Practices

Wealth Planning and Preservation
Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Private Wealth Services

Education

Cornell Law School, J.D.

The University of Vermont, B.A., European History/Political Science

Bar Admissions

New York

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Robert D. "Bob" Taisey

Partner
New York
t: 212-513-3465

Robert D. Taisey member of the Private Wealth Services Group, represents clients in trusts and estates matters. His practice is equally divided between estate planning, trust and estate administration, and not-for-profit organizations.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Trusts and Estates, 1995-2012
  • New York Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2010
  • New York Super Lawyers magazine - Metro Edition, 2006-2007

Memberships

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
  • ACTEC Foundation, Director
  • ACTEC State Laws and Charitable Planning Committees, Member
  • ACTEC Downstate New York Membership Committee, Member and Past Chair
  • New York City Bar Association, (formerly Association of the Bar of the City of New York), Estates, Trusts and Surrogates Court, Estate and Gift Tax, and Professional and Judicial Ethics Committees, Former Member
  • New York State Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Committee, Member of Executive Committee, Chair of Retirement Planning Committee, Trusts and Estates Law Section, Past Chair and Member of Executive Committee, Membership Committee, Member and Past Vice Chair
  • New York County Lawyers' Association, Estates, Trusts and Surrogates Court and Professional Ethics Committees, Former Member
  • ABA (Real Property, Probate and Trusts Section), Member
  • American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
  • New York Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
  • Vermont Law School, Trustee, Member Investment, Campaign Steering, and Development and Facilities Planning Committees
  • Weill Cornell Medical College, Professional Advisory Committee, Charter Member
  • New York Philharmonic, Bankers and Lawyers Advisory Committee, Member and Past Chair
  • Museum of Modern Art, Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Member
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, Professional Advisory Council, Charter Member
  • Central Park Conservancy, Professional Advisory Council, Charter Member
  • New York Public Library, Professional Advisory Council, Charter Member
  • Museum of Art and Design, Professional Advisory Council, Charter Member
  • Mount Olivet Cemetery (Queens, New York), Chairman, Board of Trustees
  • Keuka College, Trustee, Member of Advancement and Investment Committees
  • The Baker Foundation, Inc., Secretary, Treasurer, and a Trustee
  • One West 54th Street Foundation, Secretary and a Director
  • American Composers Orchestra, Secretary and a Director
  • The University Club, New York, New York, Past Secretary (4 years); Past Council Member (14 Years); Member and Former Chair, Library and Art Committee
  • The Century Association, New York, New York, Member
  • Cornell Law School Advisory Council, Dean's Special Leadership Committee and 1953 Class Agent
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Member
  • Weill Cornell Medical School, Professional Advisory Committee, Charter Member

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • All State Courts in New York