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Mr. Black maintains a primary office in Massapequa Park, New York.
Mr. Black serves as special counsel to The Diamond Law Group. Mr. Black also provides counsel to the law firm of Greco & Wolfe, PLLC, located in Garden City, New York, and the LaSasso Law Group PLLC, located in Manhattan.
Mr. Black's law practice is focused on the areas of Trusts and Estates, which includes estate and trust administration, estate and gift tax planning, business succession planning, asset protection, estate and trust litigation, guardianship's, planning for individuals with special needs and real estate transaction. Mr. Black receives appointments by the Surrogate's Courts as a Guardian ad Litem to represent minors and other persons under a disability in Surrogate's Court proceedings. Mr. Black also receives appointments as a Guardian and Court Evaluator in Supreme Court matters brought under Article 81 of the New York Mental Hygiene Law.
Previously, Mr. Black was an associate attorney at Karol Hausman & Sosnik, P.C. and Brosnan & Hegler, LLP, both located in Garden City, New York. During his tenure at Brosnan & Hegler, LLP, Mr. Black directly assisted Mark J. Brosnan, Esq. as counsel to the office of the Nassau County Public Administrator. Mr. Black's legal experience began in 2000 when he worked in the litigation department of Clifford Chance Rogers and Wells, LLP, in New York City. Mr. Black also worked in the corporate real estate department of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, in New York City. Mr. Black's career in Trusts & Estates began in 2006 when he served as the law intern to the Honorable John B. Riordan, Surrogate of the Nassau County Surrogate's Court.
Mr. Black is an active member of the Nassau County Bar Association (Member: Surrogate's Court Estates & Trusts Committee, Tax Law Committee, Elder Law Committee, and Young Lawyers Committee). Mr. Black is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Member: Trusts and Estates Law Section and Elder Law Section). Mr. Black is also a member of the Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Alumni Council, and the Nassau Lawyers Association, to which he is the current Treasurer.
Mr. Black is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York.
Bar Admission: 2007