Stacy L. Pettit, Esq. 103 Bender Lane, Delmar, NY (518)

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1 Professional Admissions and Education: Stacy L. Pettit, Esq. 103 Bender Lane, Delmar, NY (518) ATTORNEY, admitted January 1985, to practice law in the State of New York and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY J. D. June 1984 Research Assistant to Professor Katheryn Katz Assistant to Professor Katz, providing legal research, writing and editing for published law review articles. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY A.B. in ENGLISH May 1981 Pre-law Society, Director of Student Fellow Program Legal Employment: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Albany, NY PRINCIPAL APPELLATE COURT ATTORNEY March 2012 present Appellate Court attorney assisting the Court's Presiding and Associate Justices on motions, orders to show cause, law research, the Article 81 guardianship examiner program and assigned counsel program. Albany County Surrogate's Court, Albany, NY CHIEF CLERK of the Court February 2001 March 2012 Court manager responsible for examination and approval of all pleadings and documents filed with the court, conducting hearings, examinations of witnesses and court conferences, legal research and writing of court decisions, orders and decrees, supervision of all court personnel, assisting court petitioners and their attorneys in Surrogate's Court practice and procedure. Duties included management of the court caseload, record maintenance, court financial accounts, fiscal reports, court budget and statistical reports. LAW CLERK - Part Time September 1999 February 2001 Law Clerk for Hon. Raymond E. Marinelli, researching and writing court decisions, orders and decrees, conducting pre-trial and settlement conferences with attorneys, and assisting court personnel in various Surrogate's Court matters, including review and approval of probate, administration and accounting petitions, guardianships, adoptions and wrongful death petitions. EXAMINER OF GUARDIANSHIP ACCOUNTS January September 1999 Court-appointed examiner, appointed by Surrogate Raymond E. Marinelli, providing inspection and approval of guardianship annual accountings, motions for withdrawals and investment of guardian funds, and compliance with accounting requirements of guardians of infants and persons under disability. Conducted hearings and conferences with guardians.

2 Law Office of O'Connor & Pettit, Albany, NY P.2 PARTNER ATTORNEY July 1993 February 2001 Partner of private law firm concentrating in estate and trust administration, Surrogate's Court practice and litigation, estate planning, tax planning, elder law and planning for persons with disabilities. Managed firm administration and supervision of attorneys, law clerks, paralegals and secretarial staff. Zubres, D'Agostino, Hoblock & Greisler, P.C., Albany, NY ATTORNEY December July 1993 Attorney in private practice of law, concentrating in estate and trust administration, Surrogate's Court practice and litigation, estate and tax planning. Tabner & Laudato, Albany, NY ATTORNEY November December 1989 Attorney in private practice of law, concentrating in estate and trust administration, Surrogate's Court practice and litigation, estate and tax planning. Ainsworth, Sullivan, Tracy, Knauf, Warner, & Ruslander, Albany, NY ATTORNEY August November 1987 Attorney in private general practice of law, concentrating in estate and trust planning and administration, Surrogate's Court practice, business and tax planning and real estate. Also practiced and gained exposure in areas of civil litigation, family, contract and tort law. Professional Memberships and Offices: New York State Bar Association, having served as: CHAIR of the Surrogate's Court Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section VICE-CHAIR of the Surrogate's Court Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section EXECUTIVE MEMBER of the Trusts and Estates Section, serving currently and previously as the Third District Representative and as Member at Large MEMBER of the Trusts and Estates Continuing Legal Education Committee DELEGATE to the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates (four years) New York State Association of Chief Clerks of the Surrogate's Court, having served as an active member while Chief Clerk of Albany Surrogate's Court from 2001 until 2012, providing CLE and written articles and seminars at the annual conferences sponsored by the Office of Court Administration each year. Served as Vice President of the Association in Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department MEMBER of the Continuing Legal Education Committee MEMBER of the Committee on Article 81 Guardianships Office of Court Administration of the State of New York MEMBER of the Examination Committee for Surrogate's Court MEMBER of the Forms Committee for Surrogate's Court Capital District Womens' Bar Association, MEMBER Albany County Bar Association, MEMBER

