LAW OFFICE OF
ERNEST R. WRUCK
1 Station Court
Bellport, New York 11713
(631) 475-3100
Employment
Attorney for Public Administrator of Suffolk County
Partner Wruck & Wallace, L.L.P.
(2007-2017)
Law Assistant to Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court
(1980-83)
Education
Valparaiso University School of Law
Valparaiso, Indiana
1979 Graduate J.D. Degree
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
1976 Graduate B.S. Degree
The Stony Brook School
Stony Brook, New York
1972 Graduate
Admission to
Practice of Law
New York State 2nd Judicial Department 1980
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 1980
Professional
Organizations
New York State Bar Association
Trust & Estates Committee
Suffolk County Bar Association
Assistance for Lawyers Program
Surrogate’s Court Committee
Past Committee Chairman 1985-86
Suffolk Academy of Law
Long Island Estate Planning Council
Civic and
Social Organizations
Patchogue Chamber of Commerce
Past Vice President 1994/95
Board of Directors 1995-00
Patchogue Business Improvement District
Board of Directors 1995-2004
New York Sport Fishing Federation
Board of Directors 1995/96
South Shore Marlin & Tuna Club
Past President 1993/94
Board of Directors 1995-00
Senator Kenneth P. LaValle
Eastport School District Commission
1999
Southampton Town Citizens’ Advisory Committee
2003/04
Southampton Town Board of Assessment Review
2005
Southampton Audit Review Committee
Lecturer
New York State Bar Association
* Administration of Decedent’s Estates and Related
Surrogate’s Court Proceedings
* Practical Skills Probate and Administration of Estates
* Settling an Estate
* Estate Planning
Suffolk Academy of Law
* Trusts and Estates
* Legal Secretaries and Paralegal’s Estate and Probate
Practical Skills
* Estates Update Series
* Estate Planning Series
* Practicum Project
* Mock Will Trial
* Basic Will Drafting
* Estate Practice
* Testamentary Trusts
* Contested Accountings
* Foreclosures for Non-Real Estate Attorneys
*All About Wills
*Challenges in Will Drafting
Long Island Estate Planning Council
* Annual Tax Symposium
North Fork Bank
* Estate Symposium, Mock Probate Trial
Bank of New York
* Estate Symposium Mock Trust Trial
Fox News Network
* O’Reilly Report “Avoiding Estate Problems”
New York Times
* “Only a Will Can Insure That Thy Will Be Done”