Lawrence Friedman
- Biography
For over 25 years, Lawrence Friedman has helped families navigate complex laws and government programs to protect savings against long term care costs, minimize taxes, provide for individuals with special needs, qualify for Medicaid and other programs, evaluate long term care insurance, obtain guardianships, and draw special needs and other trusts, wills, and powers of attorney. Mr. Friedman has a Master of Laws in Taxation and has been Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He also has received the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Distinguished Legislative Service Award and is a former Chair of its Elder and Disabilities Law Section. For many years, Friedman has chaired the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s annual Senior Citizens Law Day and Special Needs programs and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Sophisticated Elder Law series as well as presented other workshops. His articles and further information are available at www.SpecialNeedsNJ.com.
- Practice Areas
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
- Since 1976
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- Education
- New York University
- LL.M. (1982) | Taxation
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- New York University
- J.D. (1976)
- Honors: ATLA Environmental Law Essay Contest Award, American Society of International Law Essay Contest Award, Junior Fellow of NYU Center for International Studies
- Activities: Editor, NYU Journal of International Law & Politics.
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- State University of New York – Binghamton
- B.A.
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1969
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1973 - Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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- Awards
- New Jersey Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2018
- For the thirteenth year in a row, Lawrence A. Friedman has been recognized in New Jersey Super Lawyers (published by Thomson Reuters). Recognition in New Jersey Super Lawyers is based on a selection process involving surveys of Garden State lawyers in practice at least five years, recommendations by a panel of leading attorneys, and a research and verification process. The publishers note that only five percent of New Jersey lawyers are designated Super Lawyers.
- AV-Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell rating system
- 2018
- Mr. Friedman has long held Martindale Hubbel’s highest peer review rating of AV- Preeminent.
- Distinguished Legislative Service Award
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- 2016
- Awarded for drafting legislation authorizing courts to create special needs trusts and eliminate barriers to special needs trusts
- Environmental Law Essay Contest
- American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- 1975
- ASIL Deak Essay Contest
- American Society of International Law
- 1975
- Member
- Phi Beta Kappa
- 1973
- Note & Comment Editor
- New York University Journal of International Law & Politics
- Professional Associations
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Elder Law Section
- Former Chair
- Current
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- NJ State Bar Association, Elder and Disabilities Law Section
- Former Chair
- Current
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- New Jersey State Bar Association, Senior Citizens’ Day
- Speaker
- Current
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- Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Sophisticated Elder Law
- Speaker
- Current
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- New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
- Member Board of Consultors
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2009 –
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- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member
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1992 –
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New Jersey State Bar
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- Member
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1982 –
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- Publications
- Many published articles
- NJ Law Journal, Bar Association, and other publications
- Contact & Address
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