Steven Berman focuses his practice in the areas of Federal partnership and real estate taxation with a particular emphasis on low-income housing tax credits, historic tax credits, and New Markets Tax Credits. Steven’s practice focuses on the representation of both for-profit and non-profit real estate developers, tax credit equity investors and public housing authorities involved in real estate transactions involving the use of one or more of these Federal income tax credits.

Areas of Concentration
  • Federal income tax
  • Affordable housing
  • Real estate taxation
  • Partnership taxation
Professional and Community Involvement
  • Past Chair, Real Estate Committee, American Bar Association, Taxation Section
  • Member, American Bar Association
Awards and Recognition
  • Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5*
  • Listed, Best Lawyers in America
Recent Speaking Engagements
  • May 2022 – ABA Tax Section Meeting, Washington, D.C., Opportunity Zones.
  •   October 2020 – NYU Tax Institute, New York, New York, Qualified Opportunity Zones.
  • May 2020 – Journal of Taxation “Opportunity Zone Final Regulations”.
  • November 2019 – Journal of Taxation “Opportunity Zone Investments”.
  • January 2019 – Journal of Taxation “Opportunity  Zone Investments:  The New Emerald City of Tax Law.”
  • October 2018 – ABA Tax Section Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Opportunity Zones.
  • September 2017 – Association of University Real Estate Officers, Seattle, WA, New Markets Tax Credits.
  • May 2017 – ABA Forum on Affordable Housing, Washington, D.C.  Tax Credit Syndications in Uncertain Times.
  • September 2015 – ABA Tax Section and Real Property Probate and Trust Section Meeting, Chicago, IL. Federal Tax Impact of Using State Tax Credits.
  • October/November 2014 – NYU Tax Institute, New York, NY, San Diego, CA.  Historic Tax Credits after Historic Boardwalk Hall.
  • May 2014 – NYU Federal Real Estate Tax Conference, Washington, D.C.  Historic Tax Credits after Historic Boardwalk Hall.
  • September 2013 – ABA Tax Section and Real Property Probate and Trust Section Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Historic Tax Credit Transaction after Historic Boardwalk Hall.
  • February 2013 – American Law Institute Washington, D.C. Partnership and Real Estate Workouts.
  •  January 2013 – ABA Tax Section Meeting, Orlando, FL Historic Boardwalk Hall. 
Education
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1983
  • B.A., Haverford College, 1980
Admitted to Practice
  • Pennsylvania