About Michael Profita

Michael Profita is a partner at DeCotiis. In 2015 Michael Profita merged his boutique corporate counseling firm Profita & Associates, LLC with DeCotiis.

Mr. Profita has enjoyed a distinguished legal career since graduating from Drake University with a B.A. in Economics and Management, Seton Hall School of Law, and later New York University with an LL.M in Taxation. He represents primarily aggressive closely-held companies, high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, as well as service professionals.

His focus, like that of DeCotiis, has been to provide highly specialized corporate, business, transactional real estate and commercial litigation services. Mr. Profita - like DeCotiis - prides himself on providing services on par with regional and multinational firms, but in a cost efficient and effective manner as his clients are more than ever focused on the bottom line.

Mr. Profita has personally attended to numerous mergers and acquisitions of a diverse range of businesses with high transactional values. As an attorney with an LL.M degree in Taxation, he has been able to assist his clients with tax planning to maximize profits and minimize exposure under the complicated U.S. tax code. The DeCotiis Finance and Banking departments will now complement his corporate counseling services to ensure clients have access to the full range of legal advice and guidance, which both start-up and mature companies need in a more-than-ever competitive international business world.

Mr. Profita has also assisted his clients in New York and New Jersey with the restructure of their businesses for long term succession planning, in conjunction with their overall estate and income tax planning, as well as administration of trusts and estates. Mr. Profita handles litigation of probate matters and informal and litigated resolution of disputes among owners of equity interests in closely-held entities. Mr. Profita has provided counsel and advice on these issues throughout his 35 plus years as an attorney with a specialty in Tax Matters. Mr. Profita's partnership will continue to enhance the status of DeCotiis in the region as the go-to full-service corporate law firm it has been for almost half of a century.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Other 3
    • Corporate
    • Business
    • Transactional

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1977, Alabama
    1978, New Jersey
    1978, U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
    1981, U.S. Tax Court
    1983, New York
    2001, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    2010, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
    2010, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
    Memberships

    Professional Associations

    •Alabama State Bar Association
    •New Jersey State Bar Association
    •American Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Seton Hall University
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    cum laude

    New York University
    Class of 1981
    LL.M.
    in Taxation
    Other Education
    Drake University
    Class of 1974
    B.A.
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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Michael Profita was admitted in 1977 to the State of Alabama.
  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Michael Profita is admitted to practice in Alabama, New Jersey and New York.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, Michael Profita has a 4.4 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Michael Profita attended New York University and Seton Hall University.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP was established in 1985.