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Michael I. Frankel

Michael I. Frankel



Michael I. Frankel

Partner

2 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
212-238-8802, Fax: 212-732-3232
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Practice Description

Mr. Frankel’s practice encompasses all aspects of estate planning and estate administration. He specializes in sophisticated planning for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals, both U.S. residents and non-residents. Mr. Frankel has extensive experience in trust and estate related litigation, both tax matters (negotiations with the IRS and litigation in US Tax Court and federal district and appellate courts) and disputes in New York and federal courts concerning trust and estate related matters. Mr. Frankel advises non-profit entities, including significant private foundations. Mr. Frankel is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and SuperLawyers; he has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 New York SuperLawyers.”  He has chaired Estate Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Admissions

  • 1973 New York
  • 1973 U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
  • 1974 U.S. Tax Court
  • 1974 U.S. Court of Claims
  • 1975 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • 1975 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
     

Affiliations

  • Member, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Estate and Gift Taxation Committee, 2007-present) and former member of the Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogates Courts)
  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member of Committees on Business Planning and International Estate Planning)
  • Member, American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.

Education

  • B.A., 1969 University of Pennsylvania
  • J.D., 1972 Columbia Law School
  • LL.M., 1978 New York University School of Law (in Taxation)

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