Annual Tax Seminar (E1611799)

Joseph N. Endres, Esq. is a partner in the Buffalo office of HodgsonRuss LLP. He counsels clients on a wide range of state and local taxation issues and represents taxpayers in disputes with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the New York City Department of Finance. His practice focuses on personal income tax and residency matters as well as sales and use tax issues in the technology industry (software as a service, cloud computing, digital products, etc.).

Mr. Endres also advises clients with respect to various federal and state tax incentive-based programs such as the federal renewable energy investment and production tax credits, and New York State's Start-Up NY Program, Excelsior Program, former Empire Zone Program, Brownfield Tax Credit Program, and Historical Building Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program. Finally, Mr. Endres counsels clients on their abandoned property obligations. He is the Abandoned Property Audits Practice leader and has represented large corporations in complex compliance matters such as multistate abandoned property audits and voluntary disclosures.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Buffalo (SUNY), B.A. and SUNY Buffalo Law School, J.D. Mr. Endres is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Bar Association of Erie County.

Parag is a tax attorney with the Patel Law Offices in Iselin. His practice concentration is in tax, business transactions and estate planning. He is a board certified estate planning law specialist, a board certified elder law attorney, and a frequent speaker on legal issues affecting tax, offshore tax planning and estate planning. Parag was named a New Jersey Super Lawyer by New Jersey Magazine for tax and estate planning. He has also received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System, which is the highest professional rating possible among lawyers. He is the 2011/12 chairman of the Tax Law Committee of American Bar Association’s GP Solo and Small Firm Division. Parag also serves as a part-time municipal court judge for Edison Township. He is a member of the New Jersey State, New York State, Middlesex County and American Bar Associations.

Alexis is a Taxpayer Service Representative in the Taxation University Branch. She provides instruction for all tax types, computer science, and teaches personal and professional development skills in areas such as leadership and team building. Alexis’ vast tax knowledge, presenting history, and cheerful engaging disposition make her a sought after and often requested public speaker.

Alexis started with the Division’s Customer Service Center in 2001. She has since worked with the Customer Service Center Training Department and served as the administrator and trainer of the Division’s internal training department.

Alexis provides various courses and workshops to the public on taxes and programs administrated by the Division of Taxation. Her knowledge of New Jersey tax responsibilities and her experience with Internal Training has given her the opportunity to assist Division employees, New Jersey residents, small businesses, and tax professionals.

Alexis is happily married, enjoys traveling, and is a singer.

Brian D. Reynolds, Esq., a shareholder with Mantell, Prince & Reynolds, P.C., focuses his practice on matters relating to tax and estate planning; business and succession planning for entrepreneurs, professionals and closely held businesses; the administration of estates and trusts; estate and trust litigation; taxpayer representation in connection with federal and state tax controversies; charitable planning; and a broad range of personal legal matters. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the Union County Bar Association and a frequent lecturer for several organizations, including the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. He graduated cum laude from York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree. He received his juris doctor from New York University School of Law and his master’s from New York University School of Law. Mr. Reynolds is admitted to practice law in both New Jersey and New York. In 2011, Mr. Reynolds was chosen for the New Jersey Law Journal’s 40 Under 40, which recognizes the top 40 attorneys in the State of New Jersey who are under the age of 40.