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November 14 - Rochester GEORGE H. GRAY is a partner in the law firm of Gray & Feldman LLP in Rochester, New York, whose practice includes estate planning and administration, business law, tax planning, and commercial transactions. He has a strong background in federal and New York State Tax Law, which he uses to assist clients to prepare wills and trusts and to structure business succession planning. Mr. Gray has developed an expertise in meeting the legal needs of individuals with disabilities and their families, including the preparation and operation of Special Needs Trusts and appointment of Article 17-A Guardians. He also is certified to serve by appointment from the Surrogate's Court as guardian ad litem to infants, unknowns and adults who have a disability. Mr. Gray is a member of the Monroe County and New York State bar associations, and is active in the Tax, Estate Planning and Elder Law sections of each association. He also is an active member of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Gray has lectured on a variety of tax and estate planning topics throughout Western New York and has recently authored a book entitled "ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION: A Simple Guide for New Yorkers." He is currently researching topics for a second book on special need planning for persons with a disability. Mr. Gray earned his B.A. degree from Hamilton College and his J. D. degree from Albany Law School. EDWARD C. KENYON is a partner at the law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon, where he practices in the areas of elder law, trust and estate planning and administration, residential and commercial real estate transactions and finance, business and corporate law, and landlord/tenant law. Mr. Kenyon is a member of the New York State Office for the Aging (Aging Services Advisory Board), the Ontario County Office of the Aging Advisory Committee, and the Board of Directors for Canandaigua Foundation, Inc. (Eighty Parrish Street Senior Apartments; Wilcox Lane Senior Apartments). He also is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Elder Law, Real Estate, and Estate & Trust sections), the Ontario County Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Kenyon earned his B.A. degree from the University of Rochester and his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. WILLIAM R. KENYON is a member of Kenyon & Kenyon in Canandaigua, New York, where his main areas of practice are estate planning, probate, trust law, asset based finance, corporate organization and real estate. He has been practicing law for 40 years. Mr. Kenyon is a frequent lecturer on E-Planning and business topics, and has written an article for the Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Company called "Planning In These Uncoupled Times." He earned his B.S. degree from University of Rochester and his LL.B. degree from Syracuse University. Mr. Kenyon is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the F.F. Thompson Health System, Inc., F.F. Thompson Hospital (past chairman), the Ontario County (past president) and New York State (member, Elder Law, and Trust and Estate sections) bar associations, and the Board of Literacy Volunteers of Ontario Yates County. November 16 - Syracuse RICHARD G. COMPSON is the managing partner of the Utica law firm of Compson, Eannace & Pierro, PLLC, where he practices in the areas of business law, estate planning, wills, trusts and taxation. He is a former adjunct professor of contracts and commercial law at Utica College. Mr. Compson is a member of the Oneida County (chairman of Trusts, Estate and Elder Law Committee, past president), New York State (member, Trusts, Estate and Elder Law Section) and American bar associations. He also is a member of The Florida Bar and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Compson earned his A.B. degree from Franklin & Marshall College and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami. FREDERICK P. DAVIES is the founder and senior attorney of the Davies Law Firm, P.C., where he focuses his civil practice on estate planning and elder law. He is a noted speaker on living trusts, long-term care, and estate planning. Mr. Davies is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Central New York, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the American (Wills and Estates Section) and New York State bar associations, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Vermont and his J.D. degree from Syracuse University. SHANE M. McCROHAN joined Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C. as an associate in the estate planning and trust and estate administration practice groups. Mr. McCrohan graduated, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts and New York State bar associations. Mr. McCrohan's practice is focused in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business and tax planning for individuals and professionals. He also concentrates his practice in elder law and assisting individuals with long-term care planning. In addition, Mr. McCrohan is a professional certified financial planner. Prior to joining the Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C. law firm, he worked in the Boston area as a financial planner for five years and as an associate for two law firms with practices focused on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and long-term care planning. November 17 - Buffalo WESLEY M. BROWN is a sole practitioner in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Brown's main areas of practice are real estate services, simple and complex wills and trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills, Medicaid exemption and long term care planning, business services, and adoption and guardianship services. He is a member of the Ohio State, New York State and Erie County bar associations. Mr. Brown is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court (Western District of New York) and U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Western District of New York). He earned his B.A. degree from Niagara University and his J.D. degree from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. ROY H. CUNNINGHAM is an attorney with Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning and elder law. He has experience in all aspects of the planning, administration, settlement and taxation of trusts and estates. Mr. Cunningham prepares estate planning documents, such as wills, living trust agreements, beneficiary designations and other instruments with respect to the development of estate plans. He counsels clients in a wide range of issues involving individual, fiduciary, income, gift and estate taxes. Mr. Cunningham frequently lectures on estate planning and tax topics to attorneys and paralegals. He earned his B.A. degree from West Virginia University College of Arts and Sciences, his J.D. degree from West Virginia College of Law, and his LL.M. degree from the University of Denver School of Law Graduate Tax Program. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the West Virginia and New York State bar associations. RICHARD H. MURPHY is a principal in the Williamsville law firm of Sheffer, Murphy & White, where his primary areas of practice are estate planning, estate and trust administration, wills and trusts, residential real estate, and corporate law. Mr. Murphy frequently lectures to various professional groups on probate and estate planning topics. He is a member of the New York State (member, Trusts and Estate Law sections) and Erie County bar associations. Mr. Murphy earned his B.A. degree from Wheaton College and his J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was the publications editor for the Buffalo Law Review.
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