Attorney Profiles
Robert L. Ostertag Poughkeepsie, New York
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Past President of the New York State Bar Association and JAG attorney, Mr. Ostertag is a veteran practitioner with over 50 years of experience. He serves on several statewide and nationwide organized bar committees and is the recipient of several participatory awards.
- Areas of Practice:
- Civil Litigation
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Taxation
- Business and Corporate Law
- Real Estate
- Appeals
- Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1957
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1957
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1969
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1988
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York, 1957
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York, 1957
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York, 1957
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York, 1957
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1957
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1959
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1960
- U.S. Tax Court, 1965
- Education:
- St. John's University School of Law, Brooklyn, New York,
1956
LL.B. - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1960
LL.M.
Major: Taxation & Estate Planning - Fordham University, Bronx, New York,
1953
B.A.
- Published Works:
- New York Lawyers Deskbook, Chairman, Editorial Board, N.Y. State Bar Association, 1989
- General Practice in New York, Co-Editor, West Group, 6 Volumes, 1998
- Numerous professional articles
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor, Wills, Estates & Trusts, Marist College Paralegal Program, 1976 - 1991
- Adjunct Professor, New York Civil Practice, Fordham University School of Law, 1993 - 2007
- Lecturer, numerous continuing legal education seminars and programs
- Honors and Awards:
- Recipient, Exchange Club of Central Poughkeepsie's Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to the People of Dutchess County, 1967
- Recipient, Interim Gubernatorial Nomination to the Office of Dutchess County (N.Y.) Surrogate, 1982
- Marist College President's Award for Service to the People of the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1991
- Recipient, Donald C. Rikli Lifetime Achievement Award, American Bar Association General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section, 2004
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1989
- Fellow, New York Bar Foundation
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Dutchess County Board of Health, Member, 1964 - 1970
- President 1966-1970
- Draftsman, Dutchess County Sanitary Code, 1969 - 1970
- Member, Dutchess County Charter Commission, 1966 - 1967
- Draftsman, Dutchess County Charter
- Draftsman, County Charters and Administrative Codes for Sullivan, Fulton, Orange and Onondaga Counties (New York), 1968 - 1974
- Draftsman, City of Poughkeepsie Charter, 1994
- Member, Town of Poughkeepsie Committee to Draft Municipal Employees' Code of Ethics, 1967 - 1968
- Draftsman, Code of Ethics
- High Tor Opera Co., 1967 - 1970
- Vice-President and Director
- Exchange Club of Central Poughkeepsie, 1968 - 1980
- Member; Director, 1968-1970
- Director, Standard Gage Co., 1972 - 1988
- Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce, 1972 - Present
- Member
- Member and Director, Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce, 1976 - 1982
- Director, Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society, 1973 - 1976
- Director, United Fund of Dutchess County, 1973 - 1978
- Director, American Heart Association, Dutchess County Chapter
- 1975-1981, 1984-1989
- Deputy Supervisor, Town of Poughkeepsie, 1976
- Chairman, Dutchess County Charter Revision Task Force, 1979 - 1989
- Trustee, Sports Museum of Dutchess County, 1989 - 1993
- Chairman, 1989-1990
- Director, Hudson Valley Stadium Corp., 1995 - Present
- Chairman, 1998-present
- Counsel, New York State Assembly's Agriculture Committee, 1967 - 1968
- Member Ninth Judicial District Grievance Committee, 1975 - 1979
- Member Pace University School of Law Advisory Board, 1975 - 1985
- Member Marist College Paralegal Advisory Board, 1975 - Present
- Director, Committee for Modern Courts, 1975 - 1999
- Trustee, Joseph F. Barnard Memorial Law Library, 1979 - Present
- Member, American Bar Association, 1957 - Present
- Member, House of Delegates 1985-1999, 2004-2008
- American Bar Association, General Practice Council Section 1982-1986, 1980 - 1983
- Founder and Chairman, Conference of State Bar General Practice Leaders
- Member, New York State Bar Association, 1957 - Present
- President 1991-1992
- Member, New York State Bar Association House of Delegates, 1973 - 1979
- 1980 to present, and member and chairman of numerous committees
- Member, New York State Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics, 1986 - 1990
- 1996-1999, 2000-2006
- Member, Dutchess County Bar Association, 1960 - Present
- President, 1984-1985
- Member, Governor's Judicial Screening Committee, 1987 - 1992
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1973 - Present
- Member, Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council, 1965 - 1985
- Member, 2009; President 1965-1966
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. Air Force, Bangor, Maine, Judge Advocate, 1956 - 1958
- Chief Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1958 - 1960
- Guernsey Butts Ostertag & O'Leary, Esqs. (Formerly Guernsey, Butts & Walsh), Poughkeepsie, New York, 1960 - 1995