3 Continuing Legal Education and Public Service Seminars Presented P. 3 and Publications: For the NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: "Probate and Administration of Estates" 12/12/14 (scheduled)- Speaker, Chair and Moderator 10/23/ Speaker 10/24/ Speaker 10/29/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator 10/30/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator 09/28/ Speaker 10/22/ Speaker 09/25/ Speaker 10/18/ Speaker "Discovery Proceedings in Surrogate's Court" 05/29/ Chair and Moderator "Estate Planning and Will Drafting" 10/30/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator 05/25/ Speaker, Co-Chair and Moderator 11/16/ Speaker 09/24/ Speaker 05/23/ Speaker 09/29/ Speaker "Contested Accounting Proceedings in Surrogate's Court" 05/14/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator "What You Need to Know as a Guardian ad Litem" 05/18/ Chair and Moderator 12/03/ Chair and Moderator 05/05/ Chair and Moderator "An Introduction to Estate Planning" 10/19/ Speaker 10/06/ Speaker, Co-Chair and Moderator 10/30/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator 10/16/ Speaker "Trust Your Planning: A Review of Trust Planning and Drafting Techniques" 05/16/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator "Surrogate's Court Proceedings" 05/17/ Speaker 05/10/ Speaker

4 "Settling an Estate" P.4 05/17/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator 05/21/ Speaker "Estate Planning for the Middle Class Client" 06/04/ Speaker, Co-Chair and Moderator "Estate Litigation" 11/04/ Speaker "Trust Planning and Taxation" 05/29/ Speaker, Chair and Moderator "Income Taxation of Decedents, Their Estates, and Their Trusts" 05/15/ Speaker "Lifetime Trusts, Estate and Gift Taxation" 05/28/ Speaker "Fiduciary Income Tax Planning" 05/22/ Speaker "Estate Taxation" 05/12/ Speaker For OTHER PROVIDERS OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION: "Estate Planning Basics" 04/ Speaker, writer (Appellate Div., Third Department CLE for staff attorneys) "UnCommon Procedural Issues in Surrogate's Court" "To Bond or Not to Bond" "Complex Accounting Issues in Surrogate's Court" Annually, Speaker, Writer (New York State Office of Court Administration sponsored CLE for the New York State Surrogate's Law Association and New York State Association of Chief Clerks of the Surrogate's Court) "Inheritance In New York - Legal Issues affecting Estate Administration" 12/02/ Speaker, Writer (New York State Legislature CLE for its counsel) "Funding and Operating Living Trusts" Contained in "Planning Opportunities with Living Trusts in New York", copyright 1992, published by National Business Institute, Inc. (Speaker on seminars on same topic) FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS: Albany County Surrogate's Court program: Bimonthly seminars for Surrogate's Court counsel and pro se litigants (information on Surrogate's Court proceedings)

5 "Long-term Care Planning Options and Considerations" P. 5 06/23/1992 (Parkinson's Disease Support Groups) "State May Retain More Retirees with New Tax Law (The New NY State Estate & Gift Tax)" 11/24/1997 Published in the Capital District Business Review "Pre-retirement Estate and Trust Planning" (NYS Office for the Aging's conferences for New York State employees) "Overview of Long-term Care and Estate Planning Issues" 02/20/1997 (International Association for Financial Planning) "Working with a Client's other Professionals to Provide Quality Estate Planning" 06/19/1997 (CLU/ChFC Association) "Estate and Tax Planning Techniques" 07/12/1995 (informational conference sponsored by Rose & Kiernan) "Estate Planning for Parents of Minor Children" 06/15/1995 (Bethlehem Preschool) "Business Tax Deductions" 5/23/94 (NYS Office for the Aging's conferences for New York State employees) "Basic Inheritance Law and the Spousal Right of Election" 04/26/1995 (CLU/ChFC Association) "Estate Planning Needs and Solutions" 06/09/1994 (Schenectady Parkinson's Disease Support Group) 04/27/1994 (Albany Parkinson's Disease Support Group) "Health Care Proxies and DNR Law" 03/16/1993 (St. Mary's Hospital) "Establishing Guardianships of Person and Property for Disabled Adults" 02/09/1993 (Conference of Disability providers) "Funding and Administering Living Trusts" 11/10/1992 (National Business Institute) "Comparing Probate & Living Trusts" (annual Senior Citizens' Law Day sponsored by Albany Law School for the public) "Health Care Planning Documents" (annual Health Care Planning Day at Albany Law School for the public) "Ask a Lawyer" (volunteer attorney for hotline call-in days sponsored by the NYS Office for the Aging)