Associate Editor

gfbishop@law.gwu.edu

The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2013 (Expected)

Johns Hopkins University, M.A. in Applied Economics, 2008

The George Washington University, B.A. in International Affairs, 2006

Garrett joined the Wealth Strategies Journal in 2011

Biographical Sketch: Garrett is currently attending law school and expects to graduate in 2013.  In his first summer after law school, Garrett worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Summer Honors Program.  At the Commission, he worked in the Division of Trading and Markets in the Office of Derivatives Policy.  Currently, he is still working in this position while attending school.  

Nick Paleveda MBA J.D. LL.M, received his B.A. in 1977 and M.B.A. degree in 1979 from the University of South Florida. Mr. Paleveda received his J.D from the University of Miami in 1982. Next, Mr. Paleveda attended the University of Denver and received his Master of Laws in Taxation in 1984. During the summer, Mr. Paleveda attended programs in Oxford University for law in England and international business at Harvard University in the U.S. In 1984 he was admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, admitted before the U.S. Tax Court, and admitted before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Paleveda founded the law firm Hampton, Paleveda, Murphy, Cody and Levy in 1984. Later, Mr. Paleveda was hired to work for Mutual Benefit Life. While at Mutual Benefit Life, Mr. Paleveda conducted over 1,000 Advanced Tax and Estate Planning Seminars throughout the U.S. in almost every major city. Mr. Paleveda‟s client list included; the founder of Dunkin Donuts, the President of Phillip Morris, the President of Kimberly-Clarke, the founding family of Coca-Cola and others. In 1993 Mr. Paleveda returned to law practice at the firm of Paleveda and Rome in Atlanta. In 1997 Mr. Paleveda became a contributing author for "The Life Insurance Answer Book for Qualified Plans and Estate Planning" (1997) published by Panel Publishing now a division of ASPEN publishing. In 1997, Mr. Paleveda was appointed the Adjunct Professor for Retirement Planning for the College for Financial Planning at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. In 2001 Mr. Paleveda became a CEO for a pension administration firm in Seattle Washington. In 2006, Mr. Paleveda became CEO for an executive compensation consulting firm in Bellingham Washington and in 2010, the President of National Pension Partners. Mr. Paleveda is an avid chess and trivia player. Mr. Paleveda is a USCF chess master and the Florida State Chess Champion in 1977, 1978 and 1994. He was a top 10 player in Chess nationally in high school and placed 7th at the National Chess Competition in college after winning the Southern region. He currently plays for the State of Washington Chess Team in matches against British Columbia and Oregon. In Trivia, his Team won the Whatcom County Championship two years in a row. (One year with the help of Ken Jennings as his teammate). Mr. Paleveda is also a member of Infinity International Society a top 99.63% society. In 2009, Mr. Paleveda was admitted to practice before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2011, Mr. Paleveda became an Adjunct Professor for the Masters in Taxation Program at Northeastern University, Boston. In 2011 Mr. Paleveda is scheduled to lecture for the University of Denver CPE CPA program, the Washington Society of CPAs, The Florida Institute of CPAs, and the New York Society of CPAs. Mr. Paleveda is a member of the Florida Bar and American Bar Association.

He can be reached at Nick@nationalpensions.com.

Associate Editor

AnandRay99@gmail.com

niversity of Miami School of Law, J.D. 2009

University of Miami School of Business Administration, M.B.A. in Finance, 2008

University of Michigan, B.A. in Political Science and Spanish, 2005

Anand joined the Wealth Strategies Journal in 2011

Bio:  After completing his legal studies, Anand practiced in areas such as securities, criminal, civil, and public interest law before focusing on civil litigation.  Anand is currently involved in large-scale litigation involving toxic Chinese Drywall which has plagued the U.S. housing market for much of the past decade.

* Anand is admitted to the Florida Bar.

ianshorowitz@gmail.com

University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2011

University of Florida, B.S. Economics, 2008

 

Ian is currently an LL.M. student in Taxation at Georgetown University Law Center. Additionally, he is pursuing a certificate in estate planning. He expects to graduate from the program in May 2012.

 

Ian joined Wealth Strategies Journal in 2011.

 

Florida

Associate Editor

Bhannat1@gmail.com

Tel: (347) 403-4208

University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2011

Keene State College, B.A. in Economics, 2008

Bobby joined the Wealth Strategies Journal in 2011. 

Federal Taxation Editor

Education: B.A., J.D., Tax L.L.M.

Biographical Sketch: E. Jazmin Antezana, Esq. is a practicing attorney and tax consultant in Washington D.C. with emphasis on individual, corporate and international taxation, as well as employee benefits. In addition to her domestic tax practice, she is often consulted by major international law firms on complex matters relating to the tax implications of cross border transactions and the tax regimes of Latin American countries. She is fluent in Spanish and has conducted extensive audit and legal analysis work in the Portuguese and Italian languages.

 

Bill joined DGC in 2003 and is a Principal in the firm's Real Estate Group. Bill brings over 22 years of auditing and consulting experience to DGC. Prior to joining DGC he was with another regional CPA firm.

Bill's areas of expertise include real estate, professional service firms, wholesale, retail, and manufacturing entities. Bill has made numerous contributions to the firm including improving audit efficiencies through the introduction of automated software and continues to be a champion for the firm's technological evolution.

University of Massachusetts at Lowell - Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants - Real Estate Committee

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Gardner Brook Christian Camp, Treasurer

Real Estate Finance Association, Fall Conference Committee

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Appalachian Mountain Club - Member

William C. Jenczyk, CPA

781-937-5330 

wjenczyk@dgccpa.com