Joseph La Ferlita, a partner at Rivkin Radler, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC)—a prestigious honor reserved for the nation’s leading trust and estate professionals. T&E professionals must be nominated by an ACTEC Fellow (from any state or country) to be eligible for election.

ACTEC’s peer-elected

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys were named to the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers List, and 15 attorneys were named 2025 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

2025 Super Lawyers

Michael J. Antongiovanni – Business Lit.

Best Lawyers in America® has recognized Rivkin Radler attorneys in its 2026 edition. Forty-four attorneys received Best Lawyers recognition, and 20 received 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition. Their names, office locations, and practices for which they were recognized are as follows:

Best Lawyers

Albany, NY

Robert H. Iseman – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law,

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys were named to the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 17 attorneys were named 2024 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

2024 Super Lawyers

Brian L. Bank – Business

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys were named to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 17 attorneys were named 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor

Joseph La Ferlita & Nicholas Moneta’s article, “The Gallo Exemption: What It Is and Why You Should Know About It,” was republished in the NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal. The article originally appeared in the June 14, 2023, issue of the New York Law Journal.

Click here to read the full article.

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that, partner Joseph La Ferlita and associate Nicholas Moneta, from the firm’s Personal, Family & Business Planning practice, have have been selected by the New York State Bar Association’s Trust & Estate Section as the Estate Planning Committee co-chairs.

The NYSBA’s Estate Planning Committee works on all matters pertaining

The New York State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Law Section will hold its 2022 fall meeting September 15-17 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. Joseph La Ferlita is the Program Chair. Participants will be eligible for 7.0 MCLE credits over the three days — 1 Ethics credit, 1 Skills credit and 5 Professional

Joseph La Ferlita will be presenting “Tax Issues involving Estates and Trusts: Tips and Traps to Avoid” to Surrogate’s Court Estates & Trusts Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

CLE credit will be available.

Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email

On April 7, Joseph La Ferlita co-presented the one-hour CLE, Remote Execution of Estate Planning Documents: Pitfalls and Best Practices, at the Nassau County Bar Association. The program offered information on how trusts and estates attorneys can best comply with Governor Cuomo’s executive orders authorizing the notarization and witnessing of certain documents to be performed

Recognizing the importance of lifecycle planning, Rivkin Radler has added six attorneys prominent in the fields of trusts and estates and taxation, four of whom are partners. The addition makes the group one of the largest of its kind in the region. Additionally, the Trusts & Estates Practice Group will now be known as the