Contact Information
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Practice Areas
James R. Burkett
Principal
Mr. Burkett’s practice areas are Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration, Elder Law, Not-For-Profit Law, Tax Law, and Appellate Practice.
Mr. Burkett was born in Massena, New York in 1966. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1992. His preparatory education was at the State University of New York at Binghamton where he received his B.A. in 1988.
Mr. Burkett’s legal education was at Albany Law School of Union University where he received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1991. While in law school, Mr. Burkett was a member of the Albany Law Review (1989-1991). Mr. Burkett joined the firm in 1993, and has been a principal since 2004. Mr. Burkett was an Appellate Court Attorney, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department (1991-1993). Mr. Burkett is a member of the Warren County and New York State Bar Associations. He is also a prior Director of The Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York.
Reported cases:
Matter of Hogan v Goodspeed, 82 NY2d 710 (on brief)
