Attorney Profile

Robert D. Steele

Robert D. Steele

Robert Steele

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-0601
Contact Contact Robert D. Steele
T: 212-545-4760
F: 212-545-4792

Visit: www.whafh.com
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate (90%), Alternative Dispute Resolution (10%)

Selected to Super Lawyers

New York Super Lawyers 2008
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2006 - Metro

About Robert Steele

Admitted: 1982, New York

Special Licenses/Certifications: Safe Horizon Mediation Certification -- Certified to mediate at Safe Horizon community dispute resolution offices and in New York City Small Claims Courts.
Bar/Professional Activity: American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (1983 to present), Standing Committee on Publications (2005 to present), Chair, Public Website and E‑STATE Committee (2004 to 2005), Vice-chair, Committee on Technology in the Practice (2001 to 2004), and member, Committee on Insurance Planning; Section on Dispute Resolution (2005 to present); New York State Bar Association.
Pro bono/Community Service: The City Bar Fund's September 11th Legal Initiative, Certificate of Appreciation for pro bono activities., New York County Lawyers' Association, Certificate of Appreciation for pro bono activities.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law: "Technology That Works for Estate Lawyers."  This was a presentation of practical estate planning and administration technology available on the internet and for purchase made at the 2002 annual Spring meeting of the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property and Probate in San Francisco., American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law: "Computerized Estate Planning and Administration for Estate Lawyers," presented at the American Bar Association Section of Real of Property and Probate 2001 Annual Spring Symposium in Washington, D.C., Trusts and Estates Editor, eReport, the electronic newsletter of the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate law (2006 - present), Managing Editor, E-STATE, the electronic newsletter of the American Bar Association's Section of Real of Property and Probate and Trust law (2002-2006), "Internet Research Tools and Estate Planning and Tax Software," E-STATE issue 2003.2, "The Pro Bono Response to September 11th," E-STATE issue 2003.1, "Preparation of the Federal Estate Tax Return: Schedules B, C, and F," The Practicing Law Institute (co-author, 1986)

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