More than 30 years of practice in the area of trust and estates law.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
New York
North Carolina
Florida
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
PROFESSIONAL
Present
Brevorka Law Firm, P.C.; Buffalo, New York and Greensboro, North Carolina; Estate and Trust Practice
1970-1998
Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel; Buffalo, New York: Partner and Practice Area Administrator: Tax, Estate & Employee Benefits
1968-1970
Confidential law secretary to Hon. Matthew J. Jasen, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals, Albany, New York
EDUCATION
J.D. cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
HONORS
Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review
Clinton Sprague Scholarship
John Bennett Award - outstanding graduate of the class of 1968
Carlos Alden Award - outstanding contributions to Buffalo Law Review
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & HONORS |
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1995-Present
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Listed in "Best Lawyers in America" |
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2006-Present
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Listed in "Super Lawyers in North Carolina" |
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2007-Present
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Listed in "Super Lawyers in New York" |
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2007-Present
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Board Member; Weatherspoon Art Museum Foundation, Greensboro, NC |
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2004-2008
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Board of Directors; Society of Financial Services Professionals Greensboro, NC |
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2002
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Lecturer, State University of New York at Buffalo Tax Institute |
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2000-Present
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Member, Estate Analysts of Western New York |
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2000-Present
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Member, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Professional Advisory Board |
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2000-Present
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Member, Greensboro Estate Planning Council |
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1999-Present
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Annual Lecturer in Continuing Legal Education, Bar Association of Erie County and North Carolina Bar Association |
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1998-2000
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Director, University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association |
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1996-1999
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Chair, Surrogate's Court Committee Bar Association of Erie County |
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1992-1997
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President of the Board of Directors and Director, Church Mission of Help |
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1993
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Lecturer in Substitute Decision-Making, State University of New York at Buffalo, Millard Fillmore College |
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1991-1992
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President, Child Care Coalition of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. |
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1990-1993
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Member, New York State Bar Association President's Committee on Access to Justice |
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1989-1990
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President, Bar Association of Erie County |
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1989
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Member, New York State Bar Association Special Committee on Mandatory Pro Bono |
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1988-1992
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Delegate, New York State Bar Association House of Delegates |
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1988-1989
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Vice President, Bar Association of Erie County |
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1988-1990
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Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents |
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1987
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Director, Erie County Bar Foundation |
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1987, 1989
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Lecturer in Wills and Trusts, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law |
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1984-2000
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Lecturer, New York State Bankers Association Trust School |
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1984-1986
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President, Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, Inc. (assigned counsel program) |
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1984
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Board of Trustees, Elmwood Franklin School |
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1982-1983
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Treasurer, Bar Association of Erie County |
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1982-1983
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Lecturer, State University of New York at Buffalo Tax Institute |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Bar Association of Erie County
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estates Counsel
Fellow, New York State Bar Foundation
Florida Bar Association
Greensboro Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Peter J. Brevorka
1995 - 2013 | Listed in "Best Lawyers in America"
