Martin S. Finn, an attorney and certified public accountant, is a founding partner of the law firm of Lavelle & Finn, LLP. Mr. Finn counsels clients on estate, financial, tax, business and elder law issues including personal and corporate tax planning, business counseling, structuring of business transactions, estate administration and estate and business succession planning.
Mr. Finn earned a B.B.A. from Siena College (1980), a J.D. from Albany Law School (1983), and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University (1989). He is an AICPA-credentialed Personal Financial Specialist (2016) and was recently inducted into the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils’ Estate Planning Hall of Fame,® as an Accredited Estate Planner® (Distinguished) (2020). He is a member of the American, New York State, Albany County and Schenectady County Bar Associations; the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.; and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Finn is a frequent lecturer and, with law partner John H. Lavelle, is co-author of Cents & Sensibility: The Practical Guide to Money & Aging (iUniverse, 2006), and Estate Planning Techniques for Mid-Sized Estates (PESI, 2005).
Mr. Finn will have been a CAP COM volunteer for 10 years as of this April. He currently serves on the credit union’s Board of Directors, Board of Managers and Supervisory Committee (past Chair). Mr. Finn co-chairs the AICPA Engage Conference and the AICPA National Tax/Sophisticated Tax Conference and is past chair of the AICPA Tax Strategies for the High-Income Individual Conference; is a Member of the Board of Directors of The Schenectady County Community College Foundation; past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Capital Region Chamber Foundation; and former Schenectady County Legislator (District 3), 2008-2013. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Schenectady County Community College and past Adjunct Professor at Siena College, Albany Law School, and the University at Albany.
Mr. Finn is the 2005 recipient of the Fr. Benjamin Kuhn Award for his contributions to Siena College, the 2001 recipient of the Schenectady County Bar Association’s Lawyer in Service to the Community Award, and the 1998 recipient of Professional Education System, Inc.’s Excellence in Education Award.
