Professional Profile: Kevin Leifer, 2013

Name: Kevin Leifer Title: Director - Tax and Real Estate Company: Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C. Location: Woodbury, N.Y. Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Education: BS (major - Accounting) - Brooklyn College; MBA (major - Taxation) - St John's University; JD - Fordham University School of Law; LL.M. (Tax) - New York University School of Law. First job outside of real estate: Sonet & Witt (small CPA firm) First job in real estate or allied field: Tax partner in the real estate group of Ernst & Young What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am presently working at Gettry Marcus. I am also an adjunct professor in the masters of tax program at LIU-Post where I teach the taxation of partnerships and LLCs. As of January 1, 2014, I will become a full professor at LIU-Post in their new online masters of tax program that is currently in development and which is expected to "go online" in the fall 2014 semester. How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Sports, TV, reading Favorite book or author: Nelson DeMille Favorite movie: "Fiddler on the Roof" Last song you purchased/downloaded? I generally don't download music...I like pop and classical music One word to describe your work environment: Focused Rules to live by in business: Quality; integrity; hard work; try to think out of the box If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Menachem Begin - we would go to his favorite Kosher restaurant. What is your dream job? I don't think that I could have hoped for better jobs than what I am presently doing. Growing up, playing softball was my first love, so my dream job at that time was playing in the major leagues.