Donald J. Holzman
Partner
Practice Areas:
Business and Corporate Law, Taxation, Wills, Probate and Estates and Trusts
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D.; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation; State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A. in Economics
Associations:
American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and Erie County Bar Association
Court Admissions:
New York and U.S. Tax Court, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, and United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals
About Mr. Holzman:
A Buffalo native, Mr. Holzman has been a partner with the firm of Duke, Holzman, Photiadis and Gresens LLP for over forty years. He also served in the Counter-Intelligence Corps in the United States Army.
He concentrates his practice in corporate, tax, and trust and estate law and litigation. His corporate law practice has included the successful litigation of Human Rights and EEOC cases in the State and District Courts on behalf of employers. One of his cases, which twice went to the Court of Appeals, caused the New York legislature to amend the Human Rights Law because of the case’s potential impact on the viability of that law.
In addition, Mr. Holzman both writes and has lectured, primarily in the areas of tax and corporate law, with articles having appeared in Business First, the Buffalo Business Journal, the Rochester Business Journal, the Tax Law Review, Taxes – The Tax Magazine, Buffalo Law Review, Bankers Magazine, the Journal of Commercial Bank Lending, Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, and various publications for educational organizations dealing with tax aspects of charitable giving. He has lectured on tax law subjects at various programs sponsored by the University of Buffalo, University of Buffalo School of Law, New York State Bar Association, University of Pittsburgh, American Banker’s Association, Robert Morris Associates, American College Public Relations Association, and others.
Mr. Holzman has participated, personally and as legal counsel, in the acquisition and development of business entities in the publishing, printing, and aerospace industries.
Mr. Holzman is also active as a board member of several local business and charitable organizations and is a member of the Buffalo Club, Saturn Club, and various local professional organizations.