Leona Beane

Probate, Mediation
11 Park Place, Room 1100
New York, New York 100072827


Probate

Admitted

1969, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

New York Law School, J.D., 1968

Law School Graduation Year

1968

College

City College of the City University of New York, B.B.A.; City College of the City University of New

Memberships

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Legal Problems Aging Committee; Chair, Article 81 Sub-Committee); New York State Bar Association (Trusts and Estates and Elder Law Sections); American Bar Association; American Judges Association; New York County Lawyers Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Biographical

Author: New Adult Guardian - Mental Hygiene Law Article 81, New York Law Journal, Page 1, April 20, 1993; Guardians and Guardians Ad Litem - What are the Differences? New York Law Journal, Page 1, September 4, 1997; Guardian Proceedings in New York, Trusts and Estates, New York State Bar Association, Page 19, Winter 1998; Guardianship: Challenging, Frustrating, New York Law Journal, Page 7, July 17, 2000; Should Mediation Be Available as An Option to Reduce Litigation in Contested Guardianship Cases? New York State Bar Journal, Page 27, June 2002; Beware the Misuse of Powers of Attorney, New York Law Journal, Page 4, August 23, 2002. Author, Co-Author (Several Chapters) and Associate Editor, Guardianship Practice in New York, New York State Bar Association, 1998. Lecturer and Chair, Over 60 Different Guardian/Court Evaluator training programs. Lecturer, Guardianship, Office of Court Administration Judicial Seminars, 1998, 1999, 2003. Tenured Full Professor of Law, Baruch College, City University of New York, 1978-1999.

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