Practice areas include: wills, trusts and estates, estate litigation, probate, administration and estate taxation; guardianship; corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting, negotiation and review; and residential and commercial real estate transactions. Estate planning experience, includes meeting with clients to devise an estate plan, drafting wills, trusts (including revocable living trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts), advance planning documents such as powers of attorney and health care proxies; probate and estate administration in Surrogate’s Court, including ancillary proceedings; planning for persons with special needs, including supplemental needs trusts; and preparation of estate tax returns. Has been appointed as and served as guardian, counsel to guardian, counsel to alleged incapacitated person, court evaluator, temporary guardian, guardian ad litem and trustee of supplemental needs trust in the counties of New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Volunteer as a fee arbitrator in Nassau County under Part 137 of the Rules of the Chief Judge.
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Firm InformationPositionPrincipalFirm NameDeborah G. Rosenthal
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Representative Cases & TransactionsTransactionsEstate planning experience includes meeting with clients to devise an estate plan, drafting wills, trusts (including revocable living trusts and irrevocable trusts), advance planning documents such as powers of attorney and health care proxies; probate and administration in Surrogate's Courts, including Nassau, Queens, New York, Kings, Richmond, Suffolk and Westchester Counties; planning for persons with special needs and preparation of estate tax returns. Ms. Rosenthal has served as guardian ad litem, guardian, counsel to guardian, court evaluator, temporary guardian and trustee of supplemental needs trusts in the counties of New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Ms. Rosenthal has represented clients in accountings and contested proceedings in Surrogate's Courts. She has a wide array of experience in small business planning, including drafting and negotiating limited liability agreements, including preparation of limited liability company agreements for real estate entities and asset and stock purchase agreements. Experience also includes draftiing and negotiating residential and commercial leases and real estate contracts of sale for residential and commercial premises.
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1987, Massachusetts (Inactive)
1988, New York
1988, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
MembershipsWomen's Bar Association of the State of New York - President, 2022-2023
President Elect, 2021-2022
Vice President, 2019-2021, Treasurer, 2018-2019
New York Women's Bar Association: President -2016- 2017
Treasurer - 2013-2016
Co-Chair Trusts and Estates Committee - 2013-present
Co-Chair Judiciary Committee 2012-2014
Co-Chair Solo and Small Law Firm Committee 2009-2013
Corresponding Secretary - 2012-2013
Director 2011-2012Bar FellowshipFellow of the American Bar Foundation since 2012. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolCornell University
J.D.
Order of the Coif
Cornell University
J.D.
magna cum laude
New York University
Class of 1991
LL.M.
Taxation
Other EducationWellesley College
Class of 1984
A.B.
cum laude
Legal Certifications2016-2017 - President of New York Women's Bar Association, 2021 Recipient of Outstanding Women in Law Award from Hofstra University School of Law, 2022-2023 - President of the Womens Bar Association of the State of New York, 2022 and 2023 Named to Law Power 100 by City & State, 2023 - Named Top Lawyers of Long Island by Herald in the area of Trusts and Estates, 2023 New York Law Journal Legal Award - Distinguished Leader
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Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?Yes, Deborah G. Rosenthal has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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What law school did this attorney attend?Deborah G. Rosenthal attended Cornell University and New York University.
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