

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James O. Druker's Lawyer Endorsements

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Joel Weiss

Tax fraud and tax evasion lawyer | Feb 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Jim Druker is a truly outstanding lawyer. He is bright, honorable and hard working. The net effect is that he is extremely effective. His reputation is impeccable and, in the areas of white collar and particularly tax defense he is known as a "lawyers lawyer" - the sort who other professionals, including experienced ones, go to for advice. I write few endorsements because I am a tough critic. In that context, I endorse Jim Druker with the greatest enthusiasm!"

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Jacob Korder

Unknown lawyer | Feb 01

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Mr. Druker zealously protects his clients' interests, but is professional, straightforward, and willing to work with adversaries to resolve matters fairly and efficiently."

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Jacob Korder

Employee benefits lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1974

sustained superior performance award, United States Justice Department

1969

oustanding moot court oralist, Supreme Court Justice Brennan

Work Experience

1978 - 2016

Managing Partner, Kase and Druker

1976 - 1978

Chief of Rackets Bureau, Nassau County District Attorney's Office

1974 - 1976

Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorneys Office EDNY

1970 - 1973

Senior Trial Attorney, United States Deparment Of Justice

1969 - 1970

Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

Associations

1990 - Present

American Inns of Court

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

U.S. v. D'Agostino

Dismissal

United States v. Jeffrey Schneider

acquittal

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Education

1969

Boston College Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1967

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

Business law classes

Recent Develeopments in crimal tax enforcement

2015

New York City Bar Association

New York State Tax fraud

2015

Baruch College Law School

Current Tax Issues

2014

IRS trainee workshop

Criminal Tax Prosecutions

2000

Fordham Law School

trial practice

Publications

2011

New York Law Journal Worker Classifications by the NYS department of Taxation

1970

Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy New Cars and UCC sec. 2-608, Your client isn't stuck with a lemon

Languages

English

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