Howard Esterces, a lawyer at a Mineola-based law firm, was named a fellow of the New York State Bar Assocation’s Bar Foundation Monday.
“I am honored and gratified to be named,” said Esterces, a resident of Great Neck. “It’s one of the capstones of my career of over 50 years practicing law.”
The New York Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the state Bar Association, he said.
Fellows of the foundation are members of the bench and bar who are recognized for professional achievement, dedication to the legal profession and commitment to the organized bar, according to the foundation’s website.
Esterces is a partner in the firm Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP.
“Howard is one of the finest lawyers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” Meltzer Lippe managing partner Lew Meltzer said. “His expertise has been invaluable to our clients, his colleagues at our firm and to the profession overall.”
Fellows are typically nominated by a director on the board of the foundation or by another fellow, and are elected by the board, according to the foundation’s website.
Esterces is a former member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s board of directors, and served as chair of the county Bar Association’s Tax Law Committee from 1993-1994.
He also is a recipient of the county Bar Association’s President’s Award, an award given each year to one member of the bar association chosen by the president.
Esterces is a past chairman of the District Director’s Liaison Committee for the Brooklyn district of the Internal Revenue Service. He has been selected as a New York Super Lawyer every year since 2009.
Esterces lives in Great Neck with his wife, Joan, a retired high school college advisor.
They have two children, a son and a daughter, and two granddaughters.
