Jay W. Freiberg

Jay W. Freiberg

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Qualifications and Career Profile

Jay W. Freiberg concentrates his practice in all aspects of fiduciary litigation, representing fiduciaries, beneficiaries and other parties in trust, estate, corporate and partnership matters, with a particular emphasis in multi-jurisdiction, tax and other complex disputes. He has extensive experience litigating commercial, securities and real estate cases, and appears regularly in the local Federal and State Courts.

Mr. Freiberg serves as Chair of the New York Fiduciary Litigation Practice.

Mr. Freiberg is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, teaching legal writing.

Mr. Freiberg clerked for the Hon. Diane Weiss Sigmund, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Speeches and Publications
  • Presented "Probate Proceedings" at the American Bar Association's New York City Community Outreach CLE Program (November 2010)

Associations and Committees

Mr. Freiberg is a member of the New York State Bar Association and its Commercial and Federal Litigation and Trusts and Estates Law Sections. He serves on the Litigation Committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section.

Mr. Freiberg is admitted to the Federal and State Courts in New York, as well as the United States Tax Court.

Education

Mr. Freiberg earned his undergraduate degree, with distinction, (B.A., 1990) from Binghamton University (f/k/a State University of New York at Binghamton) and his law degree, with honors, (J.D., 1993) from The George Washington University Law School, where he was on the editorial staff of the George Washington University Law Review.

Community Involvement

Mr. Freiberg has run the last five New York City Marathons, raising thousands of dollars for charities and serving as a guide for disabled athletes.

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Background

Education

  • J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 1993
  • B.A., Binghamton University, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1994

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

  • New York State Bar Association