Practice Areas: Taxation, estate planning and employee benefits.

Education: New York University (LLM, Taxation); University of Pennsylvania Law School (Juris Doctor); University of Pennsylvania (B.A.).

Admissions to Practice: District of Columbia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Experience:  Attorney-Advisor to Hon. John W. Kern, Jr., U.S. Tax Court, 1968-1970. Mr. Luria has been a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland.

Memberships: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Closely-Held Corporations, Committee on Estate and Gift Tax, Committee on Value Added Tax); D.C. Bar (Member, Section on Taxation); Delaware Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation, Section on Estates and Trusts).

Languages: French and German.

Publications:  Tax and estate planning editor, Accountants Workbook Series, Matthew Bender & Co. (1985-1992), CCH, Inc. (1992-1995).  Contributor (with N. P. Damico), "For Small Employers, 401(k)/Profit Sharing Enhanced by $150,000 Compensation Limit," Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Summer 1994). Co-author (with C. Bruce and S. Gray), "Protection of Assets Trusts," Trusts & Estates Magazine (Nov. 1991 and Dec. 1991 - two parts); co-author, Tax Management Portfolio 88-2d, “Discharge of Indebtedness” (1975); co-author, Tax Management Portfolio 153-3d, "Tax Court-Trial of Case" (1975).

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV  

Mr. Luria serves as Of Counsel to the Firm.  (Also, Member Alvord and Alvord, Washington, D.C.)