Background
Ayers, James B. was born on August 12, 1942 in Glens Falls, New York, United States.
Ayers, James B. was born on August 12, 1942 in Glens Falls, New York, United States.
Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Worked at DeGraff, Foy, Holt-Harris and Kunz, Limited Liability Partnership (Albany, New York) specializing in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, New New York 1974, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Author: "The New York Estate Tax," New York Tax Service, Matthew Bender & Company, 1985. Confidential Law Assistant to Appellate Division, Third Department, 1967-1968.
Assistant Counsel to the Governor, New York, 1971-1973.
Counsel, Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations, 1974-1975. Special Counsel to the Deputy Majority Leader, New York State Senate, 1975.
Member: Albany County, New York State (Chairperson, Trusts and Estates Section, 1991. Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Section, 1984-1993.
Chairman, Committee on Public Employee Benefits, 1978-1979.
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Persons under Disability, 1981-1983. Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1994, 1995) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
American Bar Foundation.
New York Bar Foundation.
Member: Albany County, New York State (Chairperson, Trusts and Estates Section, 1991. Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Section, 1984-1993. Chairman, Committee on Public Employee Benefits, 1978-1979.
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Persons under Disability, 1981-1983.
Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1994, 1995) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
American Bar Foundation. New York Bar Foundation.