Richard J. Shapiro

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Richard J. Shapiro: Attorney with Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
  • Avvo Client Choice
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Biography

Author, Secure Your Legacy: Estate Planning and Elder Law for Today's American Family (Archway Publishing, 2017); Director, Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan County, 2012--present. Trustee: Horton Medical Center, 1999-2002; Orange Regional Medical Center, 2002-2011 (Chair, 2006-2008). Certified in Advance Wealth Strategies from Esperti-Peterson Institute (2002). Lecturer, Elder Law in New York, Drafting Wills and Trusts in New York, National Business Institute.

Areas of Practice (7)

  • Estate Planning
  • Business Formation
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Elder Law
  • Probate
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Special Needs Planning

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Cornell University, B.S., 1985
Law School Attended:
University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1988
Year of First Admission:
1988
Admission:
1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Memberships:
Middletown (President, 1996), Orange County and New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates and Elder Law Sections) Bar Associations; WealthCounsel; ElderCounsel; Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Birth Information:
Middletown, New York
Certifications:
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ prestigious Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP)
ISLN:
903818511

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (20 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (23 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion

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3.3/5.0 (1 review)
Client Champion

If it is a solid case this firm will proceed but if there are too many loose ends, they are too busy and will tell you so. It would have been better to be told that at the beginning before they recei...

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  • Zoom

Contact Richard J. Shapiro

Contact Information:

845-378-5963  Phone

845-291-0021  Fax

www.mid-hudsonlaw.com

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