Salad, Michael L.

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Michael Salad is a partner in the firm and an attorney in Cooper Levenson’s Business, Tax, and Estate Planning practice groups.

He concentrates his practice on business transactions, tax matters, elder law, probate administration, asset protection, real estate, special needs planning and estate planning. Michael holds an LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law.

Michael helps clients address estate planning and probate issues. He also assists clients regarding corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, elder law, and tax and business issues.

Michael regularly travels between Florida and the Northeast and assists clients seeking to change residency.  He is also a frequent presenter to the New Jersey Society of CPAs and Opportunity Village in Las Vegas, NV.

Michael earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice at The George Washington University, J.D. at Nova Southeastern University, and LL.M. at Western New England University.

He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Georgia, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts.

Michael is also admitted to the United States District Court of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

A sports enthusiast, Michael was previously a nationally ranked squash player and is an avid golfer.

Experience

• PCI Gaming Authority D/B/A Wind Creek Hospitality, an authority of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Sands Bethlehem in 2019.
• Linode LLC in its sale to Akamai Technologies Inc. for approximately $900 million in 2022.

Michael began his career at Cooper Levenson as a summer clerk.  Before working at Cooper Levenson, Michael worked for United States Attorney’s Office Criminal Division for the District of Maryland and Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa.

Awards

• Recipient of the 2012 International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) Shannon Bybee Scholarship for his article titled, “Royally Flushed: The Legislative Fight to Legalize Internet Gambling.”
• New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2016-present)
• AC Weekly and Atlantic City Jaycees “Top 40 under 40” in 2019

Articles

• The Crypto Estate
• Conservatorship, Guardianship, and Britney Spears
• Alternate Names for Business Entities
• Changing Residency from New Jersey to Florida
• The Mechanics of an ABLE Account
• Establishing an ABLE Account in Florida
• State and Local Tax Cap Circumvention
• Financial Planners Beware
• An Overview of Health Savings Accounts
• Is it time to litigate? Florida Standards for Contesting a Testator’s Capacity
• Preserving Social Security Benefits against Creditor Claims
• Lessons in the Wake of Kobe Bryant’s Death
• Using a Lady Bird Deed to Maintain Florida Residency Exemptions
• Have you thought about how “Green” your burial will be?
• Florida Health Care Surrogate and Do Not Resuscitate
• Do Not Resuscitate?
• Coronavirus, Contracts, and Force Majeure
• Relief for Independent Contractors and the Self-Employed
• Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
• Asset Protection: As Important as Hand Washing during Turbulent Times
• The Coronavirus Reaction to Taxes
• New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Act Update
• New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
• ATTENTION RETAILERS: NEW PRIVACY LAWS ENACTED IN NEW JERSEY
• WannaCry Predicted to Mushroom This Weekend
• Charitable Giving: Donor-Advised Funds
• Changing Residency from New Jersey to Florida
• Digital Assets in Estate Planning 2016 Florida Update
• Tax Alert: New Tax Alert: New Jersey Tax Court Clarifies Disposed Interest in Irrevocable Trusts
• New Jersey Assembly Proposes Tax on Short-Term Rentals
• Gifting Before Year-End
• Death with Dignity Bill Gaining Momentum in New Jersey
• The 2015 U.S. Measles Outbreak as a Case Study for Cybersecurity in Enterprise Risk Management
• NJ Assembly Votes To Expand Data Breach Notification Requirements

Affiliations

Board of Directors/Trustees

• Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club
• SoPro, AC (Co-Founder)
• Tara Miller Foundation
• ARRE Foundation