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John M. Czygier, Jr.
Suffolk County Surrogate's Court

320 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901

(631) 852 - 1745

Status:Active

NYLJ Decisions: 37 documents Related Decisions: 62 documents

Judicial Experience:

Other Professional Experience:

Law Offices of John M. Czygier, Jr., 1995 to 2001
Board of Advisors Chicago Title, 1994 to 1999
Partner, Gatz, Arnoff & Czygier, 1977 to 1995
Board of Advisors Security Title and Guaranty Company, 1988 to 1992
Associate, Gatz and Arnoff , 1975 to 1977
Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, 1974 to 1975
Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 Court Examiner, New York and Suffolk Counties
Special Examiner of Guardian Accounts, 1991
Counsel to the Public Administrator, Suffolk County, 1999
Arbitrator, Southampton Justice Court, 1995

Education:

Admission to the Bar:

Publications/Lectures:

Amendment of SCPA 2307-a (Hon. John M. Czygier, Jr. and Marilyn G. Ordover), NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter, Spring 2005, Vol. 38, No. 1
Recent Developments for Attorney/Fiduciaries and SCPA 2307-a (John M. Czygier, Jr.), NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter, Spring 2001, Vol. 34, No. 1
Contributing Author to Warren's Heaton on Surrogate's Courts (Matthew Bender) and to Weinstein, Korn & Miller New York Civil Practice (Matthew Bender)

Professional Civic Activities/Honors/Awards:

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2000-2002; Judicial Fellow, 2002 to present
Surrogate's Court Advisory Committee to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State, 1999 - present
Member, EPTL-SCPA Legislative Advisory Committee, 2007 - present
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Trusts, Estates and Surrogate's Courts Committee
Member, Estate and Trust Administration Committee, Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section
Former Vice-Chairman, Estate Litigation Sub-Committee, Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section
Former District Representative, Tenth District, Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section
New York State Bar Association Task Force on Court Reorganization, 1997
Director, Suffolk County Bar Association, 2000 - 2003
Member, Continuing Legal Education Faculty, Suffolk Academy of Law
Former Director, Suffolk County Women's Bar Association

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