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Brian E. Comerford

Education:
A.B., Latin, Fordham University, 1963
J.D., Fordham University, 1966
LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1973

Experience:
Brian E. Comerford was in private practice for five years prior to joining the faculty of the Brooklyn School of Law in 1971. Brian lectured on estate planning, trusts and estates, and is the author and co-author of many widely used books on taxation. They include The Procedure and Law of Surrogates' Courts of the State of New York, Volume 6: Federal and New York Estate Taxes (1994 Revision), Federal Tax Deductions (2d. ed., 1992), Federal Estate and Gift Taxation (Supp. 1983-1998), and chapters on gift tax and real estate transactions in Taxation for the General Practitioner (1999). He was formerly the editor of the Journal of Taxation Digest, and the co-counsel to the New York Estates, Powers and Trust Law Advisory Committee. He is currently a member of the Board of Advisors of the Journal of Valuation. Brian dedicated himself exclusively to private practice in 2008, after more than 30 years of being a law professor.

Publications:

• "Federal Gift Taxation" and "Tax-Free Real Property Exchanges," in Taxation for the General Practitioner (R.V. D’Alessandro ed. 1998)
• Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, including the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (7th ed. 1997) (co-authors: R.B. Stephens, S.A. Lind, G.B. Maxwell, & D.A. Calfee)
• The Procedure and Law of Surrogates' Courts of the State of New York: vol. 6: Federal and New York Estate Taxes (1994 Revision) (co-author: W.W. Lancaster)
• Federal Tax Deductions (2d ed. 1992 (co-authors: J. Oswald and R. Ocko)
• Federal Estate and Gift Taxation (6th ed. Supp. 1991-1996) (co-author: G. Maxfield)"New York Estate Tax," in Warren's Heaton on Surrogates' Courts [vol. 6, ch. 17] (6th ed. 1990) (co-author: W. Lancaster)
• Federal Estate and Gift Taxation (5th ed. Supp. 1983-1990) (co-author: G. Maxfield)
• Federal Tax Deductions (1983 & Supp. 1983-1991) (co-author: M. Sacks)
• Tax Reform Act Special Supplement: Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, 3rd ed. (1977) (co-author: G. Maxfield)Journal of Taxation Digest (D. Calfee & J. Shirley co-eds. 1981-1987)
• "Tax Law and American Religion," in Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia (P. Finkelman ed. 2000)

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Brian Comerford assist clients with estate planning, probate and estate administration. They serve clients in the greater New York area including Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn and New Hyde Park.