Background
Materna, Joseph Anthony was born on June 13, 1947 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Anthony E. and Peggy Ann Materna.
Materna, Joseph Anthony was born on June 13, 1947 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Anthony E. and Peggy Ann Materna.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1969; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1973.
Trusts and estates attorney, Chadbourne Parke Whiteside & Wolff, New York City, 1973-1976; trusts and estates attorney, Dreyer & Traub, New York City, 1976-1980; trusts and estates attorney, Finley Kumble Wagner Heine Underberg & Casey, New York City, 1980-1985; partner, head trusts and estates department, Newman Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, New York City, 1985-1990; partner, head trusts and estates department, Shapiro Beilly Rosenberg Aronowitz Levy & Fox LLP, New York City, since 1990. Lecturer in field; expert witness in trusts and estate field court litigations, New York, since 1999.
Chairman planned giving committee, member of the Board of Governors Arthritis Foundation New York Chapter, New York City, since 1980. Member board of trustees, corporation treasurer Catholic Interracial Council, New York City, since 1992. Member bequests and planned gifts committee Catholic Archdiocese of New York, New York City, since 1988.
Corporation secretary Arthritis Foundation New York chapter, New York City, since 1997. Member Memorial Sloan-Kettering National Trusts and Estates Associations. Member American Bar Association, Florida Bar (trusts and estate committee), New York State Bar Association (commission on estates and trusts), Bar Association of the City of New York (commission on surrogate's court), New York City Estate Planning Council (lecturer, author), New York County Lawyers Association (member commission on trusts and estates since 1979), Queen County Bar Association (member committee trusts and estates since 1990), American Judges Association (civil court arbitrator New York City), American Arbitration Association (panel of arbitrators), New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Richmond County Bar Association (commission on surrogates court), Columbia College Alumni Association of Columbia University (class president since 1969).
Married Dolores Corio, December 14, 1975;children: Jodi, Jennifer, Janine.