William D. Zabel

Background

Zabel, William D. was born on December 14, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

Education

Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1958). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1961).

Career

Worked at Schulte Roth & Zabel Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Corporate, Banking, Securities, Bankruptcy and Debt Restructuring, Commercial Finance, Environmental, Equipment Financing and Leasing, Insurance, Litigation, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Real Estate, Tax, Family Law and Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1961, New New York

1966, United States.

Supreme Court. 1975, Florida.

Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, 1986 Brandeis University Distinguished Community Service Award.

Fellow, Brandeis University, 1987. American Editor of English legal periodical, The Lawyer, 1963-1966.

Author, The Rich Die Richer and You Can Too (Morrow, 1995).

Member, New York State Advisory Committee of United States. Civil Rights Commission, 1969-1973. Director, Estate Planning Council of New York City, Incorporated., 1975-1979.

Legal Counsel, International Confederation of Art Dealers, 1982-1984.

Legal Counsel, American Friends of the Israel Museum. Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1987—.

Human Rights Watch, Helsinki, 1990—, Doctors of the World, 1994—. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1990-1996.

Advisory Board, Project on Death in America, 1994—.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Trusts and Estates Magazine, 1983—. Chairman, Princeton University Planned Giving Committee, 1991—. Trustee, New School for Social Research, 1994—.

Sakharov Archives, 1995—.

Lincoln Center Theater, 1996—. Population Action International, 1996—.

The Academy of American Poets, 1997—. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Special Committee on the Lawyers" Role in the Search for Peace, 1963-1966.

Family Court and Family Law Committee, 1967-1969.

Special Committee on Science and Law, 1967-1969. Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogate"s Courts, 1974-1978. Committee on International Human Rights, 1986-1988).

New York State (Member, Committees on: Trusts and Estates, 1966-1967.

Taxation of Estates and Trusts, 1969-1972) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Law Institute.

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

Founded in 1969, Schulte Roth & Zabel Limited Liability Partnership is a 200 lawyer firm with offices in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida.

The firm represents a wide range of institutional, business and individual clients, including leading investment and securities firms, public and private corporations, domestic and international commercial banks, international real estate investment and development firms, fiduciaries and individuals.

Achievements

• William D. Zabel has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author, The Rich Die Richer and You Can Too (Morrow, 1995). Member, New York State Advisory Committee of United States. Civil Rights Commission, 1969-1973.
    
    Director, Estate Planning Council of New York City, Inc., 1975-1979. Legal Counsel, International Confederation of Art Dealers, 1982-1984. Legal Counsel, American Friends of the Israel Museum.

Membership

Member, New York State Advisory Committee of United States. Civil Rights Commission, 1969-1973. Director, Estate Planning Council of New York City, Incorporated., 1975-1979.

Legal Counsel, International Confederation of Art Dealers, 1982-1984.

Legal Counsel, American Friends of the Israel Museum. Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1987—.

Human Rights Watch, Helsinki, 1990—. Doctors of the World, 1994—.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1990-1996.

Advisory Board, Project on Death in America, 1994—. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Trusts and Estates Magazine, 1983—. Chairman, Princeton University Planned Giving Committee, 1991—.

Trustee, New School for Social Research, 1994—.

Sakharov Archives, 1995—, Lincoln Center Theater, 1996—. Population Action International, 1996—.

The Academy of American Poets, 1997—. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Special Committee on the Lawyers" Role in the Search for Peace, 1963-1966.

Family Court and Family Law Committee, 1967-1969.

Special Committee on Science and Law, 1967-1969. Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogate"s Courts, 1974-1978. Committee on International Human Rights, 1986-1988).

New York State (Member, Committees on: Trusts and Estates, 1966-1967.

Taxation of Estates and Trusts, 1969-1972) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar); American Law Institute.

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

Fellow, Brandeis University, 1987.

American Editor of English legal periodical, The Lawyer, 1963-1966. Author, The Rich Die Richer and You Can Too (Morrow, 1995). Member, New York State Advisory Committee of United States.

Civil Rights Commission, 1969-1973.

Director, Estate Planning Council of New York City, Incorporated., 1975-1979. Legal Counsel, International Confederation of Art Dealers, 1982-1984.

Legal Counsel, American Friends of the Israel Museum. Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1987—.

Human Rights Watch, Helsinki, 1990—.

Doctors of the World, 1994—. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1990-1996. Advisory Board, Project on Death in America, 1994—.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Trusts and Estates Magazine, 1983—.

Chairman, Princeton University Planned Giving Committee, 1991—. Trustee, New School for Social Research, 1994—.

Sakharov Archives, 1995—, Lincoln Center Theater, 1996—. Population Action International, 1996—.

The Academy of American Poets, 1997—.