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Raymond P. Reichert is a partner in the Firm's Tax practice group. He has devoted substantially his entire career to the practice of tax law, including federal and New York income tax, New York sales and use tax, and other miscellaneous taxes. From 1990 to 1992, he held the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at the State University of New York at Buffalo School, where he taught the basic federal income tax course, and currently teaches the partnership tax course. He has lectured on numerous occasions on a variety of tax related subjects. In addition to general transactional tax planning, his practice includes structuring real estate joint ventures, low income housing and historic tax credit partnerships, and economic development planning.

Education:

Fordham University (B.A., magna cum laude, in cursu honorum, 1976); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1979)

Admissions:

1980 New York State Bar; 1981 New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1981 U.S. Tax Court

Principal Area(s) of Practice:

Taxation (Federal and State); Partnership Taxation; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Low Income Housing and Historic Tax Credits

Experience:

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (1990-92, 1999-2001, 2004-present)
Lecturer on Partnership Tax, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management (1994-2003)
Lecturer, 1995 Annual meeting of the American Bar Association, Subcommittee on Environmental Taxes
Presenter, Upstate Affordable Housing Conference, "Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits"
Presenter, The New Medicare Tax: Why You Should Care

Memberships & Offices:

Erie County Bar Association (Past Chair, Tax Committee)
New York State Bar Association (Member, Tax Committee)
American Bar Association (Member, Tax Committee)
Director, Oncologic Foundation of Buffalo, Inc.
Past-President and Director, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.
Past Director, Western New York Independent Living, Inc.
Vice-President & Director, University Heights Collaborative, Inc.
Director and President, St. Joseph Neighborhood Housing Initiative, Inc.

Awards & Recognition:

Listed, Best Lawyers in America
Listed, New York Super Lawyers
Listed, "Who's Who in Law," Published by Business First of Buffalo