Reshma Shah
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 471 1866
Fax: +1 212 208 4463
Email: rshah@duanemorris.com

Reshma Shah practices in the area of wealth planning. Ms. Shah is a 2011 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, where she was Executive Research Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, and a magna cum laude graduate of The William E. Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is fluent in Gujarati and proficient in Hindi.

Professional Activities

• South Asian Bar Association of New York

Admissions

• New York

Education

• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2011
  - Executive Research Editor and Duberstein Director, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
• Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008
  - Phi Beta Kappa
  - D'Agostino Greenberg Fellowship in Law
  - Henft Award in Urban Legal Studies
  - Josh and Judy Weston Public Service Fellowship
  - Dedication to Community Service Award

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2011-present

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Elderlaw and Cancer Advocacy Project
• Brooklyn Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program
• Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS)

Selected Publications

• Co-Author, "Oops, Have I Left It Until It Is Too Late? Deathbed Planning and Post-mortem Options," International Bar Association website, March 2013
• "Federal Estate Tax Equality for Same-Sex Couples," Duane Morris Alert, June 15, 2012

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, "The 10 Secrets About Law School," Macaulay Honors College, New York City, April 29, 2013
• Panelist, "Business & Law: The Tale of a Corporate Lawyer," Macaulay Business Club and Pre-Law Society, New York City, March 7, 2012