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John Barnosky is a trusts and estates lawyer advising families, individuals, banks, foundations, and other institutions. Jack handles the full range of estate planning, probate and administration, as well as taxation matters. John also represents clients in litigated trusts and estates matters, including will contests, disputes over the validity of trusts, contested accounting proceedings, and tax disputes before the Surrogate’s Courts and other courts throughout New York.
A longtime leader in his field, Jack is a frequent lecturer at New York State Bar Association seminars on trusts and estates topics. He is also a contributor to Farrell Fritz’s New York Trusts & Estates Litigation blog and has published articles in the New York Law Journal, The Nassau Lawyer, and the Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law. Jack is a co-author of the treatise, “Revocable Trusts,” published by Thomson West, and has written sections of Warren’s Heaton on Surrogate’s Court Practice. Jack is also a former adjunct law professor at Touro Law School.
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- Mauer Foundation, Board of Directors
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America, Long Island Lawyer of the Year, 2017-2018, 2020
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation, Trusts & Estate, 1999-present
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Estate & Trust Litigation, 2007-present
- Chambers and Partners, Private Wealth Disputes, New York, 2021-2022
- The Best of the U.S., List of the Best Lawyers in the U.S., 2008
- American Lawyer, One of the Best Trusts & Estates Lawyers in America, 2004
- Martindale Hubbell, AV Peer Rated
Additional Information
Practice Areas
Education
Affiliations and Appointments
New York State EPTL/SCPA Advisory Committee
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel, Fellow
North Fork Bank Estate Review, Past Editor
Nassau County Bar Association, Trust and Estate Committee, Past Chair
New York State Bar Association, Estate and Trust Law Committee Estate and Trust Law Section, Chair, Court Reorganization Task Force, Member
Admissions
Bar Admissions
New York
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
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