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Lewis M. Horowitz
ShareholderTaxation Team Chair
Seattle
D 206.223.7401
C 503.307.7120
horowitzl@lanepowell.com

With more than 30 years of experience, Lewis Horowitz’s goal is to serve as a trusted advisor to his clients.

Community Involvement

Seattle Tax Group, Co-Chair

The Seagull Project, Board Member

Stand With Us Northwest, Board Member

 

Thought Leadership

  • November 30, 2022Publication
    Washington Supreme Court Allows the State to Enforce Capital Gains Tax Pending Review on the Merits
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 14, 2022News

    Forty-four Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • June 1, 2022News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2022 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • May 3, 2022Publication
    Washington Capital Gains Tax: FAQs in May 2022
    Tax Legal Update
  • February 1, 2022Event / CLE
    Long Term Care Delayed - Next Steps for Employers
    Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | Virtual
  • January 27, 2022Publication
    Long Term Care Premium Tax Formally on Ice
    Tax Legal Update
  • December 23, 2021Publication
    Oregon Tax Court Rejects Oregon Department of Revenue’s Position on the Sales Factor Impact of the 2017 Deemed Repatriation
    Tax Legal Update
  • December 20, 2021Publication
    WA Long Term Care Premium Tax Suspended, Sort of Maybe
    Tax Legal Update
  • November 12, 2021Publication
    Employee Retention Credit Set to End Early
    COVID-19 Resource
  • November 1, 2021Publication
    IRC § 1202 and Build Back Better — The Halloween Edition
    Tax Legal Update
  • October 13, 2021Publication
    Summary of COVID EIDL Terms and Eligibility Requirements
    COVID-19 Resource
  • September 27, 2021Publication
    SBA Dramatically Expands Disaster Loans Under the COVID EIDL Program
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 31, 2021Publication
    IRS Supercharges the Employee Retention Credit for Businesses That Use Part-Time Employees While Congress Considers Repeal for the Fourth Quarter of 2021
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 2, 2021Publication
    SBA to Withdraw Uncertainty Certification Questionnaire
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 20, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • April 16, 2021Publication
    Washington State Payroll Tax Funds Long Term Care Trust Fund — Except for Those Who Choose a Better Way
    Tax Legal Update
  • April 5, 2021Publication
    IRS Guidance for the Employee Retention Credit Punishes PPP Borrowers for Not Including Nonpayroll Costs in PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 24, 2021Publication
    Restaurant Revitalization Fund: Newest Addition to the List of SBA Stimulus Programs
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 18, 2021Publication
    Employee Retention Credit Just Got Even Better Under The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021!
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 29, 2021Publication
    The Uncertainty Certification and Second Draw PPP Loans
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 22, 2021Publication
    SBA Guidance for PPP Loan Forgiveness Incorporates Changes From the Year‑End 2020 Recovery Bill
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 21, 2021News
    Horowitz Quoted in Seattle Times Article ‘How the Latest Round of COVID-19 Relief Could Provide a Big Boost to Seattle’s Restaurants and Arts Organizations’
    In the News
  • January 19, 2021Publication
    Employee Retention Credit: Summary of Key Changes for 2020 and 2021
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 11, 2021Publication
    SBA Issues Guidance for PPP Changes in the Year-End 2020 Recovery Bill
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 4, 2021Publication
    Employee Retention Credit Materially Expanded by the CAA21
    COVID-19 Resource
  • December 23, 2020Event / CLE
    #WeGotThisWA Series: Second Relief Package
    The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | Virtual
  • December 23, 2020Publication
    Congress Again Modifies Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Make Full Forgiveness Easier to Obtain and More Beneficial
    COVID-19 Resource
  • December 11, 2020News
    Six Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized as 2020 ‘Client Service All-Stars’ by BTI Consulting
    Awards & Honors
  • December 10, 2020Publication
    New PPP Loan FAQ About the Loan Necessity Questionnaire Fails to Resolve Ambiguity About Whether the SBA Will Use Hindsight to Assess the Uncertainty Certification
    COVID-19 Resource
  • December 9, 2020Publication
    SBA's PPP Questionnaire (Form 3509) Challenged by Construction Trade Association
    COVID-19 Resource
  • December 9, 2020Publication
    PPP Provisions in the Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020
    COVID-19 Resource
  • November 19, 2020Publication
    The IRS Doubles Down on Its No Double Dipping Rule: No Deduction for Otherwise Deductible Payments Reasonably Expected to Result in PPP Loan Forgiveness
    COVID-19 Resource
  • November 12, 2020Publication
    PPP Forgiveness and Expense (DIS?) Allowance: Notice 2020-32
    COVID-19 Resource
  • November 4, 2020Publication
    New Uncertainty About the Uncertainty Certification: SBA’s Draft Questionnaires for PPP Loans Over $2 Million
    Bloomberg Tax
  • October 13, 2020Publication
    SBA Muddies the Waters by Issuing Complicated Reporting Requirements for Ownership Changes of a PPP Borrower
    COVID-19 Resource
  • October 12, 2020Publication
    SBA Replaces ‘EZ’ With ‘S’ to Streamline PPP Loan Forgiveness Application for Many Borrowers
    COVID-19 Resource
  • September 11, 2020Publication
