Richard J. Shapiro J.D., CELA, CAP - Goshen, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Cornell University, 1985
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Washington D.C., Associate, 1989 - 1991
• Crowell & Moring, Washington D.C., Associate, 1988 - 1989
• Town of Minisink, Acting Justice

Classes and Seminars

• Elder Care in New York -- Legal and Financial Issues, National Business Institute, May 12, 2005
  
• How to Draft Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute, November 17, 2005
  
• Resolving Legal and Financial Issues in Elder Law, National Business Institute, May 15, 2007
  
• Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Options for Elderly Clients, National Business Institute, November 28, 2007
  
• Top Ten Estate Planning Techniques, National Business Institute, May 20, 2009
  
• Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute, May 6, 2010
  
• Estate Planning Basics, National Business Institute, May 16, 2011
  
• Top Ten Estate Planning Techniques, National Business Institute, June 26, 2012

Pro Bono Activities

• Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan, November 15, 2012 - Present
• Orange Regional Medical Center

Ancillary Businesses

• Exit Planning Solutions, LLC

Published Works

Articles

• The Complete Guide to Estate & Financial Planning in Turbulent Times, Collaborative Press
  Contributing author for comprehensive guide to estate and financial planning.
• Estate Planning for Blended Families, Aspen Publishers, Volume XIX, Number 9, 2008
  A discussion of the pitfalls and opportunities for planning for couples in "blended" families -- those that have children from prior relationships and possibly children from the current relationship.
• The Sale of Assets to a "GDOT", New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter, Spring 2009 -- Vol. 42, No. 1, 2009
  A primer on how to effectively structure a sale of assets to an "intentionally defective" grantor trust.

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1988
• New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), 2017

Other Affiliations

• Middletown Bar Association, 1996 (President)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section (Member)
• Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, 1995 - Present (Member)
• Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, 1995 - 1996 (Regional Chairperson)
• Horton Medical Center, 1999 - 2002 (Trustee)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Willkill East Rotary Club, 1999 - 2000 (Member, President)
• Brittany Miller Foundation, 1996 - 1998 (President)
• Brittany Miller Foundation, 1996 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
• Orange Regional Medical Center, 2002 - 2011 (Trustee)
• Southwinds Retirement Home, 2003 - 2006 (Director)
• Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County (Member, Endowment Committee)
• WealthCounsel (Member)
• ElderCounsel (Member)
• Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Counties Professional Advisors Council

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Kappa Psi