Mr. Telford is the Chair of the Probate, Trust and Estate Department and a Partner who focuses his practice in the areas of corporate, general tax and estate planning.

Mr. Telford’s practice includes representation before and negotiation with the Internal Revenue Service on a variety of issues including corporate, foreign, federal excise, personal and tax exempt matters; tax planning for state, federal and estate tax matters, including the acquisition and sale of business interests; representation before and negotiation with the New York State Department of Taxation on a variety of issues including sales, income, corporate, personal, refund, and petroleum business tax matters; and the preparation and submittal of petitions to the New York State Division of Tax Appeals.

He is involved in drafting and reviewing a variety of documents including contracts, leases, indemnification agreements, guarantees, shareholder agreements, settlement agreements, redemption agreements, certificates of incorporation, wills, estate plans, insurance trusts, charitable remainder and lead trusts, and general trust agreements. He is also experienced in the structuring and negotiation of the acquisition and sale of business interests, including the preparation of pertinent documents.

Mr. Telford is admitted to practice in all New York State courts, U. S. District Court, Western District of New York, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York, and U.S. Tax Court. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Erie County Bar Association. He is a member of the Estate Analysts of Western New York, Western New York Planned Giving Consortium and Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York, Inc.

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