Paul Richard Karan

Paul Richard Karan

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Licensed for 65 years

Estate planning Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills, Trusts, Litigation

425 Park Avenue Fifth Floor, New York, NY

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017
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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 65 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1961

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Location

Todtman, Nachamie, Spizz & Johns, P.C.

425 Park Avenue Fifth Floor, New York, NY, 10022

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Experience

Rating:  1.5 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Disbarment issued in NY, 2017

updated on 06/19/2018

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Interim Suspension issued in NY, 2017

updated on 10/24/2017

This means the attorney temporarily lost his or her license to practice law while the State investigates whether the attorney should be disciplined. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.

Honors

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Associations

2000 - Present

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Committee on State Laws

Member

1996 - Present

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Downstate New York

Chairman

1995 - Present

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Committee on Employee Benefits in Estate Planning

Member

1990 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Chairman

1985 - Present

American Bar Association - Committee on Marital Property

Member

1983 - Present

New York State Bar Association - Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Law Section

Member

New York Bar Foundation

Fellow

American Bar Foundation

Fellow

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Fellow

American Bar Association

Member

1992 - 1993

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Committee on Expanded Practice

Member

1990 - 1990

New York State Bar Association

Chairman

1983 - 1989

American Bar Association - Committee on Special Problems of Aged and Persons Under Disability

Member

1983 - 1986

Association of the Bar of New York City

Member

1981 - 1983

New York State Bar Association - Committee on Legislation of Trusts and Estates Law Section

Chairman

1980 - 1982

New York State Bar Association - Committee on Life Insurance of Trusts and Estates Law Section

Member

1979 - 1985

American Bar Association - Committee on Estate Planning and Drafting: Life Insurance of Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law

Member

1979 - 1982

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Committee on Commitment Procedures and the Law Relating to Incompetents

Member

1976 - 1980

New York State Bar Association - Committee on Legislation of Trusts and Estates Law Section

Member

Education

1960

Columbia University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1957

Brown University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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