Gary B. Freidman, Esq.

Greenfield Stein & Senior LLP

Gary B. Freidman joined Greenfield Stein & Senior, LLP (then known as Greenfield Eisenberg Stein & Senior) as an associate, becoming a member of the firm in 1986. His practice is in trust and estate related litigation.

Mr. Freidman served as an appellate law assistant to the Justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department. There, he was responsible for the preparation of confidential bench memoranda analyzing pending appeals for the Justices.

Mr. Freidman has been involved in numerous contested Surrogate's Court proceedings and has participated in various trials and hearings in the Surrogate's Court. These matters have involved diverse issues such as the validity of a charitable remainder unitrust, objections to wills and accountings, the jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court and the validity of pre-death gifts.

In addition, he has been appointed as a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of minor children in New York, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Bronx and Kings County Surrogate's Court in contested probate, advice and direction, and accounting proceedings.

Mr. Freidman has lectured on Mediation and Surrogate's Court matters before the American Law Institute, the New York State Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Surrogate’s Association of the State of New York, the  Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Bankers Association. 

Mr. Friedman received his JD from St. John's University School of Law and his  Master's from New York University Graduate School of Law.