Assistant Training

Shanaz Gannie-Ali

***-** ********* ****** - *******, NY 11435 - 917-***-**** -

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BAR ADMISSIONS

New York 2010; Connecticut 2009

EDUCATION

Albany Law School, Albany, NY, Juris Doctor, May 2006 Baruch College, New

York, NY Bachelor of Business Administration, May 2002 magna cum laude

EXPERIENCE

Self Employed

Attorney, 03/2012 - Present

. Estate planning, e.g., drafted wills, power of attorneys and healthcare

proxies

. Obtain letters of administration and letters testamentary

. Served as a court appointed Guardian ad Litem in probate proceeding

. Deed transfers

Law Office of Howard F. Angione, Jamaica, NY

Attorney, 06/2012 - Present; Legal Assistant, various intervals from

06/2005 - 12/2008

. Prepared responses to New York State and IRS tax audits

. Prepared and filed petition for letters testamentary and letters of

administration in Queens Surrogates Court

. Drafted Healthcare Proxies

. Prepared Surrogate's Court initial, annual, and final accountings for

guardianships by reviewing and researching files, creating notes to the

file and resolving case problems

. Assisted in estate settlement for mid size estate; keep track of several

trust accounts, estate accounts, and calculate commissions for trustees,

administration expenses for trust

. Assisted in marshaling all assets of decedent and maintain up-to-date

information on several trust accounts including gathering data on

securities for date of death values in preparation for estate tax return,

and research alternatives before exercising dead put options

. Performed record searches for deeds, used ACRIS to prepare deed transfers

and conducted manual title searches

. Drafted wills, trusts, and deeds and prepared documents to transfer

property into trusts for pre-death planning for elderly clients

. Observed trial proceedings for guardianship cases

The Honorable Guy DePhillips, Family Court, Queens County, Jamaica, NY

Judicial Intern, 06/2004 - 07/2004

. Researched custody issues, visitation rights and family offenses and

drafted opinions for Judge's review

. Gained exposure to the adoption process both private and agency adoptions

. Reviewed adoption files and observed trial proceedings for a child

neglect case, child support hearings and a pro se matrimonial action

ACTIVITIES/SKILLS

. Take CLE courses in Elder Law, Trusts and Estates, and other areas of law

to stay abreast of the changes in law

. Attended Article 81 Guardianship Training for Guardians, Court Evaluators

and Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person, 2011

. Notary Public, New York State

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