Bousquet Holstein PLLC

Bousquet Holstein PLLC announced that attorneys JULIA J. MARTIN and JOSHUA S. WERBECK have been elected by its members to serve on the law firm’s board of managers.

Martin joined the firm in 2009 and is a member of the firm’s Brownfield Practice Group. She was elected as a member of the firm in 2019. Martin advises clients on a broad range of tax and business matters, from planning and compliance, through the audit process, to controversy and litigation. Martin’s practice focuses on corporate income, franchise, gross receipts, sales and use, and personal-income taxes. In particular, Martin focuses her practice on economic-development tax incentive programs such as New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), Opportunity Zones, and others. She works with clients to understand the impact of various tax incentive programs and how various programs can work together to support development. Martin analyzes project financial information and remedial alternatives to help clients seek the full allowable amount of available credits under applicable law, guides clients and their accountants through the process to claim the credits, and successfully navigates audits on those claims. She is member at large of the New York State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section Executive Committee and Brownfields Task Force. Martin is also a member of the Central New York Women’s Bar Association and previously served as president and treasurer of that group. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Martin participated in the firm’s summer associate program in 2008. She earned her law degree in 2009 from the Syracuse University College of Law, and her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2006.

Werbeck joined Bousquet Holstein in 2010. He was elected as a member of the firm in 2016. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Business, and Liquor Licensing and Compliance Practice Groups. In his real-estate practice, Werbeck represents individuals, businesses, and nonprofits, including developers, lenders, homeowners’ associations, and condominium boards. In business matters, Werbeck works with business owners and leaders in general business, transactional, and employment matters. In liquor licensing, Werbeck has experience representing restaurants, bars, wineries, breweries, universities, hotels, grocery stores, and other venues on all aspects of liquor licensing, including initial applications to the State Liquor Authority, corporate changes, alterations, compliance matters, and disciplinary proceedings. Prior to joining the law firm, Werbeck participated in the firm’s summer associate program in 2009. Werbeck was recognized with The Central New York Business Journal’s 2016 “Forty Under 40” award. He was also a member of the Leadership Greater Syracuse Class of 2017. Werbeck is a 2010 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law and earned his bachelor’s degree from Siena College in 2007.