OUR FIRM ATTORNEYS PRACTICES NEWS AND RESOURCES CONTACT ATTORNEYS (914) 946-3700 Home » Clinton B. Smith Clinton B. Smith Partner Profile News Representative Matters Professional and Community Involvement Clinton B. Smith is a respected New York municipal and corporate lawyer. Clinton is a member of our Municipal Law & Land Use, Trusts & Estates, Corporate & General Business and Exempt Organizations groups. In the municipal and land use area, Clinton has served as attorney for numerous towns and villages and sat regularly with their governing boards over the past ten years. He is a former elected official, and his experience in government and in municipal law gives him a valuable perspective in dealing with municipal matters for public and private sector clients. In the trusts and estates area, Clinton regularly advises individuals on significant matters involving wills, trusts, probate and estate planning, helping clients to reach their personal objectives in their financial and tax planning goals. In the business and not-for-profit areas, Clinton is general counsel for a major for profit special education and early intervention service provider in the NY-NJ-CT tri-state area and had served as pro-bono general counsel to a not-for-profit environmental organization focused on land preservation and environmental education in Westchester County, advising them and others in a variety of transactions and matters. Clinton is deeply involved in government and in the community in Westchester and beyond. He served on the New Castle Town Board from February 1993 through 1995 and as New Castle Town Supervisor from 1996 through 1999. He is an officer and trustee of the New Castle Historical Society and had a long involvement with Teatown Lake Reservation, Inc. Clinton is a former member of the Westchester County Planning Board, the Executive Committee of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association, the Northern Westchester Watershed Committee, and the New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council, East of Hudson Advisory Committee. Clinton has a peer review rating of AV®Preeminent on Martindale-Hubbell®. Areas of Experience Municipal Law Zoning, Planning, and Land Use Review and Development Estate Planning and Implementation Business & Not-for-Profit Organizations and Transactions Email Clinton B. Smith Download vCard Office: 914-385-1024 Fax: 914-946-0134 Practice areas Corporate & General Business Municipal Law & Land Use Real Estate Transactions Trusts & Estates Education J.D., Columbia University, 1977 B.A., Emory University, 1974 Admissions New York Alabama (Special Member) United States District Court, SDNY United States District Court, EDNY United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Recognized by 711 Westchester Avenue Suite 405 White Plains, NY 10604 Phone: (914) 946-3700 Fax: (914) 946-0134 Firm History In the Community Attorneys Practices Firm News Publications & Outlines Speaking Engagements Representative Matters Contact Disclaimer Clients' Bill of Rights PRACTICE AREAS Appellate Practice Cannabis Law Charitable Gift Planning Collaborative Law Commercial Finance Commercial Litigation Corporate & General Business Exempt Organizations Guardianship Practice Matrimonial & Family Law Mediation & Arbitration Municipal Law & Land Use Real Estate Transactions Surrogate’s Court Litigation Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Taxation Trusts & Estates Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. ©2021 McCarthy Fingar LLP