Attorney Profile

David Christopher Reid Law Office of David C. Reid 290 Linden Oaks Rochester, NY 14625

Current Employment Position(s):

Sole Practitioner

Areas Of Practice:

40% Estate Planning

23% Probate, Estate and Trust Administration

20% Trusts

7% Elder Law

5% Business Organizations

5% Charitable Giving

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1976

New York, 1970

Massachusetts, 1969

Education:

Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968

LL.B.

Honors: Prize, Estate Planning, Boston Safe Deposit Box Company

College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1965

B.A.

Honors: President of Student High Court

Honors: President, local fraternity

Published Works:

Revocable Trusts, Estate Planning and Will Drafting in New York, New York State Bar, 1999

 

Revocable Trusts, Monroe County Bar Association, 1999

 

Surrogate's Practice Manual, Lawyers Cooperative, Monroe County Bar Association, 1980

References:

Chase Manhattan Bank, Richard E. Exton, Vice President

Canandaigua National Bank, Rick Hawks, Sr. Vice President

Robert G. Boehmler Community Foundation

Counsel to Osborn, Reed and Burke LLP, Rochester New York

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Estate Administration Practical Skills, NYS Bar Association, 2000

 

Estate Settlements, NYS Bar Association, 1999

 

Revocable Trusts, Monroe County Bar Association, 1999

 

Tax Reform Act, Canandaigua National Bank and Trust, 1997

 

Estate Administration Practical Skills, NYS Bar Association, 1996

 

Will Drafting, Monroe County Bar Association, 1996

 

Prudent Investor Act, IAFP, 1995

 

Probate, NYS Bar Association, 1993

 

Estate Administration, NYS Bar Association, 1987

 

Tax Institute Monroe County Bar Association, Monroe County Bar Association, 1976

Honors and Awards:

Martindale Hubbell Rating AV

Professional Associations and Memberships:

New York Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section

Member

 

Florida Bar Association, Probate and Real Property Section

Member

 

Massachusetts Bar Association

Member

 

Monroe County Bar Association, Trust and Estates Section

Past Chairman

 

American Bar Association, Trust and Estates Section

 

NYS Bar Association, Trust and Estates Section

 

Rochester Estate Planning Council

Past Board Member

 

Financial Planners Association

Past Board Member

Pro Bono Activities:

Volunteer Legal Services, 1990 - Present

Canandaigua Rotary, Past President, 1980 - Present

Canandaigua City School District, Board Member, 1983 - 1989

Ontario County Humane Society

Birth Information:

1943, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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