Edward I. Sumber, P.C. - Profile of Edward I. Sumber

Edward I. Sumber

Principal Attorney

Edward I. Sumber, was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York in 1969 and is also a Certified Public Accountant, having been affiliated with the international public accounting firm of KMG Main-Hurdman. He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School where he was Senior Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Brooklyn College. He is Past President of the Putnam County Bar Association, a lecturer on real estate at the School of Real Estate of the Westchester Putnam Association of REALTORS, Inc. He has been active in various community organizations including the Rotary Club of Carmel which he joined in 1974. Picture of Edward I. Sumber

Ed has authored over two hundred articles for various periodicals on the subject of Real Estate Law and has lectured widely on the subject of Real Estate Brokerage, Anti-Trust Law, Tax Law and Estate Planning.

He is a former member of and a past Chairman of the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District which supervises the disciplining of attorneys in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland and Orange Counties.

Ed is the past Chairman of the Board of the Putnam County Economic Development Corporation. He has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell with its highest AV rating. He is one of a handful of attorneys in Putnam County to hold this distinction which indicates that in the opinion of the attorneys practicing in the area, Mr. Sumber's work product is superior to excellent and that he maintains the highest ethical standards.

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Current Employment Position(s):: Managing Partner

Areas Of Practice:: Banking & Finance Law; Business & Commercial Law; Business & Trade; Closely Held Businesses; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Contracts; Conveyancing; Corporate Taxation; Dissolution; Estate & Gift Taxation; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Ethics; Ethics & Professional Responsibility; Formation & Business Planning; Income Taxation; Joint Ventures; Lending & Secured Transactions; Limited Liability Companies; Living Wills; Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures; Powers of Attorney and Appointment; Probate & Estate Administration; Professional Responsibility; Real Estate Law; Reorganizations; Residential Real Estate; Shareholders' Rights; Taxation Law; Technology Licensing; Telecommunications; Trade Associations; Transactions; Trusts; Venture Capital; Wills

Certifications/Specialties:: Certified Public Accountant, N.Y. State, 1969

Bar Admissions:: New York, 1969

Education:: Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York; J.D.; Honors: With Honors; Law Review: Senior Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1967 - 1969; Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1964; B.S.; Major: Accounting

Published Works:: Numerous Articles in Real Estate Journals and Legal Publications on Real Estate Law, Corporate and Tax Law and Estate Planning (in excess of 200 Published Articles)

Representative Clients:: Westchester Putnam Association of Realtors; Eagle Communications Inc.; Creative Amusement Services, Inc.; Planet Fitness (NY); Rockland County Board of Realtors

References:: P. Gilbert Mercurio, Chief Executive Officer, Westchester Putnam Association of Realtors

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Legal Ethics, Appellate Division. First Judicial Dept., State of NY; Bar Associations and Title Companies, 1998 - present; Corporate Taxation, PLI; Real Estate Law for Attorneys and Brokers, Lorman Seminars, NBI and others

Honors and Awards:: Putnam County Rotarian of the Year, 1981
Carmel Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year, 2004; Carmel Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007; Past President's Award- Putnam County Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, 1987 - 1995; Chairman; Putnam County Economic Development Corp, 1995-2001; Chairman

Past Employment Positions:: Edward I. Sumber, P.C. , Managing Partner, 1976 - Present; Stockfield Fixler & Sumber, Partner, 1973 - 1976

Pro Bono Activities:: Counsel to Churches, Synagogues, & Community Organizations, 1975 - Present; Pro Bono Law Guardian-Family Court System-Putnam County , 1981 - 1989

Birth Information:: 1942, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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