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Daniel B. Axman

Partner, Spencer Fane

212-907-7379 daxman@spencerfane.com

711 Third Avenue
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10017

 

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Daniel Axman provides thoughtful and strategic tax, trusts, and estates counsel to individuals, families, and business owners on a broad range of matters involved with setting up efficient and beneficial transfers of wealth. His practice focuses on tax planning, preserving family harmony, creditor protection, business succession, estate and trust administration, probate, charitable planning, and resolving federal and state tax disputes, including audits and litigation involving trusts and estates.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The Inaugural Lawdragon 100 Leading Global Wealth Lawyers 2026 Tax, Trusts, Estates
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers 2026 Trust, Estates & Tax

Axman regularly represents clients in both planning and controversy matters, helping them navigate complex legal and financial issues with clarity and confidence. He has advised a wide array of clients, including families, individuals, and executives in the real estate, legal, health care, finance, entertainment and hospitality, and nonprofit industries. Clients value his thoughtful counsel, deep technical knowledge, and ability to craft customized solutions that align with both personal goals, long-term financial objectives, and the realities of family dynamics.

Before entering private practice, Axman began his career at a Big Four accounting firm, where he gained valuable experience in tax advisory, corporate structuring, and international tax compliance.