Walden, N.Y. (February 6, 2013) – Gary Schuster, Senior Counsel at Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, of Walden, New York, has been elected to the Board of Directors of NYCON, the New York Council of Nonprofits. Based in Albany, NYCON represents and provides services and technical assistance to more than 3,200 nonprofits throughout New York State.
As a member of the Business Team at Jacobowitz & Gubits, Schuster has represented numerous nonprofits in formation, mergers and dissolution, obtaining recognition as tax exempt, real property acquisitions, and a wide range of governance and operational matters. He is a founding board member and past president of the Orange County Arts Council, a founding board member of ReThink Local and a member of the Sullivan County Nonprofit Leadership Summit Steering Committee and its Arts Group. He also volunteers for Charity Corps, a program of the State Attorney General that provides pro bono services to nonprofits.
Larry Wolinsky, managing partner of Jacobowitz & Gubits, said, “We are very pleased to see Gary recognized for his knowledge and experience in nonprofit matters. We also believe nonprofits in our region will benefit in many ways as Gary makes them better acquainted with the services that NYCON offers.”
About Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP
Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, was founded in 1963 to provide sophisticated legal representation to businesses and individuals throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley and the state of New York. The solo firm established by Gerald N. Jacobowitz has grown into a practice with 28 attorneys and a full staff of paralegals and legal assistants to service a growing and dynamic client base.
Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, handles a wide range of legal issues including business litigation, commercial real estate, elder law and estate planning, municipal law, land use and zoning, equine law, veterans disability & income, health care law, personal injury, employment, family law, criminal law and bankruptcy.
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