Our Team
Our Legal Team
Matan Shmuel
Managing Attorney
Matan Shmuel
Managing Attorney
Matan Shmuel is the founder and managing member of Shmuel Law Group, LLC. Matan focuses his practice on advising and counselling businesses and entrepreneurs in all enterprise-related matters, as well as advising individuals and family business owners in personal tax and estate planning matters.
Matan counsels businesses with startup and operational issues; drafts, reviews, and advises on all manner of contracts; and helps businesses and entrepreneurs deal with tax issues relating to their growth and expansion. Matan counsels individuals and families with estate planning, personal income tax, and business succession issues.
Matan holds a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Matan has taught courses at Rutgers School of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and Georgetown University Law Center. Matan also serves on advisory boards and steering committees of several area nonprofit organizations.
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Kara Coxe
Associate
Kara Coxe
Associate
Kara Coxe focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax, and wealth advisory matters. She assists individuals and families with planning strategies, and the development of longterm structures designed to support multigenerational goals.
Before joining the firm, Kara gained experience at a regional law firm and a national fiduciary corporation, where she drafted trust documents, prepared fiduciary tax filings, developed trust summaries for high‑net‑worth clients, and contributed to published tax alerts. She also gained hands‑on estate planning and drafting experience through Drexel’s Estate Planning Clinic.
Kara earned her J.D. from Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, where she concentrated in business and entrepreneurship law and received CALI Awards in Federal Income Tax and Lawyering Practice Seminar II. She was recognized as Best Written Advocate in Moot Court and competed nationally in both tax and international law competitions. She holds a B.S. in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech.
Kara is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.
Licensed in Pennsylvania
Joseph Rutala
Of Counsel
Joseph Rutala
Of Counsel
Joseph Rutala is of counsel to the firm, providing advice and expertise in the areas of civil litigation and business torts. Joseph represents business owners in contract disputes, real estate disputes, and other business-related litigation matters.
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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