is a partner of Markus & Sheridan, LLP. He has been effective in creating comprehensive trust and estate documents for his clients that diminish estate taxes, preserve the proper distribution of assets, and ensure that his clients' finances are properly managed for the future. Mr. Markus has also handled hundreds of divorce matters to successful conclusion through various methods including negotiated settlements, collaborative practices, and litigation. He is a co-author of New York Association of Collaborative Professionals Protocols of Practice, and is a board member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and International Association of Collaborative Professionals. Mr. Markus also serves as town justice for the Village of Mount Kisco, New York. He graduated, cum laude, from Fairleigh Dickinson University and earned his J.D. degree from Pace University School of Law.

is the founder of the Law Office of Antar P. Jones, PLLC located in Brooklyn, New York. A significant portion of his practice is devoted toward his providing advice and counsel to fiduciaries, heirs and beneficiaries on complex estate administration and tax matters. Mr. Jones's practice involves many complex post-mortem taxation issues. In addition to having advised clients regarding insurance trusts, he has advised fiduciaries on taxation matters concerning how living trusts are taxed once the grantor has passed. Also, Mr. Jones has done extensive work concerning the annuity reporting requirements of Qualified Domestic Trusts, in addition to how specifically marital deductions operate with respect to such trusts where there is a foreign spouse from a country that has a tax treaty with the United States. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, where he is active in the Estate and Trust Administration Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section. Mr. Jones earned his LL.M degree in taxation, from the graduate program in taxation at New York Law School. He earned his J.D. degree from the New York Law School.

is a solo practitioner in Melville, New York, and for over the past 30 years has concentrated his practice in estate planning and elder law, planning for persons with special needs, wills, trusts, and guardianships. He is a certified elder law attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. Mr. Kass is a member of the Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York State and American bar associations; as well as the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, National Elder Law Foundation and the Academy of Special Needs Planners. He earned his J.D. degree and a Certificate in Health Law and Policy from Pace University School of Law.

a certified elder law attorney (CELA) and partner with Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP, a law firm with offices in Goshen and Warwick. Head of the firm's estate planning, probate, and elder law department, he counsels clients of both modest and higher net worth in creating tax-efficient legacy plans that provide asset protection throughout the generations. Mr. Shapiro concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, elder law, special needs planning, asset protection, and business planning. He is the only certified elder law attorney whose home office is based in Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, or Ulster counties; one of only 36 CELAs in New York State; and one of fewer than 550 CELAs nationwide. The CELA designation is earned through the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to offer certification in the area of elder law. Mr. Shapiro was also recently selected to join the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys' prestigious Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP), a group of highly experienced elder law and special needs planning attorneys. He is one of only 12 CAP members in New York State. Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Cornell University, where he was a member of the Ho-Nun-De-Kah College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Honor Society, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is a member of WealthCounsel, ElderCounsel, Elder Law Answers, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Shapiro is admitted to the bars of New York and Pennsylvania, and is presently maintaining an inactive membership with the District of Columbia Bar. He is a member of the Trusts and Estates and Elder Law sections of the New York State Bar Association, as well as the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council, where he is presently serving as a director. Mr. Shapiro belongs to the Orange County Bar Association and Middletown Bar Association.