    Confusion for ‘Owner-Employees’ Remains — How Are Owner-Employees Treated for the FTE Ratio in a PPP Loan Forgiveness Application?
    Bloomberg Tax
  • September 3, 2020Publication
    Another Court Tells the SBA That PPPs Are Not Like Other SBA 7(a) Loans
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 31, 2020Publication
    Notwithstanding IRS Guidance for Employers Electing to Defer Withholding of the Employee Portion of Social Security Tax, Our Advice Remains the Same: Tread Carefully
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 26, 2020Publication
    SBA Provides De Minimis Threshold on PPP Forgiveness Limits for Owner-Employees — But Fabricates New Limits on Related Party Rent and Mortgage Interest Payment
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 18, 2020Publication
    SBA Approves Third Party Fees, Vision and Dental Benefits for PPP Loans FAQs 50 and 51
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 17, 2020Publication
    SBA Issues 23rd IFR That Details Appeals Process for Businesses That Disagree With SBA’s PPP Loan Forgiveness Decision
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 11, 2020Publication
    How Employers Should Implement the President’s Payroll Tax Relief for Employees
    COVID-19 Resource
  • August 10, 2020Publication
    IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations for Aircraft Management Services Exemption to Federal Excise Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 4, 2020Publication
    EIDL Consequences: Credit Impairment of Borrower Employees
    COVID-19 Resource
  • July 24, 2020News
    Horowitz and Kodesch Quoted in Taxnotes Article ‘Early PPP Forgiveness Application Process Still Vexes Companies’
    In the News
  • July 23, 2020Publication
    Fed Unveils Main Street Lending Programs for Nonprofit Entities
    COVID-19 Resource
  • July 14, 2020Publication
    Loan Forgiveness for Payroll Costs for Owner-Employees
    Bloomberg Tax
  • July 10, 2020Publication
    New Seattle Jobs Tax May Jump Start an Exodus of Jobs Out of the City — But It Also Creates Planning Opportunities
    Tax Legal Update
  • July 2, 2020Publication
    Did Congress Say the PPP Loan Deadline Was June 30? It’s Now August 8
    COVID-19 Resource
  • July 1, 2020Publication
    SBA Guidance Provides That PPP Borrowers Can Apply Early for Forgiveness — but Doing So May Not Be Wise or Prudent
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 30, 2020Publication
    Post-PPPFA: SBA Stays the Course for Business-Friendly Interpretations in Statutory Reductions in PPP Loan Forgiveness and Non-statutory Limits on Forgiveness for Owner Payroll Costs
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 29, 2020Publication
    Don’t Overlook the Other PPP Certification: Buy American!
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 15, 2020Publication
    PPP Loan Forgiveness No Longer Bars Payroll Tax Deferral
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 11, 2020Publication
    SBA Revises Interim Final Rules to Conform with the PPPFA
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 10, 2020Publication
    Headcount and Compensation Reductions Have a Lesser Impact in PPP Loan Forgiveness With New Tripling of 'Covered Period'
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 5, 2020Publication
    Congress (Inadvertently?) Minimizes $100K Salary Cap and SBA’s Limitations on ‘Employee-Owners’ and the Self-Employed
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 4, 2020Publication
    PPPFA Passes the Senate: 60/40 replaces 75/25 With a Twist
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 3, 2020News
    Horowitz and Kodesch Quoted in Taxnotes Article ‘Navigating Changes in an Already Complicated PPP Process’
    In the News
  • June 1, 2020Publication
    PPP Modifications One Step Closer to Becoming Law
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 1, 2020Publication
    PPPs, PEOs, Temps and Forgiveness
    COVID-19 Resource
  • June 1, 2020Publication
    Which PPP Rules Apply to Me?
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 28, 2020Publication
    PPP Loan Forgiveness: SBA Invents New Limits on ‘Owner-Employees’
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 27, 2020Publication
    The Yellow Brick Road to PPP Loan Forgiveness: New Interim Final Rule Supplements Favorable Guidance Provided in the Loan Forgiveness Application
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 26, 2020Publication
    Checks and Balances – SBA Loan Review and Lender Responsibilities
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 22, 2020Publication
    Did We Say Eight Weeks? Congress Reconsiders Key PPP Terms in More Alphabet Soup Bills ⁠— PPFA, PPP DEALS and RESTART
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 22, 2020News
    Horowitz Quoted in GeekWire Article ‘Seattle-Area Software Engineer Charged for Attempting to Defraud CARES Act of $1.5M’
    In the News
  • May 19, 2020Publication
    The HEROES We Need, Not the HEROES We Deserve
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 19, 2020Publication
    Employee Count for PPP Loan Eligibility Includes All Employees, Not Only Employees Whose Place of Principal Residence Is in the US
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 19, 2020News
    Horowitz, Kodesch and Pyle Quoted in Taxnotes Article ‘More PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance Needed, AICPA Says’
    In the News
  • May 18, 2020Publication
    The SBA's PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Provides Much Needed Clarity
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 15, 2020Publication
    The SBA Again Extends Deadline to Review Uncertainty Certification
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 13, 2020Event / CLE
