George E. Riedel, Jr.

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George E. Riedel, Jr.: Attorney with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
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Biography

George E. Riedel, Jr. practices in the areas of trusts and estates, elder law, estate administration, estate planning, guardianships, and adoptions.

Mr. Riedel is a director (from 1995 to present) and past secretary for the 100 Club of Buffalo. He is also a director (from 1999 to present) of the Western New York-Jamaica Partners of Americas. He was elected a fellow of the New York Bar Foundation in January 2001. He also serves on the advisory board of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Divine Child.

Mr. Riedel has lectured extensively for the New York State Bar Association on topics that include “Estates Planning and Will Drafting,” “Practice Skills: Basic Probate and Administration of Estates,” “Lifetime Inter Vivos Trusts,” “Estate and Gift Taxation: New Legislation,” “Beyond Practical Skills: Probate and Administration of Estates,” and “Income Taxation of Decedents: Their Estates and Their Trusts.” He is an adjunct lecturer for Hilbert College (from 1981 to present) and has taught various paralegal courses, including on estate administration and elder law.

Awards and Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America
Named to Best Lawyers in America from 2007 to 2024; recognized for Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates

Super Lawyers
Named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers from 2007 to 2022 for Estate Planning and Probate; no more than five percent of attorneys within a state are named to this publication

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2020
Named Best Lawyers’ 2020 Buffalo Litigation-Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2019
Named “Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year” for 2019 by Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2016
Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo for Litigation: Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers in America

AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
The highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies that a large number of the lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.

Who’s Who in Law
Named to the final 2012 issue of Business First/Buffalo Law Journal‘s “Who’s Who in Law” for Estate Planning

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2018
Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo for Litigation-Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2015
Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo for Elder Law by Best Lawyers in America

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Areas of Practice (2)

  • Estates, Wills, and Trusts
  • Elder Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Canisius College, B.S., 1966; Canisius College, M.S., 1968
Law School Attended:
State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1972
Year of First Admission:
1973
Admission:
1973, New York; 1973, Florida
Memberships:

Professional Activities
•Member of the Bar Association of Erie County Surrogate's Court Practice and Procedure Committee, the Surrogate's Court Liaison Committee, and the Bar Association of Erie County's Elder Law Committee
•Member of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Section
•Former 8th Judicial District Representative
•Chair of the Trusts and Estates Membership Committee
•Member of the New York State Elder Law Section
•Treasurer of the Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York
•Member of the Estates Analysts of Western New York
•Appointed to the Surrogate's Court Restricted Charitable Gifts Subcommittee by Honorable Joseph S. Mattina in 1997 and Advisory Committee on Adoption

Birth Information:
Buffalo, New York, October 23, 1944
ISLN:
902145267

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