Social Security Changes / Pensions (E1611749)

Eleanor Galt-Lin, CFP®, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Senior Vice President in the financial industry in New Jersey. She serves individuals and small business owners, often working closely with the CPAs and lawyers. After completing the rigorous requirements to attain her CFP® designation, Eleanor pursued even more advanced coursework in the area of Social Security benefits and Medicare. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day during the next two decades, Eleanor believes it’s crucial for clients to understand their Social Security benefits.[1] She is a frequent speaker on Social Security and Medicare to various groups, including professionals such as CPAs and lawyers.   Eleanor graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Economics, and attained her CFP® designation in February 2012. A native of New Jersey, Eleanor loves to golf and scuba dive in her spare time.  

Leonard J. Witman, J.D., is senior tax partner at the firm of Witman, Stadtmauer, P.A. located in Florham Park. He is a nationally noted lecturer and author in the tax, estate, elder planning and deferred compensation fields. He serves as an adjunct professor of law at Seton Hall Law School, Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University Graduate Business Schools. He formerly was a tax law specialist, instructor and lecturer with the Internal Revenue Service in the Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations Divi¬sion. Mr. Witman is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars, and a former Chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Taxation Committee. He is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, the New Jersey State Chair Elect of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a member of the Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Witman has written extensively for numerous periodicals and is the author of A Retirement Planning Technique Book published by The Kugler Company and Pension Planning after TEFRA, Top-Heavy Plans published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of The Practical Accountant and has been quoted in financial columns. He has been listed in “Best Lawyers of America”, “Best Lawyers in the New York Metropolitan Area” and “NJ Super Lawyer”. Mr. Witman is a graduate of Rutgers College and New York Law School.