John J. Tigue Jr.
Principal
1939 - 2009
Jack received an LL.B. from New York University School of Law and became a certified public accountant in 1966. After serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he became a partner at a law firm which ultimately bore his name, Kostelanetz, Ritholz, Tigue and Fink.
Jack joined Morvillo Abramowitz as a principal in 1994. An expert on tax matters, Jack was the co-author of the book Dirty Money: A Study in White Collar Crime and co-authored the "Tax Litigation" column in the New York Law Journal. He held the positions of lecturer at Harvard University Law School, adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School, and adjunct assistant professor of law at New York University Graduate School of Law.
He frequently wrote and spoke on tax fraud and related subjects and regularly appeared as a commentator on Court TV. He was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was recognized in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, New York Magazine – The New York Area’s Best Lawyers, and New York Super Lawyers.
We will always miss Jack. He was an irreplaceable person.