Michael David Siegel

Check out my background at my website, www.siegelandsiegel.com.

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Foreclosure Defense

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Education Law

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New Jersey

Since 1990

New York

Since 1990

Owner and Partner

Siegel & Siegel, P.C.

1999 - Current

Associate

McCarter & English LLP

1992 - 1999

Associate

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP

1990 - 1992

University of Chicago

J.D. (1990) | Law

1987 - 1990

Columbia University

M.A. (1987) | Political Science

1986 - 1987

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.A. (1986) | Political Science and History

1983 - 1986

Honors: Summa Cum Laude Martha Barrett Prize for highest GPA in History

New York State Bar  # 2372258

Member

1990 - Current

Q. As trustee and executor and poa, Can I sell a piece of property in the family trust if it willed to a family member?

6 March 2021

A: Short answer is the documents will govern what you are allowed to do. However, if the trustee has the power to sell, and a will says it should be conveyed a certain way, there may be some inconsistency in the estate plan which needs to be addressed. But, if the property is titled in the trust, the trust (and not the will) governs.

Q. What rights to cash proceeds and assets of a discontinued synagogue does the congregation have?

6 March 2021

A: None. That is why typically a merger with an existing congregation is done.

Q. Am I entitled to any of the remaining balance of my house after it sold after my bankruptcy?

15 February 2021

A: You would be unless you had other creditors. The trustee would have paid all the creditors and then if anything was left, paid you. There should have been a final report in the case.