Elizabeth M. Shanahan
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Inspired by a need to be of service to others, Beth is committed to providing the legal guidance necessary to enable her clients to be at peace with what the future may hold. She looks forward to hearing her clients’ life stories and guiding them through the process of their planning and understands the sensitivity needed in hearing about their concerns and wishes for their legacies.
Her own life’s story includes a small-town upbringing, previous careers in theater and finance, and becoming an attorney, wife, and mother.
Beth worked her way through law school as a part-time evening division student at New York Law School, while holding down a full- time job on Wall Street. It was during this time that Beth met and married her husband, and family life began. Quickly outgrowing their apartment in Long Island City, the family of five moved to the open space and beauty of the Hudson Valley. For fifteen years now, Beth and her family have called Cold Spring their home. Throughout the years, Beth has been active in her community, having served in roles on the PTA Executive Committee and on the board of a local non-profit theater company, among other endeavors. When not working, she enjoys being with her family, writing, and trying her hand at homesteading activities.
Education
J.D., New York Law School, 2005
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992
Certification in performance of Shakespeare, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London summer of 1997.
Jurisdictions
Admitted to Practice New York, 2006
Professional & Bar Association Memberships:
New York State Bar Association
Member, Trusts & Estates Law Section
Member, Elder Law & Special Needs Section
Member, Real Property Law Section
New York County Lawyers Association
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“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. . . ”