Partner
Practice Areas:
Corporate and Business Transactions
Taxation, Trusts and Estates
James Garland is a Partner 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. Mr. Garland is a frequent lecturer before community and medical groups.
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)
Memberships and Professional Activities:
Chairman, Morris County Bar Association, Elder Law Committee
Past Chairman and continuing Member, Morris County Bar Association. Trusts and Estates Committee
Chairman (2003-2005) and Member (2003 – Present), Morris County Bar Association, Probate Committee
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2005-Present)
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)
Past Chairman and Member, Old Bridge Township Planning Board
Member, American Heart Association of Northern New Jersey Advisory Council (2003-2007)
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Morris County Bar Association
Honors:
Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2007
Publications and Presentations:
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, seminar on “End of Life Planning” Church of Messiah, Chester, New Jersey January 2010.
Co-instructor, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, skills and methods course, “New Jersey Wills Drafting and Probate Practice,” May 2009.
Co-instructor, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, skills and methods course, seminar on “New Jersey Wills, Drafting and Probate Practice,” May 2008
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, skills and methods course, “New Jersey Wills, Drafting and Probate Practice,” October 2007
Panelist, 6th Annual Financial Conference and Networking Event co-sponsored by Garden State Women Magazine and the Garden Woman Education Foundation, May 2007.
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