Kirk H. O'Ferrall

Experience:

Kirk H. O’Ferrall is a partner of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP and the head of the firm’s tax and employee benefits practice. 

Mr. O’Ferrall’s practice encompasses all aspects of the tax law, including individual and business income tax planning, employee benefits and estate planning.  His clients include domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and individuals.  He has represented clients in administrative proceedings and litigation with the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities and before the United States Tax Court.

Admitted to practice in New York State and before the United States Tax Court, Mr. O’Ferrall is a member of the Sections of Taxation of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. O’Ferrall has served as a lead articles editor for The Tax Lawyer since 1994.  He has served as an adjunct assistant professor in retirement planning and employee benefits at New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.  He has written articles on a variety of tax and employee benefits-related topics.

Education:

Mr. O’Ferrall earned his undergraduate degree (B.A.) from the State University of New York at Binghamton.  He received both his law degree (J.D.) and a master of laws in taxation (M.L.T.) from Georgetown University, where he was a legal research and writing instructor and served on the editorial board for The Tax Lawyer.