Gregory L. Matalon is a founding partner of Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP whose practice concentrates in estate planning, estate administration, elder law, and Not-for-Profit and Religious Corporations Law. He regularly assists individuals and families in planning for the future through the preparation of Last Wills and Testaments, Trusts, Living Wills and Health Care Proxies, and Durable Powers of Attorney documents, always ensuring that the client’s goals remain primary while building tax-efficient estate plans. He also represents Executors and Trustees in navigating complex federal and state laws governing estates and trusts — work through which he has submitted Private Letter Ruling requests to both the Internal Revenue Service and the New York City Department of Finance, successfully clarifying existing law or, in some cases, establishing new law on behalf of his clients. Mr. Matalon is a frequent lecturer and contributor to legal publications, and he is proud to have represented numerous families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001, and to have helped establish Lutheran Disaster Response of New York in the aftermath of those tragedies.