Christie Reappoints West Caldwell Man To NJ/Israel Commission

WEST CALDWELL, NJ — Outgoing New Jersey governor Chris Christie recently reappointed West Caldwell resident Gary Botwinick to the New Jersey-Israel Commission for a two-year term that will end on Feb. 1, 2019.

According to a news release from Denville-based law firm Einhorn Harris, where Botwinick chairs the Taxation/Trusts & Estates Department, the New Jersey-Israel Commission was established in 1989. The commission implements the goals of the “Sister State Agreement”: to promote the development of trade, culture and educational exchanges, encourage the development of capital investment and joint business ventures and to foster a spirit of cooperation between the citizens of the state of Israel and residents of the state of New Jersey.

“We were excited that our governor has reappointed Gary to the New Jersey-Israel Commission for a second term,” said Patricia Barbarito, managing partner at Einhorn Harris. “We are confident that with Gary’s experience and work ethic, he will continue to serve the governor’s New Jersey-Israel Commission with precision and excellence.”

According to the law firm:

“Botwinick chairs Einhorn Harris’s Taxation/Trusts & Estates Department. He joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2001. Botwinick’s career began in the IRS Manhattan District Counsel Office, where he tried civil cases before the U.S. Tax Court. In 2006, Botwinick was named to the prestigious “40 Under 40” issue of the New Jersey Law Journal, a publication that profiles attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice at a young age. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the former President of the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey. Botwinick serves as a Trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, and as a member of the Board of the Grotta Fund for Senior Care.

“Earlier this year, Botwinick was named to the 2017 National Law Journal’s Divorce, Trusts & Estates Trailblazers list. He is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, as well as many other professional organizations including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the Estate Planning Council of Northern New Jersey, the Estate Planning Council of New York City and the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council. Botwinick focuses his lecturing and writing on the interplay between estate planning and matrimonial law. He has published articles on the use of discretionary trusts for divorce protection, the unintended consequences of irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs) and qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs) when clients divorce, and estate planning issues for same-sex couples. He has also lectured extensively on the effective use of prenuptial agreements, planning for a special needs child during a divorce, and estate planning for second marriages.”

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