Practice Areas:
Corporate and Business Transactions
Taxation, Trusts and Estates

James Garland is a Member of the Firm where he oversees the Taxation, Trusts and Estates department. He devotes his practice to the areas of estate and trust planning and administration, estate and trust litigation, elder law and guardianships. After graduation from law school, Mr. Garland served as a member of the Tax Department of Deloitte & Touche for three years. In 1986, he joined the law firm of Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP and became partner in 1994. He joined Coughlin Duffy LLP in June 2004.

Education:
Syracuse University College of Law (J.D. 1983)
Boston College (B.S., cum laude, 1980)

Professional Admission:
State of New Jersey (1984)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1984)

Professional Activities:
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Chairman, Morris County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committee

(2003-Present)
Chairman, Morris County Bar Association Probate Committee (2003-Present)

Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2005-Present)
Member, Morris County Bar Association
Chairman, New Jersey Supreme Court District X Fee Arbitration Committee
(1993-1994)
Vice Chairman, New Jersey Supreme Court District X Fee Arbitration Committee
(1992-1993)
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court District X Fee Arbitration Committee
(1990-1992)
Chairman and Member, Old Bridge Township Planning Board
Member, American Heart Association of Northern New Jersey Advisory Council
(2003-Present)

Speaking Engagements:

Co-instructor, Skills and Methods Course Spring 2008 seminar on New Jersey Wills Drafting & Probate Practice, May 2008.

Panelist, 6th Annual Financial Conference & Networking Event co-sponsored by Garden State Woman Magazine and the Garden State Woman Education Foundation, May 12, 2007.

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6040
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
jgarland@coughlinduffy.com