Background
Estes, Richard Martin was born on June 27, 1933 in New York City. Son of Jack Estes and Irene Eva (Dessauer) Schwarz.
Estes, Richard Martin was born on June 27, 1933 in New York City. Son of Jack Estes and Irene Eva (Dessauer) Schwarz.
Bachelor, Yale College, 1955; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1959; Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1962.
Associate, White & Case, New York City, 1959-1962; associate, Root, Barrett, Cohen Knapp & Smith, New York City, 1962-1965; assistant tax counsel, Rockefeller Family & Associations, New York City, 1965-1968; tax counsel, Bear, Stearns & Company. New York City, 1968-1970; associate to partner, Spear & Hill, New York City, 1970-1975; founding partner, Christy & Viener, New York City, 1976-1998-; founding partner, Salans, Hertzfeld, Heilbronn, Christy & Viener, New York City, since 1999. Lecturer in field.
Trustee, secretary, nomination committee New York City Police Foundation, since 1971. Board member, vice president, secretary Yale Project 55, Inc., New York City, since 1993. Trustee, treasurer 1010 Tenants Corporation, New York City, since 1988.
Major United States Army Reserve, 1955-1965. Member American Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (library committee), New York State Bar Association (tax section), Florida Bar Association, University Club (county, library and art committee since 1990), Grolier Club, Harmonie Club, Beach Point Club.
Married Pamela Jane Graine, March 18, 1965. Children: Kenneth Murray, William Jonathan, Jessica Jane.