    PPP Loan Forgiveness: What We Know, What We Don’t
    WaFd Bank | Webinar
  • May 13, 2020Publication
    SBA Provides a Safe Harbor for PPP Loans Under $2M and No-Questions-Asked Return Policy for Loans Over $2M
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 12, 2020News
    Horowitz Quoted in GeekWire Article 'Why These Tech Startups Turned Down Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans From the Federal Government'
    In the News
  • May 11, 2020Publication
    Employee Retention Credit Available for Businesses That Repay Their PPP by May 14
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 11, 2020Publication
    Certification About the Uncertainty of Current Economic Conditions
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 8, 2020Publication
    Employees of US Businesses and Foreign Businesses Are Counted the Same
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 6, 2020Publication
    The SBA Extends Deadline to Review Uncertainty Certification
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 5, 2020Publication
    Run It Back — Maximizing PPP Loan Forgiveness
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 5, 2020Publication
    PPP Game Rules Change Again With the Sixth Interim Final Rule: Disbursements
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 4, 2020News
    Horowitz Interviewed on KIRO Nights Radio Show About Paycheck Protection Program
    In the News
  • May 1, 2020Publication
    No Double Dipping: No Deduction for Otherwise Deductible Payments Made With Forgiven PPP Loan Proceeds (Notice 2020-32)
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 1, 2020Publication
    IRS Issues New FAQs for Employee Retention Credit, the CARES Act Relief Provision for Employers Too Big, Too Late or Too Worried About PPP Loans
    COVID-19 Resource
  • May 1, 2020Publication
    Who CARES About My PPP Loan? Everyone.
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 29, 2020Publication
    The 'Laker Effect' Continues: Ongoing Uncertainty With PPP Borrowers’ Uncertainty Certification
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 27, 2020Publication
    Calculating Maximum PPP Loan Amounts Depends on Your Tax Classification
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 27, 2020Publication
    Counting to 500 Under the PPP
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 23, 2020Publication
    PPP Certification and the Uncertainty Principle — FAQ 31 Retroactively Reduces Uncertainty About ‘Uncertainty’ and the Need for a PPP
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 22, 2020Publication
    PPP Certification – Uncertainty About the Meaning of 'Uncertainty'
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 21, 2020Event / CLE
    #WeGotThisWA Series: What Every Business Should Know about PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar
    Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | Webinar
  • April 17, 2020Publication
    IRS CARES Enough to Give PPP Loan Recipients an Interest-Free Loan From Continued Deferral of the Employer Portion of the Social Security Tax
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 14, 2020Publication
    Every Business That Received a Payroll Protection Program Loan (PPP Loan) CARES About Forgiveness
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 13, 2020Publication
    PPP Affiliation Not What it Used to Be
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 8, 2020Publication
    SBA Provides Much Needed Guidance for PPP Loans
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 8, 2020News
    Horowitz Quoted in Seattle Times Article ‘Seattle-Area Small Businesses Applying for Federal Coronavirus Loans See Potential and Problems’
    In the News
  • April 7, 2020News
    Horowitz Quoted in CFO Dive Article ‘Shutdown-Impacted Businesses Taking PPP Loans May Risk Losing CARES Act Tax Benefits’
    In the News
  • April 6, 2020News
    Horowitz Interviewed on KIRO Nights Radio Show About CARES Act and SBA Loans
    In the News
  • April 3, 2020Event / CLE
    What You Need to Know About the CARES Act: A Small Business Virtual Roundtable
    Geekwire, Lane Powell & Seattle Bank | Webinar
  • March 30, 2020Publication
    Congress Also CARES About Self-Employed Individuals
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 30, 2020Publication
    Affiliation Under the CARES Act PPP Provisions
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 30, 2020Publication
    Who CARES About the Employee Retention Credit When You Have the SBA Loans — You Do, If You Have Too Many Employees for an SBA Loan or the Banks Already Made Loans for the $349B Available for the SBA Loans
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 28, 2020Publication
    Why Everyone CARES About SBA Loans: Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Relief for ‘Small’ Businesses
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 28, 2020Publication
    Who Really CARES? How the Delayed Payment of Employer Payroll Taxes Will Help Business — Until it Hurts
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 27, 2020Publication
    Oregon Also CARES
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 25, 2020Publication
    Anticipated Provisions in the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 23, 2020Publication
    COVID-19 Stimulus III – And the Band Played On
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 23, 2020Publication
    IRS Releases Preliminary Payroll Tax Credit Guidance
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 19, 2020Publication
    COVID-19 Second Relief Package: President Signs Scaled Back Law
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 18, 2020Publication
    Tax Traps and Opportunities From Employers Requiring Employees to Work From Home
