4 Law Partners Named Among Top Practitioners In County

BEDFORD, NY — Four partners from a White Plains lawfirm were selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers lists for 2019. Harris Markhoff was selected for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers 2020 in the areas of Corporate Law and Trusts & Estates. Michael Markhoff was selected in the area of Trusts & Estates. Joshua S. Levine was selected in the area of Health Care Law. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which over 50,000. leading attorneys vote on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

In addition Jay Fenster and Michael Markhoff have been similarly selected for inclusion in the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. Jay was selected in the area of Employee Benefits/ERISA and Michael was selected in the area of Estate Planning and Probate. Only 5% of the attorneys practicing in New York receive this honor.

Harris Markhoff, managing partner at Danziger & Markhoff LLP, was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates law. Mr. Markhoff has been selected for this list for over 26 years and is a prior “Lawyer of the Year”.

He earned his J.D. at Columbia Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Columbia College. He resides in Pound Ridge with his family.

Michael Markhoff concentrates on estate planning and estate administration, representing professionals, executives and small businesses owners. Mr. Markhoff is a prior “Lawyer of the Year”, past president of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester County, Inc. and the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council and past chairman of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association. He resides in Bedford with his family.

Joshua S. Levine, partner at Danziger & Markhoff LLP, was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 in the area of health care law for the seventh year in a row. He earned his J.D. at New York University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. He resides in Katonah, NY with his family.

Jay Fenster, partner at Danziger & Markhoff LLP, was selected for inclusion in 2019 Metro New York Super Lawyers for Employee Benefits/ERISA. He earned his LL.M. in Taxation at New York University School of Law his J.D. at Fordham University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Yeshiva University.

Danziger & Markhoff LLP is a business and tax-oriented law and actuarial firm with offices in White Plains and Melville that has been representing clients in the New York metropolitan area since 1960. The firm will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2020.

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