Neil V. Carbone

Qualifications and Career Profile

Mr. Carbone concentrates his practice in trust and estates law, with a focus in  estate planning, administration and litigation, including issues pertaining to taxation, business organizations, property rights, estate plans, wills, trusts, insurance trusts, living wills, health care proxies and powers of attorney. He has an extensive background in litigation and in Surrogate’s Court matters and procedures. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Carbone was a Senior Court Attorney at the New York Court of Appeals.

Associations and Committees

Mr. Carbone is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates and Elder Law Sections; and a member of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Lectures and Articles

Mr. Carbone is the author of "Medicaid Planning Under Mental Hygiene Law Article 81", 70 St. John’s L. Rev. 823 (1996) and of "Matter of Cohen: Contract to Make Joint Will Unenforceable Against Survivor Where Will is Presumed Revoked", 68 St. John’s L Rev. 811 (1994).

Education

Mr. Carbone received his undergraduate degree (B.A., 1990) from St. John’s University where he was elected to the Golden Key National Honor Society. He received his law degree cum laude (J.D., 1995) from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence (Contracts), and on the staff of St. John’s Law Review.