Lisa M. Spivack - Bedford Hills, NY

Bedford Hills Wills, Living Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship Lawyer
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Laidlaw Firm, Attorneys at Law, PLLC

Two Depot Place
Suite 202C
Bedford Hills, NY 10507-1833
www.laidlawfirm.com

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Lisa M. Spivack Overview

Lisa Spivack is an experienced attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, services for small businesses and corporate and securities law.

After receiving undergraduate degrees from both The Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Spivack attended Fordham University School of Law, from which she received her legal degree.

Ms. Spivack has worked as a corporate and securities attorney both at New York City law firms and in-house, representing clients in all manner of business transactions, corporate compliance and SEC matters. Much of her work required financial understanding and inquiry, which extends to her current practice in estate planning and financial and business matters. In addition, Ms. Spivack has an intimate understanding of the importance of wills, estate planning and advance directives such as powers of attorney and health care proxies, as well as the legal and emotional intricacies that surround them. She brings this knowledge, as well as empathy, to her current practice.

She has worked as in-house counsel at Universal American Corp., where she served as the company's General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer, and at The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. where she served as the company's Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. She is well versed in advising Boards of Directors, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers and financial, treasury, investor relations and human resources divisions on all aspects of corporate and securities laws and related matters.

Contact Laidlaw Firm, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, for a free consultation with attorney Lisa Spivack. Her law office is located in Bedford Hills, New York.

Practice Areas

  • Wills, Living Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship
  • Gifting and Estate Tax Limitation Strategies
  • Probate and Estate/Trust Administration
  • Elder Law
  • Securities Law and other Company Corporate Issues
  • Business Law
  • Business Organization and Choice of Entity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Human Relations

Litigation

  • 0% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1995
  • New Jersey, 1994

Other Affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Westchester Bar Association

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1994
    J.D.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Fordham Moot Court Board, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Bench Team
    Law Journal: Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, Notes and Comments Editor
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
    B.A.
    Major: English
  • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
    B.S.
    Major: Finance

Past Positions

  • The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Associate General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, 2007 - 2011
  • Universal American Corp., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Ethics Officer & Corporate Secretary, 2005 - 2007
  • Imclone Systems Incorporated, Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, 2003 - 2005
  • Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP, Associate, 1997 - 2003
  • Mayer Brown & Platt, LLP, Associate, 1996 - 1997
  • Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP, Associate, 1994 - 1996

Address

Two Depot Place
Suite 202C
Bedford Hills, NY 10507-1833

Phones

914-767-0646 (New York)

Faxes

914-920-3064

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

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Websites

http://www.laidlawfirm.com
http://www.laidlawfirm.com/westchester-estate-trust-law (Westchester Estate and Trust Law Blog)

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