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    James I. Black III

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    New York

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    James Black (“Jib”) is a member of the Firm’s Estates and Personal Group. He represents individual clients in all of their personal legal matters, particularly estate planning, and various charitable organizations. Mr. Black is involved in estates and trusts administration and also has significant real estate experience.

    A member of the Florida and New York bars, Mr. Black has served as secretary of the Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogate’s Courts of the New York City Bar Association.

    Mr. Black is active in a number of not-for-profit organizations, having served as president of the Scarsdale Golf Club, and is currently chair of the Committee on Trust and Estate Gift Plans at Rockefeller University and a member of the board of directors of the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation, The Flagler Foundation and the Sheridan Arts Foundation, and a member of the University of Florida Foundation National Board.

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    Spotlight

    The ‘very practical and experienced’ James Black…‘has extraordinarily broad experience across a variety of transactions and asset types’, one source remarks; ‘he has excellent judgement, business judgement as well as legal judgement’.

    – Chambers HNW, 2016

    Clients praise James Black's ‘very good turnaround time and attention to detail’. He leads the department from New York and handles both planning and administration for clients.

    – Chambers USA, 2015: Wealth Management: Eastern Region

    James Black receives fulsome praise from clients. A source explained: ‘He has tremendous experience and wisdom, is very practical and rational, and knows exactly how to cut to the chase on things.’

    – Chambers USA, 2013: Wealth Management: Eastern Region

    Mr. Black is simply one of the most capable advisors on personal and family matters, across a range of issues and transactions, in the world today. He combines excellent business and legal judgment with outstanding interpersonal skills…

    – The Best Lawyers in America, 2012
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    Mr. Black has been named as a leading Trusts and Estates lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America (2008-2018); a leading Estate Planning and Probate lawyer by New York Super Lawyers (2007-2017); and a leading Estates and Personal lawyer by Chambers HNW (2016-2018) and Chambers USA (2010-2016).

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    News

    News

    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management and JUST Capital Foundation Launch JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

      June 13, 2018
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976
    • University of Florida, B.A., 1973

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
    • Florida
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • Estates & Personal
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • General Practice
    • Investment Management
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