About Steven J.
Steven J. Fromm trained as both a lawyer and an accountant. He earned a B.A. in psychology from Syracuse University in 1973, a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1976, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1977. That combination of credentials has shaped a multi-decade practice that sits at the intersection of tax law, estates and trust matters, and accounting.
His early career ran through several well-known accounting and consulting firms. In 1977 he joined Deloitte & Touche, then moved to Touche Ross & Company in 1978. A year later he worked for Margolis & Company as a tax and estates lawyer and CPA. By 1981 he had established his own firm, operating as Steven J. Fromm & Associates, P.C., where he has practiced tax, estates and trust law.
Throughout his career he has combined tax law and accounting credentials. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and holds admission to practice before the United States Tax Court and in the state of Pennsylvania. Those credentials allow him to handle matters that cross both legal and financial lines, such as estate tax planning, fiduciary accounting issues, and disputes that land before the Tax Court.
Professionally he has been described in available records as AV rated in the fields of tax, estates and trusts. That rating appears in connection with his firm, Steven J. Fromm & Associates, P.C. It reflects peer-review evaluations commonly used in legal directories rather than judicial or regulatory findings.
Clients and colleagues who have worked with him over the years note the overlap of legal analysis and numerical work in his practice. He has pursued tax and estate matters that require drafting of trusts and wills, preparation and review of fiduciary tax returns, and representation in tax controversy settings when cases reach administrative tribunals or court. His accounting background factors into how he approaches complex financial documentation in those matters.
After four decades in practice he continues to operate his firm from the same professional niche he entered in the late 1970s. His work stays centered on tax controversy, estate and trust planning, and the accounting issues that accompany those fields. Current practice focuses on tax law, estate and trust matters and related CPA services.
