Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA, PFS, AEP (distinguished), JD, is an attorney in private practice in Fort Lee, New Jersey and New York City, New York who focuses his practice on estate and tax planning, planning for closely held businesses, estate administration. He is the author of 42 books and more than 1,000 articles, including for Trusts & Estates Magazine (Editorial Board Member), the CPA Journal, the Matrimonial Strategist, and CCH (Wolter’s Kluwer) where he is co-chair of the Professional Advisory Board. He founded chronicillnessplanning.org, which educates professional advisers on planning for clients with chronic illness and disability and has written books for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the COPD Foundation. Mr. Shenkman received a Bachelor of Science from the Warton School, with a concentration in accounting and economics; an MBA from the University of Michigan with a concentration in tax and finance; and a Law degree from Fordham University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.; a CPA practicing in New Jersey, Michigan and New York; and a Registered Investment Adviser in New York and New Jersey.