Deborah G. Rosenthal - Great Neck, NY
Attorney at Deborah G. Rosenthal
Estate Planning Lawyers in Great Neck, NY
336 Northern Blvd. Great Neck, NY 11021 - 4801
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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38
Years
Experience
Great Neck Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 07/22/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Estates
- Probate and Administration
- Special Needs Planning
- Guardianship
- Corporate and Real Estate
Attorney Information
Overview
Deborah Rosenthal's practice concentrates on advising individuals and small businesses in connection with commercial transactions, business mergers, purchases and sales; business formations, contract drafting and review; drafting and negotiating sale of goods, equipment and supply agreements and employment agreements; business succession planning, including buy-sell agreements and shareholders agreements; estate planning, including wills, trusts, advance planning documents such as powers of attorney and health care proxies; probate and estate administration, including ancillary proceedings; planning for persons with special needs, including supplemental needs trusts; and commercial and residential real estate transactions.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer, 2026
- Past President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
- Past President New York Women’s Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV (5.0 out of 5.0)
- Best Lawyers in America in the field of Elder Law, 2025 - 2026
- Long Island Power List ICON, Presented by Schneps Media, 2025
- Long Island Power List, Presented by Schneps Media, 2024
- New York Law Journal New York Legal Award – Distinguished Leader, 2023
- Herald Top Lawyer of Long Island in the area of Trusts and Estates, 2023
- Named to Power 100 by City & State New York, 2022 - 2023
- Featured in the Fall 2025 issue of National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations as a Trailblazer Women Leading the Bar
- Recipient of an Outstanding Women in Law Award from Hofstra University School of Law, 2021
Other Sources of Feedback About Deborah G. Rosenthal
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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New York University School of Law,
New York,
New York, 1991
LL.M.
Major: Masters in Taxation -
Cornell Law School,
Ithaca,
New York, 1987
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award: Commercial Law
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Journal: Cornell International Law Journal
Law Review: Business and Book Review Editor, 1986 - 1987, Associate Editor, 1985 - 1986
Non Legal Education
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Wellesley College,
Wellesley,
MA, 1984
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Economics
Past Positions
- DEWEY BALLANTINE, New York, Tax Associate, 1988 - 1991
- HERTZOG, CALAMARI & GLEASON, New York, Corporate and Securities Associate, 1995 - 1997
- SQUADRON, ELLENOFF, PLESENT & SHEINFELD, New York, Corporate and Securities Associate, 1992 - 1995
- THE BOC GROUP, INC., Murray Hill, New Jersey, Assistant General Counsel, 1997 - 2001
- THE HONORABLE JOHN M. GREANEY, CHIEF JUSTICE, Judicial Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988
Pro Bono Activities
- Member of the Board of Directors, Sara's Center, Great Neck, NY
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
Other Affiliations
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member)
- Nassau County Bar Association (Member)
- Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (President, 2022-2023, President Elect, 2021-2022, Vice President, 2019-2021, Treasurer, 2018-2019)
- New York Women’s Bar Association (President 2016-2017, Treasurer 2013-2016, Trusts and Estates Committee Co-Chair 2013-2016, Corresponding Secretary 2012-2013, Director 2011-2012 and 2017-2021, Solo and Small Law Firm Committee Co-Chair 2009-2013, Judiciary Committee Co-Chair 2012-2014)
Contact
336 Northern Blvd.
Great Neck, NY 11021 - 4801
Phone Number: 516-435-2725
Fax Number: (516) 487-1659
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.deborahrosenthal.com
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