Background
Schlesinger, Sanford Joel was born on February 8, 1943 in New York City. Son of Irving and Ruth Schlesinger.
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Sanford Joel Schlesinger
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Sanford Joel Schlesinger, American Lawyer. Bar: New York 1966, United States District Court (southern and eastern districts) New York 1967, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1968, United States Court International Trade 1969, United States Tax Court 1993, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1978.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Government with honours, Columbia University, 1963; Juris Doctor, Fordham University, 1966.
Career
Associate, Frankenthaler & Kohn, New York City, 1966-1967;
assistant attorney general trusts and estates bureau charitable foundation division, State of New York, New York City, 1967-1969;
partner, Rose & Schlesinger, New York City, 1969-1981;
partner, Goldshmidt, Oshatz, Powsner & Saft, New York City, 1981-1985;
partner, head trusts and estates department, Shea & Gould, New York City, 1985-1993;
partner, head wills and estates department, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, since 1993;
partner family owned business practice group, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, since 1993. Adjunct faculty Columbia University School Law, 1989-1994. Adjunct Professor New York Law School,1978-.
Adjunct Professor graduate program in estate planning U. Miami School Law, since 1995. Member estate planning advising committee Practising Law Institute, since 1990. Board advisors and contributors Journal of S Corporation Taxation, 1989-1996.
Lecturer in field; conductor workshops in field.
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Member of advisory board Institute Federal Taxation New York University, 1988-1996, chairman, 1993-1994. Member legis advising committee Scarsdale (New York) School Board, 1981-1983, member nominating committee, 1979-1982. President district 17 New York City Cmty.
School Board, 1970-1971. Member finance and estate planning advisory board Commerce Clearing House, since 1988. Member of advisory board Tax Hotline, since 1997.
Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association (chairman social security and other government entitlements committee 1990-1991, chairman probate and trust committee-estate planning, drafting charitable giving committees, 1992-1994), International Academy Estate & Trust Law (Academician since 1992), National Academy Elder Law Attorneys, Brooklyn Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, New York.State Bar Association (treasurer trusts and estates section 1991-1992, secretary trusts and estates section 1992-1993, chairman trusts and estates section 1994-1995, chairman of the executive committee 1st judicial district 1987-1991, journal board editors since 1995).
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Children: Merideth, Jarrod, Alexandra;m. Suzanne Beth Mangold, 1994. 1 stepchild, Mariel Mangold.
