Jay is an aggressive and efficient problem solver who represents all types of stakeholders in and out of the courtroom. Focusing primarily on complex trust and estate disputes, including fraud and tax issues and multi-jurisdiction litigation, he brings deep experience in helping clients win. His private clients, including entrepreneurs, executives and philanthropists, also look to Jay for seasoned judgment in potentially contentious business and personal matters. Jay offers a unique litigation-focused skillset not usually found with typical trust and estate attorneys; as a federal court clerk and commercial litigator by training, he has spent more than 20 years in courtrooms across the country, and inherently understands the hurdles, pitfalls, and opportunities within the courtroom setting.

Jay is admitted in numerous courts throughout the United States, including the US Tax Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the US District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Partnering with local counsel, notably in Delaware and in Florida, Jay is able to provide seamless counsel to his multi-jurisdictional clientele.

Jay is an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, where he has taught legal writing for over 10 years.

Prior to forming Elman Freiberg, Jay was the chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman’s New York Fiduciary Litigation practice. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Diane Weiss Sigmund, judge for the US Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

​Jay resides in Manhattan with his wife and two children. When not with his family or in the office, he can be found training for his next race. Jay is a veteran of numerous road races and triathlons and, on occasion, makes the podium.