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As co-chair of the Trusts
and Estates group and chair of the Surrogate’s
Court Litigation group, Frank is also a noted Surrogate’s
Court practitioner and has been involved in significant litigated
trust and estate matters in the Surrogate’s Court in
Westchester County and throughout the region. He and other
lawyers at the firm represent fiduciaries (executors, trustees
and guardians) and actual or prospective beneficiaries of
estates and trusts in a variety of contested proceedings,
including, but not limited to, Will
and Trust Contests; Property
Turnover Proceedings; Fiduciary
Removal Proceedings; Contested
Accountings; Spousal
Rights Proceedings; Kinship
Proceedings; and Will or Trust Construction Proceedings.
Frank is also a frequent lecturer before many community and
professional groups on the subject of estate planning and
other issues. Click Speaking
Engagements for a partial list of some of Frank’s
speaking engagements before various professional groups. Click
Attorney News for items
of news for Frank Streng published on our web site. |
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- Surrogate’s Court settlements and litigation
- Estate Planning, Drafting of Wills and Trust Agreements
- Lifetime tax planning to minimize estate, gift, income
and generating-skipping taxes
- After-death tax planning to minimize estate, gift, fiduciary
and generation-skipping taxes
- Elder law issues, including Medicaid Planning to preserve assets
from creditors and to enable clients to obtain eligibility
for Medicaid
- Asset Protection Planning
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- Significant Matters and Cases:
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Frank has been involved with some of the more complex cases
in Surrogate's Court, in Westchester and beyond. Click at
Representative
Matters for a description of some of the cases. |
- Professional and Community Involvement:
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- Trusts
and Estates Law Section of New
York State Bar Association (Executive Committee [9th
Judicial District Representative - 2006-08; Litigation Committee;
Vice Chair, CLE Committee])
- Member, Elder
Law Section of New
York State Bar Association
- Member, Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester
County Bar Association (Executive Committee; Co-Chair,
2007-2008)
- Member, Planned Gift Committee of the Archdiocese
of New York.
- Director, Westchester
County Bar Foundation, Inc. (Secretary)
- Member, Professional Advisors Council, Calvary
Hospital.
- St. Christopher's Church, Buchanan, New York (Lector;
Member, Board of Trustees)
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- Journals, Publications and Outlines:
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Frank is a published author and has written
and submitted outlines for numerous State and Local bar association
programs. Click at Publications
and Outlines for a description of some of these written
materials. |
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If you think you may require the assistance
of Frank Streng in any matter, email (fstreng@mccarthyfingar.com)
or phone him (914-385-1022) with any question you may have. |
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