Materna, Joseph A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

JOSEPH A. MATERNA, born Passaic, New Jersey, 1947. Mr. Materna received both his B.A. Degree in 1969 and his J.D. in 1973, at Columbia University. He is a member of the Bar in New York and Florida. Mr. Materna is an Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court; Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. His memberships include: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Richmond County Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Member Committee on Estate and Trust Administration; New York County Lawyers' Association; American Judges Association; Estate Planning Council of New York City; Planned Giving Board, the Arthritis Foundation; Bequests and Planned Gifts Committee of the Archdiocese of New York. He has authored "Charitable Giving Under Your Will," The Arthritis Reporter, Spring, 1983; "The Living Will - A Possible Solution," The Arthritis Reporter, Winter, 1986; "The Living Will - An Update," The Arthritis Reporter, Summer, 1988; "New U.S. Estate and Gift Tax Rules for Non-Citizen Spouses," The Arthritis Reporter, Winter, 1990; The New Estate Tax Law Changes -- An Update, The Arthritis Reporter, Winter 2004. Mr. Materna is admitted to all Local Federal Courts, United States Supreme Court, and the United States Tax Court. He specializes in Trusts and Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Probate and Estate Administration.

Areas of Practice

• Probate & Estate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Powers of Attorney
• Health Care Proxies
• Trusts and Estate Planning

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1975
• Florida, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Tax Court, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member)
• New York County Lawyers' Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Committee on Estate and Trust Administration (Member)
• Richmond County Bar Association (Member)
• Queens County Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar (Member)
• New York City Civil Court (Arbitrator)
• American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators (Member)
• American Judges Association (Member)
• Estate Planning Council of New York City (Member)
• The Arthritis Foundation (Member, Planned Giving Board)
• The Arthritis Foundation (Member, Board of Governors)
• Bequests and Planned Gifts Committee of the Archdiocese of New York (Member)
• National Association of Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering National Trusts and Estates Association (Member)
• Columbia College Alumni Association (President, Class of 1969)
• Columbia Law School Alumni Association (Member)
• Richmond town Historical Society (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV Rating for over 20 Years, Highest Possible Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, 2010
• Named, Top Trusts & Estates Attorneys in New York City by Avenue Magazine, 2011
• International Who's Who - 1994
• Who's Who in the World
• Who's Who in America, 2005
• Who's Who in American Law, 2005
• Who's Who in the East
• Continental Who's Who

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1973
• Columbia University, 1969
  B.A.

Published Works

• Charitable Giving Under Your Will, The Arthritis Reporter, Spring, 1983
• The Living Will - A Possible Solution, The Arthritis Reporter, Winter, 1986
• The Living Will - An Update, The Arthritis Reporter, Summer, 1988
• New U.S. Estate and Gift Tax Rules for Non-Citizen Spouses, The Arthritis Reporter, Winter, 1990
• The New Estate Tax Law -- An Update, The Arthritis Reporter, Winter, 2004

Address

40 Wall Street, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Phones

(212) 267-7600

Faxes

(212) 267-2030

Emails

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Websites

http://www.solpearl.com