Surrogate’s Court Advisory Committee appointment for Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s Katz

Uniondale, NY Earlier this year, Cheryl Katz, an estate litigation partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, was appointed by honorable Joseph Zayas to be a member of the state-wide Surrogate’s Court Advisory Committee.

This committee is one of the committees established pursuant to section 212(1)(q) of the Judiciary Law by the chief administrator of the courts to assist in the execution of the functions of the office. The committee annually recommends to the chief administrator proposals related to the estates, powers and trusts law, the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act and legal issues involving the practice and procedure of the Surrogate's Courts. These recommendations are based on the committee's own studies, examination of decisional law and suggestions received from the bench and bar. In addition to recommending its own annual legislative program, the committee reviews and comments on other pending legislative measures concerning estates, trusts and other matters (e.g., adoptions, guardianships) that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Courts.

Katz earned her J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her B.A. from Stony Brook University