Admitted
1986, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1985; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, B.S., 1983
Memberships
Nassau County (Member: Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy, Surrogate's Court; Estates and Trusts and Tax Law Committees; Chairperson, Tax Law Committee, 2002-2004; Vice-Chairperson, Tax Law Committee, 2000-2002; Estate Planning Council of Nassau County, Inc.), Suffolk County (Member: Elder Law, Surrogates Court and Taxation Law Committees), New York State (Member: Elder Law and Tax Law Committees; Executive Committee, Elder Law Section, 2003-2004; Vice-Chairperson, Elder Law Practice Committee, 2003-2004) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Tax Law Committees) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Tax SIG Steering Committee, 2002-2004).
Biographical
Author: Tolling of Tax Refund Statute of Limitations Due to Financial Disability, New York State Bar Association Elder Law Attorney, Summer 1999; Taxability of Personal Injury Awards, Nassau County Bar Association Journal, Nassau Lawyer, September 2000; Innocent Spouse Relief, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Tax SIG Newsletter, Fall 2000; Planning with Powers of Attorney, New York State Bar Association's Intermediate Elder Law, Beyond The Basics for the Elder Law Practitioner, Dec. 2000; Highlights With Regard To IRA's, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Symposium, April, 2002; Carryover Basis And Basis Adjustment Rules, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, NAELA News, May 2002; Recent Rule Changes Have Negative Impact on the Use of Life Estates, New York Law Journal, September 9, 2002; Deductibility of Nursing Home Care, Nassau County Bar Association Journal, January 2003; Testamentary Substitutes and the Right of Election, Nassau County Bar Association Journal, March 2003; How to Appeal a Determination Granting Innocent Spouse Relief, New York Law Journal, May 16, 2003. Editor, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Tax SIG Newsletter (2001-2002). Associate Editor, NAELA News, a publication of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, (2001-2002). Panel Member, Surrogate Decision Making Committee Program of the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled (1999-2003). Certified Elder Law Attorney by the American Bar Association's accredited National Elder Law Foundation, Tucson, Arizona (1999).