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     Richard A. Weinblatt is a partner in the law firm of Haley Weinblatt & Calcagni, LLP, located in Islandia, New York where he practices in the areas of elder law, wills, trusts and estates and guardianships.
     Richard received his Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University Law School in 1988 from which he graduated magna cum laude. Prior to attending law school, Richard received a Master of Science Degree in Taxation from C. W. Post College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from New York Institute of Technology.
     Richard has served in many capacities for the SCBA. He is currently serving as Second Vice President. He was a member of the Board of Directors from 2006 to June 2009, Associate Dean of the Suffolk Academy of Law from 2004 to 2005, and has chaired the Tax, Elder Law and Surrogate’s Court Committees. Richard also serves as a Mediator for the Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court.
     Richard is Past Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section and a past District Delegate for the Tenth Judicial District to the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the NYSBA.
From 2003 to 2004, Richard served as President of the Suffolk County Chapter of the Long Island Estate Planning Council. He also served as a member of the Board of Education, Smithtown, New York from 1993-2005 and President of the Board from 2000-2002.
     Richard is a former Adjunct Professor at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he taught Federal Income Taxation, Public Benefits and Planning for the Disabled, Estate Administration and the Trusts and Estates Practice Module.
     Additionally, Richard has been a frequent lecturer for the Suffolk Academy of Law, the New York State Bar Association and various community groups on topics dealing with elder law, trusts and estates and guardianships.
A Certified Public Accountant since 1974, Richard has worked for Arthur Young & Co. and The Allen Group Inc., spending four years as Manager of Reporting and Analysis for European operations, located in Offenbach, West Germany, where he became fluent in German.