Raymond J. Falcon, Jr.
Raymond J. Falcon, Jr. is a founding principal of Falcon + Singer P.C., a law firm with offices in offices Montvale, New Jersey and Scarsdale, New York. He advises clients in matters of estate planning and probate and administration of decedent's estates, with a concentration in planning for families with members who have special needs. He provides support to plaintiffs' personal injury attorneys in connection with special needs planning for personal injury victims. At the invitation of governmental agencies, school districts, charitable organizations, major insurance companies and investment advisors, Ray has lectured frequently on estate planning, planning for families with a special needs member, guardianship, and governmental benefits.
He also counsels privately-held businesses and their owners in all general legal areas affecting their businesses, and provides integrated business succession planning and estate planning tailored to the needs of business owners and their families. In addition, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of a multi-national multi-billion dollar chemical company for a number of years. There, he was responsible for developing and directing the overall legal and insurance strategy and policies for the company, as well as playing an active role in the company's public relations and governmental affairs activities. He was also a member of its Executive Committee, composed of the CEO and seven other senior executives, which ran the company. As a result of this in-house tenure as an attorney and senior executive, Ray possesses a unique blend of business and legal experience which is of particular help to owners of closely held businesses, for which he acts as an "outside" general counsel.
Admitted to practice:
New York, New Jersey and Florida
Various federal district and appellate courts
Memberships and Awards
Ray has a peer review rating of AV® from Martindale-Hubbell, which is Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for both legal ability and ethical standards.
Professional Memberships: American Bar Association; New Jersey and Florida Bar Associations; Bergen County Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA); Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP -- Charter Member); American Association for Justice (AAJ -- formerly ATLA); National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP); Council on Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).
Civic Memberships: Rotary Club (Park Ridge. NJ); Assistant District Governor (Rotary District 7490); Columbia University Alumni Representative Committee (Bergen-Passaic); Columbia University Alumni Club of Westchester County; Planned Giving Advisory Council, American Cancer Society (Eastern Region) (through 2006); Rockland Business Association; Planned Giving Advisory Council, Archdiocese of Newark (New Jersey).
Honors and Awards: Biography appears in Who's Who in America (since 2000); Who's Who in American Law (since 1987); recipient of two Paul Harris Fellowships (Rotary International) for contributions to the Rotary's charitable and educational work (awarded once by Park Ridge Rotary Club and once by the District Governor 2009-10 for Rotary District 7490); recipient of Walter D. Head Awards for Outstanding Support and Performance (Rotary District 7490).
Education
B.A., Columbia College (Columbia University), 1975
J.D., Yale Law School, 1978
Recent Publications
A Brief Overview of the Special Needs Trust, Autism Spectrum News, 2011
Planning for Children With Special Needs, Autism Spectrum News, 2009
Your Child is Turning 18 -- Now What?, Autism Spectrum News, 2009