Mr. Rowlands has successfully litigated in various Surrogate Courts a variety of will contests, cases involving abuse of Powers of Attorney and removal of Executors and Trustees. He also has substantial experience in the above practice areas.

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Accomplishments

• Member of the American, NYS and Albany County Bar Associations
• Member of The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Member of the Estate Planning Council of Eastern NY
• Member of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association.
• Counsel to Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc.
• Counsel to The New York State Independent Living Council, Inc.
• Counsel to the Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Sits on the Boards of Visiting Nurses Association and Seton Health(St. Mary's Hospital) Foundation.
• Has written, lectured and presented seminars in the above practice areas extensively.
• Contributing editor of Drafting New York Wills (Matthew Bender) and author of Chapter 18 on "Retirement and Estate Planning."

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Education

• University of Rochester, BA in Psychology
• U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power School and Submarine School
• Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School of Union University, where he was a member of the prestigious
  Justinian Society