Background
Patiky Miller, Michael was born on April 16, 1944 in Huntington, New York, United States.
Patiky Miller, Michael was born on April 16, 1944 in Huntington, New York, United States.
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Estate of Heggstad, 16 CA4th 943 (1993).Worked at Weinberg, Ziff & Miller (Palo Alto, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Business, Corporate, Taxation, Family, Personal Injury, Collections, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Litigation, Appeals and Administration. Criminal Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1968, New Jersey.
1975, California.
1977, United States. Tax Court. 1984, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "Transferee Liability," State Bar of California Legal Specialization Digest (Fall 1996).
"Creditors Rights in Proceedings Outside Estate Administration," California Continuing Education of the Bar 1995. "Summary of Creditor Rights in Proceedings Outside of Formal Estate Administration," Summer, 1992, California Bar Estate Planning, Trust and Probate News.
"Tax Treatment of Damage Awards and Structure & Settlements," November, 1991.
"Joint Tenancy Agency Agreements" both articles published in The Docket, San Mateo County Bar Association. "Update on Whether to Consider Using a Funded Living Trust to Avoid Probate," 16 Estate Planning 140 (May/June, 1989). "Tax and Financial Planning Foreign Your Children"s Education," Physical
Tax & Accounting
Adviser., Winter, 1988. "Estate Planning for a Client Pending Divorce," Winter, 1983 and "Estate Planning and Divorce," Summer, 1983, California Bar Estate Planning, Trust and Probate. "Survey of California Corporate Fiduciary Fees and Practices," California Bar Estate Planning & Trust News, Fall, 1985.
Lecturer, "Creditor Claims," 1995, "Fundamentals of Estates," 1981-1988, "Dealing with Revocable Trusts", 1996-1997. "Developments in Probate," 1986-1989, "Mathematics of Estate Planning," 1986 and "Will Drafting," 1992-1994, California Continuing Education of the Bar.
"Fundamentals of Estate Administration, 1990, California Continuing Education of the Bar.
Instructor, "Estate Planning," University of Santa Clara Law School, 1981. Member, California Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-1995. Member: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County (Member: Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1977.
1989-1992.
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1978. Chairman, 1982; Trustee, 1983-1984), San Mateo County (Member, Executive Committee, Probate Section, 1986) and American (Member, Sections of: Public Contract Law and Chairman, Region VI, 1976-1979. Real Property and Probate.
Taxation.
Income of Estates and Trusts Committee, 1987-1989) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Commissioner, Tax Law Advisory Commission, 1989-1992. Appointed, 1993-1995.
Chairman, 1994-1995).
(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Weinberg, Ziff & Miller was founded in 1971.
The firm receives a significant portion of its work from referrals from other law firms. Each of the partners has extensive experience in his areas of concentration.
Members of the firm frequently lecture and contribute articles to professional groups.
Member, California Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-1995. Member: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County (Member: Executive Committee, Taxation Section, 1977. 1989-1992; Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1978.
Chairman, 1982.
Trustee, 1983-1984), San Mateo County (Member, Executive Committee, Probate Section, 1986) and American (Member, Sections of: Public Contract Law and Chairman, Region VI, 1976-1979. Real Property and Probate. Taxation; Income of Estates and Trusts Committee, 1987-1989) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Commissioner, Tax Law Advisory Commission, 1989-1992.
Appointed, 1993-1995. Chairman, 1994-1995).
(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).