Lynne S. Hilowitz

Lynne S. Hilowitz, Esq., was appointed by the Rockland County Legislature to complete the term vacated by Richard Voigt, ending June 30, 2020. She has been practicing law in New York since 1981 and is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University. She is also admitted to practice in New Jersey and Florida. Her focus is estate planning and estate taxation, probate, and litigation regarding trust and estate matters.

Ms. Hilowitz is a former President of the Rockland County Bar Association and continues to serve as chair of its Surrogate’s Court and Estate Planning Committee. She is past President of the Estate Planning Council of Rockland County, Inc. and currently serves on its Board of Directors.

She is the author of numerous articles in New York State, Rockland County, and American Bar Association publications, and has been featured in articles appearing in various media in the areas of trusts, wills, estates, and estate taxation. She also is a former Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s 4,000-member General Practice Section, its 9th Judicial District Representative, and is currently Co-Chair of its Trusts and Estates Law Committee.

Ms. Hilowitz has been a guest on webinars, teleconferences, and radio programs, and has lectured extensively for attorneys at bar association seminars, as well as for other disciplines and the public at various civic and professional functions.