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. He was 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 Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS, Inc. He has been active in various community organizations including the Rotary Club of Carmel which he joined in 1974.

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

   He is a former member and 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 and is one of a handful of attorneys in Putnam County to hold this distinction. The AV rating indicates that in the opinion of the attorneys practicing in the area, Ed'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:

Business & Commercial Law

Closely Held Businesses

Commercial Real Estate

Contracts

Corporate Taxation

Dissolution

Estate & Gift Taxation

Estate Administration

Estate Planning

Ethics

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Formation & Business Planning

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

Trade Associations

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 Legal Ethics, Real Estate Law, Corporate and Tax Law and Estate Planning (in excess of 250 Published Articles)

Representative Clients:

Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors

Empire Access Multiple Listing Service, Inc.

Creative Amusement Services, Inc.

References:

Richard Haggerty, Chief Executive Officer, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc.

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:

Sumber & Dolgetta, 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