CONTACT INFORMATION

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PRACTICE AREAS

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ABILITIES

    French (Proficient)
    Spanish (Proficient)

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Paul J. Collins

Counsel

Paul J. Collins' practice includes:

  • Estate and trust planning and administration, both domestic and international
  • Fiduciary litigation, such as contested probate and accounting matters, guardianships and proceedings for the construction of wills and trusts
  • Asset protection strategies
  • Charitable giving techniques, including the creation and administration of foundations and split-interest trusts
  • Preparation of pre- and post-nuptial agreements

Speeches and Presentations

Ethics and Estate Planning Presentation, Children's Support Foundation, Yale Club, New York City (June 8, 2009)

Planned Giving Presentation, Seamen's Church Institute, New York, N.Y. (April 17, 2008)

Seminar on Estate Planning Aspects of Investments in Fine Art, Christie's Fine Art Auctioneers, New York, N.Y. (May 18, 2005)

Education

Georgetown University Law Center(J.D., 1984)
Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer
Instructor in Legal Research and Writing
Dartmouth College(B.A., cum laude, 1979)

Professional Memberships

New York City Bar Association
New York State Bar Association