Attorney Profiles - Ganz Wolkenbreit & Friedman LLP

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Jed B. Wolkenbreit

(Member) born Albany, New York, November 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1975, U.S. Court Appeals, Second Circuit; 1978, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court.

Education:
University of Rochester (B.A., 1969); University College, London, England; State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1972); Member, Buffalo Law Review. State University of New York at Albany (M.B.A., 1989). Beta Gamma Sigma.

Affiliations:
Former Law Guardian, Albany County Family Court, 1978-1982. Member, School Board, Bethlehem Central School District. Former Counsel, New York State Assembly Committees on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Mental Health and Aging (1996 - 2000), Speaker Contrary, Frequent Lecturer for NYS Bar and Several Private CLO providers.

Member:
Albany County, New York State and New York City Bar Associations.

Practice Areas:
Business; Tax; Estate Planning; Real Estate.

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Robert E. Ganz

(Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, March 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Education:
University of Rochester (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1975). Catholic Law review, Vol. 23. Associate Editor for Research.

Affiliations:
Speaker, Continuing Legal Education, various business law topics. Board of Editors, Computer Law Strategist, 1985-1996. Member, advisory Board of New York Business Law Journal. President, Congregational Ohav Shalom 1996 - 1998, Board of Directors Northeast Association of the Blind (2000 -2003, 2007 - ). Elected Trustee, Guilderland Public Library, 2001 (President 2004 - 2007).

Member:
Albany County, New York State Bar Associations.

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Collection Law; Business; Employment; Real Estate.

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Richard H. Friedman
(1951 - 2007)

(Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1992, New York; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York.

Education:
New York University (B.A., 1973); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Environmental Affairs Law Review, 1976-1977.

Affiliations:
President, Bet Shraga Hewbrew Academy(1998-1999), President, Temple Israel Men's Club (2005 - 2007), Board of Directors,Temple Israel (2007 - ), Board of Directors, Trinity Institution Homer Perkins, Inc (2005 - ).

Member:
Albany County and New York State Bar Associations.

Practice Areas:
Business; Debt Collection; Real Estate.

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David E. Siegfeld

(Member) born Brooklyn, New York, December 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York.

Education:
State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, Honors in Economics, 1992); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1995).

Affiliations:
Assistant Attorney General, New York, 1996-1999. Board of Governors Endowment Fund, Jewish Federation of Northeast New York. 2004 -

Member:
Albany Country and New York State Bar Associations.

Practice Areas:
Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Business; Real Estate

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Conor E. Brownell

(Associate) born Binghamton, New York, February 8, 1979. Admitted to the NYS Bar and US District Court Northern District of New York 2006.

Education:
Cornell University (B.S. 2001)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D. cum laude 2005)

Member:
Albany County and New York State Bar Associations

Practice Areas:
Litigation; Collection Law;

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Beth E. Carey

(Associate) born in Kingston, Pennsylvania - February 16, 1981, admitted to the bar 2007 - New York

Education:
Boston University (B.A. 2003)
Albany Law School of Union University (JD. cum laude 2006)
Recipient of Cameron Memorial Prize

Member:
Albany County and New York State Bar Associations

Practice Areas:
Estate Planning; Business

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Lianne S. Pinchuk

(Associate) born Montreal, Quebec Canada October 8, 1975. Admitted to New York State Bar in 2001.

Education:
University of Western Ontario (BA 1997) cum laude
Columbia University School of Law (J.D. 2000)
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Member:
Albany County and New York State Bar Associations

Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation; Business