Richard J. DiMarco

RICHARD DI MARCO is a principal in Cohen and Wolf's Tax, Trusts and Estates, and Business & CorporateGroups. He has more than 25 years' experience advising clients in tax matters, estate planning and administration, and business law; and representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Di Marco practiced as a CPA prior to entering the practice of law. His clients include closely held corporations, partnerships, funds, tax-exempt organizations and high net worth individuals. His extensive knowledge of tax law enables him to counsel clients with respect to complex estate planning issues as well as the formation, operation, and sale of their businesses. Mr. Di Marco recently served a two year term as Chairman of the Tax Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. In addition, he served as Chairman of the Estate Planning and Probate and Tax Committees of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs. Active in the community, Mr. Di Marco has served on the boards of various organizations, including the Westport Arts Center, the United Way of Norwalk and Wilton, the Norwalk Community Health Center, and the Shore & Country Club. Mr. Di Marco frequently speaks to groups of attorneys, CPAs, clients and the public. He has lectured on a wide variety of topics including basic and advanced estate planning, choice of entity, partnership tax, S corporation taxation, like kind exchanges, tax aspects of divorce, tax aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy, IRA distributions, generation skipping tax, Connecticut estate tax, Connecticut conveyance taxes, IRS collections and offers in compromise, and other subjects. Mr. Di Marco has been profiled in the "Top Lawyers" edition of Westport and Greenwich Magazines and was recently listed in Connecticut Magazine's "Five Star Wealth Managers" edition. He is recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Tax Law. Mr. Di Marco is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York, and the U.S. Tax Court. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1977, his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1983, and his LL.M. (in Taxation) from New York University School of Law in 1984. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Richard J. DiMarco included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Richard J. DiMarco Included on the 2025Connecticut Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers list

• Principal

• Connecticut
• New York, 1983
• U.S. Tax Court
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Public Accountant

• American Bar Association (Member)
• New York Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Tax Section, 1991 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Tax Section (Chairman, Subcommittee on Estate and Succession Taxes)
• Connecticut Bar Association (Chairman, Estate Planning and Probate and Tax Committees)
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors)
• Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors and Secretary)
• United Way of Norwalk & Wilton, Inc., 1992 - 2000 (Former Member, Board of Directors)