ALBANY, NY – David E. Siegfeld, a partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, has been installed as chair of Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York board of directors. Mr. Siegfeld has served on the board for eight years.

The mission of Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York is to build and maintain a strong and united Jewish community in order to ensure the creative survival and continuity of the Jewish people. It is the community’s central agency for meeting Jewish needs and articulating Jewish concerns in the Capital Region, in Israel, nationally, and around the world.

At Lippes Mathias, Mr. Siegfeld is leader of the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice Team. He counsels businesses and individuals on a wide range of business transactional and planning matters, commercial and residential real estate transactions, estate litigation, planning & probate matters, as well as business success planning.