Ari I. Bauer is a partner at Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC, where he focuses his practice in the areas of trust and estate litigation, medical malpractice defense, personal injury and commercial litigation. He received his B.S. degree at SUNY Albany, where he graduated summa cum laude; and his J.D. degree at Fordham Law School, where he graduated cum laude. Mr. Bauer is admitted to the New York State Bar; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; United States District Court, Southern District; United States District Court, Eastern District; and United States District Court, Northern District. He currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the Justice Brandeis Law Society of the 9th Judicial District and Land to Learn. Mr. Bauer is also an active member of the American Bar Association, New York Bar Association and Orange County Bar Association.
Stephen E. Diamond is a solo practitioner at Stephen E. Diamond LLC. In addition, he is general counsel at INF Associates, LLC, a turnkey energy solution firm. Mr. Diamond practices primarily in the areas of estate planning and administration, business formation and transactions, real estate, and elder law issues. He is past chairman of and current legal counsel to the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County. Mr. Diamond is a frequent lecturer on the topics of estate and retirement planning, and elder law issues. He is admitted to practice law in New York, Florida and Massachusetts. Mr. Diamond earned his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University and his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Florida. In 2023, he was awarded the Root Stimson Award, and is awarded in recognition for outstanding commitment to community service and improvement of the justice system.
David D. Fenster is a partner in the law firm of Fenster, Lewis & Good, LLC. His practice is focused on the areas of estate planning, business planning, taxation, estate and trust administration, and elder law. Mr. Fenster lectured on estate planning and estate administration topics to both professional groups and the general public. He has also taught estate planning at Medaille College and Canisius College. Mr. Fenster earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Elizabeth A. Ingold is a partner in the law firm of Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC, where she counsels families and individuals in all stages of life to achieve lifetime and testamentary goals. Ms. Ingold excels in tailoring sophisticated estate plans to conserve and transfer wealth, and to preserve businesses, real estate and other assets. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, New York State Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association and the Financial Counselors of Western New York. Ms. Ingold earned her B.A. degree from State University of New York at Geneseo and her J.D. degree, with a concentration in estate planning, from Albany Law School.
Kristen M. Walsh is a senior attorney at Garfunkel Wild, P.C., where she concentrates her practice on complex estate planning, asset protection and wealth preservation, trust and estate administration, and elder law. She drafts estate planning documents from the simple to the complex, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, family agreements, and advance directives. Ms. Walsh's estate plans address estate and gift tax planning, elder care and special needs concerns, business succession planning, and lifetime and charitable giving. She received her B.A. degree from St. Joseph's University; her M.S.W. degree from Adelphi University, School of Social Work; and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Touro Law Center. Ms. Walsh is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and Nassau County Women's Bar Association. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and New York Supreme Court - Appellate Division, and New Jersey state courts.
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