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G. William Haas

Partner & Chair, Individual Client Services
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G. William Haas Partner & Chair, Individual Client Services

Bill chairs the Firm’s Individual Client Services Department and has extensive experience in tax planning to minimize the impact of estate and gift taxes on families, and in the administration of complex estates.  A frequent lecturer on estate planning and administration, he has published articles on estate-related topics in publications of the New York State Bar Association, in the Law Review of New York Law School, and in other professional journals.
 

Professional Activities

Professional/Committees

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”), Member
Legislation/Trusts and Estates Section, New York State Bar Association, Member
Continuing Legal Education/Trusts and Estates Section, New York State Bar Association, Member
Estate Litigation/Trust and Estates Section, New York State Bar Association, Member
Trusts, Estates and Surrogates’ Court, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Former Member

Charitable

Bertha & Isaac Liberman Foundation, Director
Metropolitan Opera Guild, Director
William Brown Foundation, Director
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, Former Trustee
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Former Trustee
Metropolitan Opera Club, New York, Former President, Director and Treasurer

Recognition

Ranked in Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide 2022 as a Band 3 practitioner for  Private Wealth Law: Mid-Market New York
Ranked in Chambers USA Private Wealth Law NY Guide as a Band 4 practitioner, 2018 - 2020
Martindale-Hubbell® – AV Rated
Servant of Justice Award 

 

Speaking Engagements

New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates
Law Section, Committee on Continuing Legal Education

Program on Probate and Administration of Estates:
     Chairman, State Program
     Chairman, New York City Program
     Lecturer, New York City Program

Program on Will Drafting:
     Lecturer, New York City Program
     Lecturer, New York City Program
     Lecturer, New York City Program

Practicing Law Institute

Program on Will Drafting:
Lecturer, New York City Program

Fordham Law School

Continuing Legal Education Program in Estate Planning
Lecturer                            

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA")

Family Office Committee
Lecturer

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Education

  • Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
  • Yale University, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Supreme Court

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