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Richard J Miller Jr.
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Licensed in Colorado for 30 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 34 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 35 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 36 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Licensed in Connecticut for 36 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Morris & McVeigh LLP
767 3rd Ave, New York, NY, 10017-2023
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Experience
Honors
2017
"A-V" Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Knight of The Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, The Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
2002
Columbia High School Hall of Fame Award, Columbia High School
2001
Capital District YMCA Leadership Award, YMCA
1992
Outstanding Young Alumnus of Albany Law School, Albany Law School
1989
Justinian Society of Albany Law School of Union University, Albany Law School of Union University
1988
Milton Abelove Scholarship, Albany Law School
1986
Arthur Judson Prize in Music, Williams College
1985
Williams College Class of 1957 Scholar, Williams College
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Counsel, Couch White
2003 - Present
Managing Partner, Morris & McVeigh LLP
1998 - 2004
Chairman of the Board - Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki, Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation ("The Egg")
1996 - 1999
Commissioner - Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki, New York State Canal Recreationway Commission
1995 - 2003
Principal Shareholder in the firm's Tax, Trusts & Estates Dept, McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C.
1994 - 2002
Adjunct Professor, Albany Law School of Union University
1994 - 1996
Member, Zoning Board of Appeals for The Town of Sand Lake
1993 - 1995
Associate, Couch White
1989 - 1993
Associate Attorney in the Trusts & Estates Department, Dewey Ballantine LLP
1988 - 1988
Summer Associate in the NY and Miami offices, Kelly, Drye & Warren
1986 - 1988
Graduate Assistant in Education Unit, New York State Division Of The Budget
Associations
2015 - Present
Visions Fund for the BlindTrustee
2015 - Present
Masonic Medical Research LaboratoryBoard of Trustees
2014 - Present
International Friends of the Lyric Art Festival in Aix-en ProvenceTrustee
2014 - Present
Albany Rural Cemetery AssociationTrustee
2013 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (New York Chapter)Fellow
2013 - Present
American Friends of the Salzburg Music FestivalTrustee
2010 - Present
Metropolitan Opera AssociationAdvisory Director
2010 - Present
American Friends of the Trasimeno Music FestivalBoard of Directors
2007 - Present
Bagby Foundation for Musical Arts, Inc.Board of Trustees
2007 - Present
American Associates of the Royal Academy TrustTrustee
2005 - Present
Two East Sixty Second Street Foundation, Inc.Board of Trustees
2005 - Present
Metropolitan Opera GuildBoard of Directors and President
2004 - Present
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterBoard of Directors and Secretary
Albany County Bar Association
Member
Williams College Class of 1986
Associate Agent
University Glee Club of the City of New York
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
District of Columbia Bar
Member
Florida Bar Association
Member
Rensselaer County Bar Association
Member
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Member
2009 - 2011
Emma Willard SchoolBoard of Trustees
2007 - 2009
Blanton-Peale InstituteBoard of Trustees
2007 - 2011
St. Gregory's School for BoysBoard of Trustees
2005 - 2006
Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd.Member, Board of Directors
2003 - 2010
Glimmerglass OperaBoard of Directors
2002 - 2008
St. Peter's Hospital FoundationBoard of Directors
2001 - 2006
Albany Institute of History and ArtBoard of Trustees
2000 - 2006
Preservation League of New York StateBoard of Directors
1998 - 2002
Capital District YMCABoard of Directors
1995 - 2002
Rensselaer County Historical SocietyBoard of Directors
1994 - 2004
Lake George Opera Festival, Inc.Board of Directors and Chairman
1994 - 1998
William Alumni Association of Northeastern New YorkPresident
1993 - 1998
Visiting Nurses Foundation of AlbanyBoard of Directors
1993 - 1998
Albany Symphony OrchestraBoard of Directors
1993 - 1999
Albany Law School of Union University Alumni CouncilMember
1990 - 1993
Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsMember
1990 - 1996
Louis August Jonas FoundationBoard of Directors
Education
1993
New York University School of Law
LLM
1989
Albany Law School of Union University
JD
1986
Williams College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
New York Surrogate's Court Association
Reformation Proceedings
2014
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
A Passion for the Law in Operas: Arias, Scenes and Conversations about Law and Opera
2012
Practicing Law Institute 43rd Annual Estate Planning Institute
Estate Planning with Life Insurance
2012
New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Spring Meeting
Panelist for Fact Pattern Illustration
2011
New York State Bar Association CLE
Estate Litigation
2010
New York's Surrogate's Court Association
Decanting in New York State
2010
New York State Bar Association CLE
Practical Skills - Probate and the Administration of Estates
2010
New York State Bar Association CLE
Estate Planning After Divorce
2005
New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Annual Meeting
Estate Tax Planning for Non-Residents with New York Situs Property
2003
New York State Bar Association
Estate Planning for the Middle Class Client
2000
Albany Law School of Union University
Basic Will Drafting (Practicing Attorneys)
1999
Estate Planning for Business Owners (Lecture to Practicing Attorneys)
Estate Planning for Business Owners (Lecture to Practicing Attorneys)
1999
American Property Law (Lectures)
American Property Law (Lectures)
1993
Drafting Pitfalls (Practicing Attorneys)
Drafting Pitfalls (Practicing Attorneys)
Publications
2014
Aspatore Books (Thomson Reuters)
Using Portability to Avoid the New York Estate Tax
Languages
English