Patton, Eakins, Lipsett, Martin & Savage

MEMBERS OF FIRM

FRANK PATTON, JR.

Education: Hamilton College; Harvard Law School. Admitted to:  New York bar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, U S District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York: U.S. Claims Court;  U.S. Supreme Court. Co‑Author, “Guaranteed Loans to Railroads,” The Business Lawyer. Author: “Internal Revenue vs. The Prophets,” Worldview.    Prior positions: Associate, Davis, Polk Wardwell Sunderland & Kiendl;  partner: Ellis Stringfellow & Patton.  Served as member of Board of Trustees, Union Theological Seminary (NYC).  Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Bar Association.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Religious institutions; foundations; charities; labor, real estate, estate planning, wills.  Direct dial: 646-783-7392. Email: frank.patton@pattoneakins.com

WILLIAM S. EAKINS

Education: Yale University, Cornell University Law School.  Admitted to:  New York bar, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York , Author ALevels of Mental Capacity,@ Vol I, Issue I, Estate Planning and Administration Quarterly. Member, 1979-1984 and 1993–1997, Board Secretary, 1981‑ 1983 and 1995‑1997, First Vice Chair, 1983-1984, Community Board No. 8 M of the City of New York, Counsel, New York State Senate Committee on investigations and Taxation, 1980‑1984.  Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Estate and Gift Tax, 1993‑1999; Committee on State Legislation, 1996‑1998); New York State Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Trusts and Estates.   Direct dial: 646-783-7397. Email: wseakins@aol.com

JOHN G. LIPSETT

Education: Swarthmore College (Phi Beta Kappa); Columbia University Law School. Admitted to:  New York bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Southern District and Eastern District of New York;  U.S. Supreme Court.  Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York.   PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation, estates, business transactions, real estate, tax, non-profits, religious institutions. Email: JohnGLipsett@yahoo.com

MATTHEW J. MARTIN

Education: Kenyon College;  University College, United Kingdom (1988-1989); The New York Law School.  Admitted to:  New York bar, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.  Member: New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York. PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate law; non-profits, religious institutions.   Email: matthew.martin@pattoneakins.com

WILLIAM S. ELLIS

Education:  Harvard College; Harvard Law School.  Admitted to New York bar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Awarded: Doc. Humane Lett., Augustana College , 1969; LL.D., Carthage College, 1969.  Prior positions: Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York, Criminal and Civil Divisions; Deputy Assistant Counsel, New York State Commission on Investigation.  Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Estates, wills, trusts, real estate.