Mark S. Katz

An attorney at the law firm of Alterwitz Katz, LLP, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark S. Katz has a professional legal experience of over 26 years. Extending his practice to the regions surrounding Las Vegas and Clark County, he focuses mainly on estate planning, real estate law, business law and taxation and covers a broad spectrum of matters involving:

·       Federal and state income and estate taxation

·       State and local real property taxation

·       Estate planning, probate and trust administration

·       Business organizations and business transactions

·       Real estate and health care transactions

Over the years, Mr. Katz has handled several complex cases and resolved disputes before the IRS and the Nevada Department of Taxation. In addition to being admitted to practice in Nevada (1998), he has also secured licenses to practice in Washington (2020) and Massachusetts (2018) and appear before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Laying his foundation in law at the Suffolk University Law School, Mr. Katz obtained his law degree in 1997. He further pursued his passion to complete his master’s degree in law with a concentration in taxation from the Boston University School of Law in 1998. Prior to this, he had completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Lee Business School–University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Enriched by his education and the knowledge gained from decades of experience, Mr. Katz imparts his knowledge to the next generation and the legal community in any way he can. While in law school, he served as a research assistant, and his academic flair has resulted in him co-authoring one of the first articles on the “Spendthrift Trust Act of Nevada,” which has given way to the Nevada Asset Protection Trusts. His remarkable achievements in the field have also been recognized with a “Superb” rating on Avvo and a peer-review rating of AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell.

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