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Richard J. Miller Jr.

New York City, Miami

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Richard J. Miller, Jr. is a partner in the New York office and chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed's Private Client Services group. He is a member of the firm’s Tax and Trust & Estates group. His practice focuses on tax, estate and trust planning, administration and litigation, and representation of not-for-profit organizations, cultural institutions, and private clubs. Richard has extensive experience in matters involving sophisticated wealth transfer tax planning, trust and estate administration, and charitable planning for individuals, families, and organizations.

In addition to his practice, Rich often lectures on tax and estate-related matters and has served as an adjunct professor of law at Albany Law School.

Richard J. Miller Jr. served as the President of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and is currently a Managing Director of the Metropolitan Opera. He is also involved with several organizations and volunteer boards including the American Liver Foundation, the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts, Inc., Chanticleer, the New Criterion and the Foundation for Cultural Review, and the Rome Chamber Music Festival. Rich formerly served on the boards of Glimmerglass Opera, the Lake George Opera Festival, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust, the International Festival of Aix-en-Provence and the Emma Willard School.

Recognitions

  • AV Preeminent®, listed by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • 2009–Present, listed in Best Lawyers of America©
  • 2013–2023, New York Metro “Super Lawyer” in Tax, listed in Super Lawyers

Highlighted Publications

  • Authored “Trump Law’s Estate Tax Exemption Is a Boon for Wealth Planning,” Bloomberg Law, August 6, 2025.
  • Quoted in “Don’t Itemize? Doesn’t Matter. You’re Getting a New Tax Break.,” Barron’s, July 11, 2025.
  • Quoted in “Complicated Estate Tax Forms Need E-Filing Option, Tax Pros Say.” Bloomberg Law, January 30, 2024.

Highlighted Speaking Engagements

  • “Estate and Gift Tax Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic,” New York State Bar Association, May 2020. 
  • “Estate Tax Repeal: Trumping Estate and Inheritance Tax Laws?” American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), March 2017.
  • “There is Never Just One Cockroach in the Kitchen: The Art of Planning for the Corporate Executive,” University of Miami School of Law, January 2017. 
  • “Deferred Charitable Giving Techniques,” Metropolitan Opera Association, 2015. 
  • “A Passion for the Law in Operas: Arias, Scenes and Conversations about Law and Opera,” Association of the Bar of the City of New York, May 2014. 
  • “Reformation Proceedings,” New York Surrogate’s Court Association, May 2014.
  • “Using Portability to Avoid the New York Estate Tax,” Aspatore Books (Thomas Reuters) Strategies for Trusts and Estates in New York, 2014. 
  • “Estate Planning with Life Insurance,” Practicing Law Institute 43rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, September 2012.
  • “Estate Litigation,” New York State Bar Association CLE, June 2011. 
  • “Practical Skills- Probate and the Administration of Estates,” New York State Bar Association CLE, October 2010.
  • “Estate Planning After Divorce,” New York State Bar Association CLE, June 2010. 
  • “Decanting in New York State,” New York Surrogate’s Court Association, May 2010.

Professional Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • Member, Judicial Screening Committee for the Third Department of New York State
  • Member, Surrogate’s Court Advisory Committee
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Connecticut Bar Association
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Member, Florida Bar Association
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

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Education
  • Williams College, B.A., with honors
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M.
  • Union University, Albany Law School, J.D., cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Colorado, 1996
  • Connecticut, 1989
  • District of Columbia, 1991
  • Florida, 1991
  • New York, 1990
Areas of Focus
Not-for-Profit
Private Client Services
Tax

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