G. Joseph Votava, Jr., Esq., CPA/PFS, CFP®
President and Chief Executive Officer
202-585-8219 (Washington D.C.)
585-263-1442 (Rochester, NY)
Fax 866-947-1037
jvotava@npfa.com
G. Joseph Votava, Jr. concentrates on the legal aspects of financial planning, with a focus on investment advisory and tax, employee benefit, and estate planning. He is also a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, where his clients include corporate executives and closely-held businesses.
Previously, Mr. Votava was a member of the tax department at Coopers & Lybrand, an international accounting and consulting firm. He has taught the American College's financial planning course for Chartered Life Underwriters. He is a contributor to The Tax Reform Act of 1986, published by the American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education. He was formerly an honorary director of the Japan Academic Society for Financial Planning. He has been regularly interviewed and quoted by the national financial press, has appeared in major network television programs, and lectures frequently about tax and financial planning for individuals.
Education
University of Dayton School of Law, J.D.
Siena College, B.B.A.
Admissions
Mr. Votava is a New York State certified public accountant, AICPA-Personal Financial Specialist, and Certified Financial Planner™ Practitioner. He is admitted to practice law in New York, the District of Columbia, and before the United States Tax Court.
Affiliations
He is a member of the American, District of Columbia, and New York State Bar Associations; member, American Institute and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants; member, Financial Planning Association, Atlanta, Georgia (past chairman, National Board of Directors; past president, Upstate New York Chapter Chair, International Advisory Council; served as a delegate to the International CFP Council); and trustee, National Endowment for Financial Education, Denver, Colorado.
