WBASNY Virtual Convention 2021 Journal

Incoming Officers

Deborah G. Rosenthal President-Elect

Deborah G. Rosenthal, incoming President-Elect, is the owner of Rosenthal, Attorneys at Law, P.C., located in Great Neck, New York. Deborah lives in Manhattan and represents clients in the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and administration of estates, estate litigation, guardianship and special needs planning, corporate and contract law, real estate and representation of closely-held businesses, including purchases and sales of small businesses.

Deborah obtained her Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Cornell Law School, where she was a member of the honorary society, Order of the Coif. She also has an L.L.M degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law. She is a graduate of Wellesley College (A.B., economics, cum laude). She is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, New York State, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal District Court of Massachusetts and U.S. Tax Court. Ms. Rosenthal has earned Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review AV® Rating, Preeminent, 5.0 out of 5.0. In 2020, she was named an Outstanding Woman in Law by Hofstra University. Ms. Rosenthal is certified as a court-appointed Court Evaluator, Guardian ad Litem, Counsel to Guardian, Attorney for Alleged Incapacitated Person, Trustee of Supplemental Needs Trusts and Guardian. She has received and accepts appointments in the counties of Nassau, New York, Queens and Suffolk. Ms. Rosenthal also volunteers her time as an arbitrator of attorney-client fee disputes under Part 137 of the Rules of the Chief Judge. Deborah Rosenthal served as Vice President for two years and as Treasurer of WBASNY before being nominated to serve as President Elect. She has also served as a delegate to the Board of Directors and as a member of the Judiciary and Awards Committees. Prior to becoming a WBASNY officer, Deborah served as President of the New York Women's Bar Association, where she revived and revamped the Judiciary Committee and served as its co- chair from 2012 through 2014; served as co-chair of the Solo and Small Law Firm Committee from 2009 until 2013, where she instituted a yearly program on “Starting and Growing your Law Practice” and regular breakfast and dinner meetings on practice management and other topics of interest to solo and small law firm practitioners; and served as co-chair of the Trusts and Estates Committee. Immediately prior to becoming President, Deborah Rosenthal served as Treasurer of the New York Women’s Bar Association for three years.