Robert W. Freiman has practiced in the field of estates and trusts since his admission to the bar in 1970, representing a broad spectrum of clients from many walks of life with diverse kinds of assets, including closely held businesses and private and commercial real estate holdings.
He has extensive experience in estate planning and the administration of estates and trusts of all sizes and types, and his practice includes the creation of wills, trusts and other estate planning instruments, gift, estate and generation-skipping taxation, business succession, the legal aspects of health care and disability, the use of insurance and charitable giving. Mr. Freiman represents clients in proceedings in the Surrogate’s Court and before the Internal Revenue Service and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
Education
New York University School of Law. J.D.
University of Rochester. A.B.
Admissions
New York State
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York State Bar Association (Estates and Trusts Section)
Prior Experience
Mr. Freiman is a former Partner at Phillips Nizer, at Mandel Resnik and at Bluming Freiman Franco.
Honors
Super Lawyers, 2006 – 2010
AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbell, 1980 – present
America’s Most Honored Professionals, 2015 – present
Involvement
New York Presbyterian Hospital Planned Giving Advisory Council (2003 – present)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Professional Advisory Council (2003 – present)
Advisory Board of Trauma and Resiliency Resources, which treats returning service members for combat related PTSD (2014 – present)
Former President and Board Member, East Williston Schools (1979 – 1984)
Former Board Member Project Enterprise (2009 – 2014)
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