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 17, 2020Publication
    Portland-Area Voters Will Vote on Whether to Adopt One Percent Personal and Business Net Income Taxes
    Tax Legal Update
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • June 10, 2019Publication
    New Oregon Gross Receipts Tax Presents Special Challenges for Construction Projects Located in Oregon
    Tax Legal Update
  • April 22, 2019Publication
    New Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Continue Trend of Taxpayer Friendly Guidance
    Tax Reform Legal Update
  • November 1, 2018Publication
    Tax Delayed Is Tax Avoided: Qualified Opportunity Zones Let You Do Both
    Tax Reform Update
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • April 16, 2018Publication
    Congress Acts to Expose Sexual Harassment — But Protects Itself and Other Surprising HR Consequences of 'Tax Reform'
    Tax Reform Update
  • February 27, 2018Publication
    Baby Out With the Bathwater? 
    Tax Reform Update
  • February 27, 2018Publication
    Blue States Try to Rescue SALT Deductions With Charitable Contributions
    Tax Reform Update
  • February 7, 2018Event / CLE
    Twenty Percent Deduction Available to Flow Through Businesses
    King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section | Seattle
  • January 23, 2018Publication
    How IRC 199A and the New 20-Percent Tax Deduction for Small Businesses Works (or Doesn’t) for Sole Proprietors
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 22, 2018Publication
    Depreciation, Bonus Depreciation and Other Changes of Interest for Real Estate Owners Under 2017 Tax Reform
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 22, 2018Publication
    Architects and Engineers Are Special and the New Tax Law Proves It
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 16, 2018Publication
    Tax Reform and the HR Department: What You Need to Know Even If You Don’t Really Like Anything That Contains the Word TAX
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 16, 2018Publication
    Choice of Entity Calculus Modified by Tax Reform in Light of the Qualified Business Income Deduction: IRC Section 199A
    Tax Reform Update
  • January 15, 2018Publication
    Impact of New Tax Provisions on M&A Deals
    Tax Reform Update
  • September 28, 2017Event / CLE
    You Decant Take It With You… But We Have a Few Ideas to Share
    Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • May 24, 2017News
    Miao Selected as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
    Awards & Honors
  • December 21, 2016Publication
    Merging Wisely: Best Practices for Structuring Successful Nonprofit Mergers
    NWLawyer
  • December 8, 2016Event / CLE
    Third Annual Startups and Emerging Companies Seminar
    Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
  • September 22, 2016News
    Lane Powell Launches Business Transitions Team
    Firm Announcement
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • July 22, 2016Publication
    Initiative Petition 28 — Changing the Oregon Corporate Excise Minimum Tax
    Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives
  • June 15, 2016Publication
    Rethinking Choice of Entity — Section 1202 Stock
    Oregon State Bar Taxation Section Newsletter
  • April 8, 2016News
    Panama Papers: A History of Tax Evasion From Ancient Rome to the French Revolution to 19th-Century New Jersey
    In the News
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • June 12, 2015News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • October 2, 2014News
    Lane Powell Announces Succession Plan for Firm’s Top Management
  • August 19, 2014News
    Horowitz and Lindquist Selected as Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
    Awards & Honors
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2014News
    Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 14, 2013News
    Thirty-Six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Sixteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2012News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ 12 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • August 9, 2011News
    Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 20, 2011News
    Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • July 20, 2010News
    58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 6, 2010News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010
    Awards & Honors
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022
  • Washington Super Lawyers 2022

Practices & Industries

  • Business Transitions
  • Government Law
  • Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
  • Tax
  • Tax Reform

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1985
    • Law and Policy in International Business, Editor
  • Columbia University, B.A., 1981

Accreditation

Exit Planning Institute, Certified Exit Planning Advisor

Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management

  • Yellow Belt Certification
  • Green Belt training under way

Admissions

  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • District of Columbia (Inactive)
  • Maryland (Inactive)
  • Pennsylvania (Inactive)

Honors

“CEO of the Year” in Professional Services, Portland Business Journal (2011)

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2021-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Tax (2005-2023)

"Client Service All-Stars," BTI Consulting (2020)

“Washington Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Tax (2010-2015, 2022)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Tax (2006-2009) 

“Top 50 Oregon Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters (2008)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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