Office:
Joseph R. Viola, P.C.
150 South Independence Mall West SUITE 940, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Specialties:
Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Income Tax, Federal Tax Controversies, Federal Taxation, Inheritance Tax, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Contested Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Estate Litigation, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Criminal Appeals, Habeas Corpus
Memberships:
Philadelphia (Member, Appellate Courts Committee, Tax Section, Probate and Trust Law Section), Pennsylvania (Sections on: Civil Litigation, Tax Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Appellate Practice, Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations.
Admitted:
1981, Pennsylvania, 1989, New Jersey, U.S. District Courts, District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1994, U.S. Supreme Court, 2008, U.S. Tax Court and U.S Court of Federal Claims
University:
Hunter College, B.A., summa cum laude with honors in English, 1976
Law School:
University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1981, Temple University Beasley School of Law (Estate Planning Certificate, 2008, LL.M., 2010)
Reported:
Zappala v. Brandolini Property Mgt., 909 A.2d 1271 (Pa. 2006); Forrest v. Beloit Corp., 424 F.3d 344 (3d Cir. 2005).
Biography:
Joseph R. Viola, a Penn Law graduate who also holds a Master of Laws degree in Taxation from Temple, brings a breadth and depth of knowledge, skill and judgment, developed over 30 years of successful ...