Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mark Haranzo is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department. He represents domestic and international high net worth individuals, their families and foundations throughout the United States and abroad. He also represents other tax exempt organizations. Mark regularly counsels corporate and individual fiduciaries in all aspects of trust and estate administration. Mark also counsels clients with respect to asset protection planning, including preparation of prenuptial agreements. He practices in the firm's Stamford and New York City offices.

Mark is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the U.K. based Society of Trust and Estate Professionals. Mark is a frequent lecturer and has lectured extensively for the New York State Bar Association, Practicing Law Institute and the New York Bankers' Association Trust and Estate Schools. He is the Co-Chair of the Education Committee of The Archdiocese of New York, Planned Giving Committee and has chaired a number of the Committee's Annual Law Seminars. Mark is one of four co-authors of Harris' 5th Edition, New York Estates, a three volume practice guide published by WestGroup .

A graduate of the University of South Florida, he received his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1985. From 1986 to 1988 Mark was an Estate and Gift Tax Attorney with the Internal Revenue Service, Manhattan District.

Mark is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, and as a solicitor in England and Wales. He is also a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, the Probate Law Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Estates and Probate Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He was formerly Co-Chair of the Surrogate's Court Practice and Trust and Estate Administration Committee of New York County Lawyer's Association and a former member of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Mark serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Museum in Britain at Claverton Manor, Bath U.K., as well as the Halcyon Foundation of New York City which supports The American Museum in Britain, and is an officer of Two Mauds, Inc., an animal welfare organization. He also is on the Board of Directors of The Sara Taccone Foundation for the Arts and is a past Director of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra and is a past Commander of the Darien Sail and Power Squadron.

Areas of Practice

• Family Business
• Probate Litigation
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Trusts and Estates

West Practice Categories

Closely Held Businesses, Probate & Estate Administration, Litigation & Appeals, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Estate Planning, Trusts

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia, 1986
• Massachusetts, 1986
• Florida, 1987
• New York, 1987
• New Jersey, 1989
• Connecticut, 1990
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1986
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1989
• England and Wales

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1993 - 1995 (Member, Estate and Gift Taxation Committee)
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section (Member)
• Massachuettes Bar Association, Probate Law Section (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Estates and Probate Section (Member)
• Stamford Norwalk Regional Bar Association, Section on International Law and Practice, 1992 - 1994 (Member)
• Stamford Norwalk Regional, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
• West Virginia State Bar Association
• Florida Bar, Real Proberty, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
• Florida Bar, Tax Section (Member, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation Committee)
• New York County Lawyers Association, Section on Estates, Trusts and Surrogate's Court Practice (Member)
• New York County Lawyers Association, Committee on Surrogate's Court Practice and Trust and Estate Administration, 1992 - 1994 (Co-Chair)
• American Bar Association, Section on International Law and Practice (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (Member)

Honors and Awards

• The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Past Employment Positions

• Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, 1986 - 1988

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, Deland, Florida, 1985
  J.D.
• University of South Florida, 1981
  B.A.
• Wittenberg University

Published Works

• "Harris Estates Practice Guide, 4th Edition", Co-Author, 1994 Annual Supplements, 1994
• "Harris 5th Edition New York Estates", 1997-2000 Annual Supplements, West Group, 1996 Edition

Address

400 Atlantic Street
P.O. Box 110325
Stamford, CT 06911-0325

Phones

(203) 363-7640

Faxes

(203) 363-7676

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.wiggin.com