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Howard Wachenfeld is was
a founding member of Tompkins, McGuire and is
now of counsel to the Firm. Howard concentrates
his practice in estate taxes, estate planning,
and contested will interpretations. He has prepared
numerous wills and many trusts for both estate
tax reasons as well as for personal and family
reasons. Howard has drawn documents for clients
of modest means and those worth hundreds of millions
of dollars.
Howard has represented individual and corporate
executors, trustees and guardians, and in one
case persuaded
a court to give permission to a guardian of a
wealthy person to make gifts in excess of $2 million.
He has also represented beneficiaries in matters
involving estate and trust administration.
Education
• New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1965)
• New York University (LL.B., 1957)
• University of Virginia (B.A., 1951)
Professional
Admissions
• New Jersey, 1958
• New York, 1981
Professional
Activities
• Member, Essex County Bar Association
Chair, Probate Committee, 1976-1979
Trustee,
1979-1982
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
Chair, 1984-1985
Consultor
Emeritus, 1985-present
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate
Counsel
State Chairman, 1986-1990
Miscellaneous
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
(1st through 10th Editions (1983-present))
• Trustee and Treasurer, Community Day Nursery,
East Orange, New Jersey
• Trustee and Vice President, Hospital Center
at Orange, Orange, New Jersey
• Trustee, Newark Academy, Livingston, New Jersey
• Board of Governors and Secretary, Orange Lawn
Tennis Club, South Orange, New Jersey
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