Our Attorneys
Bernard S. Berkowitz
Partner
Bernard Berkowitz was one of the founders of Berkowitz, Lichtstein, Kuritsky, Giasullo & Gross in 1998. He concentrates in estates and trusts, tax, and corporate law. He also represents various charitable organizations and counsels clients on planned charitable giving.
Bernard has considerable experience in representing life insurance companies. He has served as a principal organizer, director, and counsel of the New Jersey Life Insurance Company, the State Street Life Insurance Company, and most recently, Essex Life Insurance Company. He has also served as director and counsel of other public and private companies.
A veteran of the Korean War, where he received the Bronze Star, Bernard graduated from Cornell University in 1952, received his LL.B., with distinction, and J.D. degrees from Cornell University Law School in 1956, and his LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University Law School in 1959. While in law school, he was an editor of the Cornell Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He was a contributing author of Mertens Law of Federal Gift and Estate Taxation. He is a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars and the Essex County, New Jersey State, New York City, and American Bar Associations.
In addition to his professional activities, Bernard has been active in numerous civic organizations. He is past president of the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the United Way of Essex and West Hudson and the Whole Theatre Foundation of New Jersey. He has served on the boards of the Montclair Art Museum, the YMCA of the Oranges, Maplewood, West Essex and Sussex County, New Jersey, Orange Orphans Society, and as Chairman of the Committee of Managers of Llewellyn Park. He is currently a board member of Mountainside Health Foundation, Valley Hospital Foundation, and the Community Foundation of New Jersey.