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Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: (312) 670-7444
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Email: jnewman@orba.com
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Jeff has been with Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd., since 1983, and became a director in 1988. He is the director in charge of the tax department and personally helps many family enterprises to address a variety of complex financial issues. Jeff advises owners and family shareholders on tax and estate planning issues, and provides financial and tax planning for individual family members across multiple generations. He also conducts business valuations for the purpose of sale, divorce, and estate planning, and provides expert witness testimony to support complex family and business disputes.

Jeff is a frequent speaker and author on tax, valuation and business consulting topics, and has been a member of the Federal Tax Planning, Estate Planning, and Real Estate Committees of the Chicago Bar Association. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Jeff also holds the AICPA's Certificate of Educational Achievement (CEA) for Taxation of Closely-Held Businesses.

Jeff graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in economics and earned his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is currently in his third elected term of the Aptakisic Tripp School District #102 Board of Education, and has served as President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer during his ten years of service on the Board.