Four Farrell Frtiz Lawyers Receive NY State Bar Association Appointments

Four lawyers with Farrell Fritz have received appointments from the New York State Bar Association.

On January 16, 2019, Robert M. Harper began a one-year term as Chair of the NYSBA’s Trusts & Estates Law Section.

Edward D. Baker, Cheryl L. Erato, and Nicholas G. Moneta were appointed Vice-Chairs of Committees of the Trusts & Estates Law Section and will serve three-year terms.

Baker is now Vice-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and Vice-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee. Erato is Vice-Chair of the Surrogate’s Court Committee, and Moneta is Vice-Chair of the Practice & Ethics Committee.

The Trusts & Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association has approximately 4,300 members.

Harper, a Garden City, NY, resident, is counsel in the firm’s estate litigation department. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and his B.S. from Boston College Carroll School of Management.

Baker, a Plainview, NY, resident, is an estate litigation associate. He earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A. from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Moneta, a Rockville Centre, NY, resident, is a trusts & estates associate. He earned his J.D, cum laude, from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and his B.F.A., magna cum laude, from Adelphi University.

Erato, a Massapequa, NY, resident, is an estate litigation associate. She earned her J.D. from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Stony Brook University.