Gregory A. Papiernik
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Practice Areas:
- Individual Taxation
- Corporate Tax Planning
- Business Tax Planning
- Estate Planning
- Probate Administration
- Retirement Planning
- Nonprofit Organizations Law
- Business Valuation
- Forensic Accounting
Biography
Greg Papiernik is the Managing Partner with Levin & Brend, P.C. As both an attorney and CPA, he has extensive experience in personal tax planning (individual, trusts and estates) and business (corporate, partnership and limited liability company) tax planning. In addition, he is experienced in Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Retirement Planning, Elder Law, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Business Transactions, Business Valuation and Forensic Accounting.
Levin & Brend, P.C. also provides legal and forensic accounting assistance to business and family law cases, including and participation in Collaborative Law matters as an Attorney and Financial Neutral in Collaborative Law matters and serving as a Mediator in family law.
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1983
- Honors: Beta Alpha Psi
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
- B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration - 1980
Bar Admission
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. Tax Court, 1985
Certified Specialties
- Certified Public Accountant, State of Indiana, 1982
- Licensed Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois
- Collaborative Law Training Certification
- Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, Divorce Mediation Skills Training Program
Professional Associations
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- DuPage County Bar Association, Member
- American Society of Appraisers, Member
- Business Valuation Association of Chicago
- Illinois CPA Society
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
- Illinois Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Illinois Association of Real Estate Attorneys
- American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants, Member
Professional Memberships
- Br. Rice High School Foundation, Inc., Board Member, Treasurer, 2013 to Present
- Community Support Group, Board Member, 2011 to Present
- Community Support Group, Vice Chairperson, 2019 to Present
- Br. Rice High School, Board Member, 2002 to 2011
- Br. Rice High School, Chairperson – Development Committee, 2002 to 2011
- Br. Rice High School, Member – Development Committee, 2002 to Present
- Br. Rice High School, Member – Finance Committee, 2002 to Present
- Br. Rice High School, Member – Nominating Committee, 2002 to Present
- Br. Rice High School, Member – Strategic Planning Committee, 2002 to Present
- Br. Rice High School, Member – Policy Committee, 2002 to 2011
- Br. Rice High School Alumni Association, Board Member, 1988 to Present
- Br. Rice High School Alumni Association, President, 1996 to 2001
- Lemont Celtic Football Club, Inc., Board Member, Treasurer, 2008 to 2018
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, 1997 to Present
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Business and Accounting, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, 1993 to Present
- Speaker at Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association Spring Seminar: Forensic Financial Document Review and/or Primer of How To Review Financial Documents and Statements, February 2015
- Instructor, College of Lake County Continuing Education - Estate Planning, Grayslake, Illinois
- Lecturer, Warren Township Special Education, Lake County, Illinois – Special Recreation Association
- Lecturer, Lake County, Illinois – Special Recreation Association
- Course Instructor, Conviser-Duffy CPA Review, Chicago, Illinois, 1992 to 1998
- Speaker at Lorman Education Services Divorce: Accounting and Tax Issues on the topics of “Taxation” and “Retirement Issues”, 2007
- Speaker at Lorman Education Services Divorce: Accounting and Tax Issues on the topics of “Taxation” and “Financial Statement Analysis”, 2008
Published Works
- Lorman Education Services, Divorce: Accounting and Tax Issues, 2007 on the topics of “Taxation” and “Retirement Issues”, 2007
- Legal research and drafting with respect to the publication of: Purchase and Sale of Small Businesses: Legal and Tax Aspects (Wiley Law Publications) and Purchase and Sale of Small Businesses: Forms (Wiley Law Publications).