Background
Richard Karan, Paul was born on June 12, 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Richard Karan, Paul was born on June 12, 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1960).
Worked at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein (New York, New York) specializing in Wills Law, Trusts Law, Estate Law, Personal Planning Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, New New York 1962, United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
1967, United States.
Supreme Court. 1975, United States. Tax Court. 1976, United States. Claims Court.
Chairman, Board of Assessment Review, 1978-1986 and Member, Planning Board, 1975-1978, Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County.
Member, Board of Education, Edgemont Union Free School District of Greenburgh, Westchester County, 1980-1983. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogates" Courts, 1983-1986 and Committee on Commitment Procedures and the Law Relating to Incompetents, 1979-1982).
New York State (Chair, 1990. Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1983.
Member, 1976-1980 and Chairman, 1981-1983, Committee on Legislation of Trusts and Estates Law Section.
Member, Committee on Life Insurance of Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1980-1982. Member, House of Delegates, 1991) and American (Member: Committee on Estate Planning and Drafting: Life Insurance of Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1979-1985. Committee on Special Problems of Aged and Persons Under Disability, 1983-1989.
Committee on Marital Property, 1985) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Committee on Expanded Practice, 1992-1993. Committee on Employee Benefits in Estate Planning, 1995).
American Bar Foundation. New York Bar Foundation.
Member, Board of Education, Edgemont Union Free School District of Greenburgh, Westchester County, 1980-1983. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogates" Courts, 1983-1986 and Committee on Commitment Procedures and the Law Relating to Incompetents, 1979-1982). New York State (Chair, 1990.
Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1983.
Member, 1976-1980 and Chairman, 1981-1983, Committee on Legislation of Trusts and Estates Law Section. Member, Committee on Life Insurance of Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1980-1982.
Member, House of Delegates, 1991) and American (Member: Committee on Estate Planning and Drafting: Life Insurance of Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1979-1985. Committee on Special Problems of Aged and Persons Under Disability, 1983-1989.
Committee on Marital Property, 1985) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Committee on Expanded Practice, 1992-1993. Committee on Employee Benefits in Estate Planning, 1995). American Bar Foundation.
New York Bar Foundation.