Practices
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1961
- B.A., Cornell University, 1958
Bar Admissions
- New York (1962)
- U.S. Tax Court (1978)
News
- 35 Pryor Cashman Attorneys Selected as NYC Super Lawyers
- Nine Pryor Cashman Attorneys Named Among “Best Lawyers in America”
- 30 Pryor Cashman Attorneys Selected as NYC Super Lawyers
- Partners Caden, Heicklen, Janowitz, Kay, Kremnitzer, Poller, Rayner and Schuck Named Among “Best Lawyers in America”
- Pryor Cashman Tax Group Publishes Legal Update on Expanded Gift Opportunities
- Partners Caden, Janowitz, Kay, Kremnitzer, Rayner and Schuck Named Among "Best Lawyers In America"
- Twenty Pryor Cashman Partners Selected as NYC Super Lawyers
- Pryor Cashman Tax Group Publishes Legal Update on Estate Tax Repeal and Roth IRA Conversions
- Partners Janowitz, Kay, Kremnitzer and Schuck Named Among "Best Lawyers In America"
- Fourteen Pryor Cashman Partners Selected as 2009 New York Super Lawyers
- Eleven Pryor Cashman Partners Selected as 2008 New York Super Lawyers
- Partner Richard Kay Featured Speaker on Essentials of Estate Planning
Publications
Events
Attorneys
Richard L. Kay
Partnerrkay@pryorcashman.com
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6569
New York, NY 10036-6569
Direct Tel:
212-326-0844Direct Fax:
212-798-6919Richard L. Kay joined Pryor Cashman in 1987 as the partner in charge of the Trusts and Estates Group and continues in that capacity. He is experienced in all aspects of financial and estate planning and trust and estate administration, as well as litigation relating to will contests, disputed accounting proceedings and similar matters.
Richard has broad experience in representing a diverse client base including wealthy family groups, individuals and corporate executives and has considerable expertise representing estates and individuals with significant literary assets. He has received numerous appointments in Surrogate's Court, New York County and New York Supreme Court as Guardian ad litem.
Publications
- Co-author (with Tracy Green Landauer, Alan Laufer & Eric Woldenberg), Time to Check Your Will and Consider Expanded Gift Opportunities, Pryor Cashman Legal Update (January 2011)
- Co-author (with Tracy Green Landauer & Eric Woldenberg), Estate Tax Repeal And Roth IRA Conversions, Pryor Cashman Legal Update, (January 2010)
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, Essentials Of Estate Planning, New York Society of Security Analysts’ Private and Wealth Committee, Manhattan (March 2006)
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Trusts and Estates section - Chair of Special Comittee concerning issues of elder fraud and abuse
Other Activities
- United Jewish Appeal – Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc., member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Legal and Tax Panel and involved in the planned giving area
- Cornell University Council, member
- Weill Cornell Medical College, member of the Planned Giving Professional Advisory Council
Distinctions
- Named by The Best Lawyers In America as one of the leading attorneys in Trusts and Estates Law (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 editions)
- Named as “Super Lawyer” in Estate Planning & Probate by New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition magazine (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions)
