Ilene Sherwyn Cooper of Farrell Fritz Appointed to Two New York State Bar Association Committees

June 12, 2013

Farrell Fritz warmly congratulates trusts & estates partner Ilene Sherwyn Cooper on her recent appointment to two New York State Bar Association Committees: the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar and the Committee on Professional Discipline.

Ms. Cooper, a Dix Hills, NY resident, concentrates her practice in estate litigation. She is a past chair of the NYSBA’s 5,000+ member Trusts and Estates Law Section; is the Suffolk County Bar Association’s representative to the NYSBA’s House of Delegates and is the author of “Case Notes,” a quarterly column published in the NYSBA’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter. Together with members of the NYSBA’s Trusts and Estates Law Section, Ms. Cooper drafted amendments to the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act, which were later signed into law.

Ms. Cooper is a past president of the Suffolk County Bar Association.

Ms. Cooper earned her Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University.

These Committees are integral to the work of the Association. Click on the hyperlinks to learn about the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar and the Committee on Professional Discipline.

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