Fred Eisman, the principal of EismanLaw PLLC, has for nearly 30 years created comprehensive personalized estate plans that allow individuals, families and business owners to ensure their wishes are known, their heirs provided for and their legacy safeguarded. Along the way he has developed a particular expertise assisting individuals with special needs and their families as well as counseling not-for-profit agencies whose mission is to assist those with special needs. He also has extensive experience assisting with the formation, acquisition, management and sale of business and family entities of varying shapes and sizes.
Born and raised in Westchester County, Fred is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has a BA in English and History from Union College, an MA in History from NYU and JD from Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Law Review. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Trusts and Estate and Elder Law and Special Needs Sections), the Connecticut Bar Association (Estates and Probate Section) and the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts and Estates Section).
Fred is the President of Westchester Foundation for the Disabled, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced organizations that provide artistic, recreational and vocational programs for developmentally disabled adults and the developmentally disabled adults who might benefit from such programs. He is also General Counsel to the CLC Group, an affiliation of not-for-profit organizations that offer independent living opportunities, special needs services and Pooled Supplemental Needs Trusts to adults who are disabled.