Elga Amalia Goodman

E.A. Goodman Law

10+ Years of Experience

Elga Goodman is the owner of E.A. Goodman Law where she specializes in business and personal taxation issues, including domestic and international estate planning, the administration of trusts and estates, closely held business planning, and issues affecting the elderly.

As a trust and estate attorney she advises clients on estate planning techniques aimed at ensuring that assets pass to the intended beneficiaries, while minimizing the state and federal tax burdens by creating charitable trusts and foundations, planned gifting programs, and drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills.

Elga handles general estate planning issues and counsel clients about planning for incapacity, and assist clients in planning for possible long-term care needs, including nursing home care, and assist with coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care.

What differentiates Elga from other attorneys is her twenty years of experience and mastery of the law that helps clients make informed legal choices aligned with their personal and business goals.

She also counsels closely held corporations including high-tech companies and other businesses on a variety of issues including tax strategies and succession planning.

Elga enjoy’s sharing her expertise more widely with clients and the greater public, by writing and speaking on business, estate planning and related subjects at seminars sponsored by various organizations.

Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Elder Law
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Fees
  • Free Consultation
    30 Minute Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
New Jersey
Since 1997
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Languages

  • Spanish

Owner
E.A. Goodman Law
2010 –

Current

Associate
Sonnenchein Nath & Rosenthal
2004 –

2010

Associate
Norris McLaughlin
1997 –

2004

Law Clerk to Chief Justice Poritz
Supreme Court, State Of New Jersey
1996 –

1997

New York University School of Law
LL.M

2002

Taxation
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Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D

1996

summa cum laude
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Drew University
B.A

1987

Political Science
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member
2012 –
Current
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New Jersey State Bar

Member
1997 –
Current
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Articles & Publications
Arizona Business Law Desk Book: Federal Taxation of Business Entities
2017
New Jersey Business Law Desk Book
2017
Websites & Blogs

Website
Website
Blog


3 Elm Street Ste 206 NJ
Morristown, NJ 07960
US
Telephone: (973) 512-2610