Lee Harrison Corbin, Esq. Joins Board of Directors of the Armenian National Science & Education Fund

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - July 31, 2013 - PRLog -- Armenia, once a rich breeding ground of intellectual pursuit in Eastern Europe, has lost tens of thousands of scientists and scholars in the past 25 years, the result of two disasters – one natural, the other manmade. In 1988, the horrific Spitak Earthquake shook 40 percent of the country, killing 25,000 people and leaving 500,000 homeless. On its heels came an economic disaster in 1991, when the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union. As a result, funding for scholarly research vanished; talented citizens were forced to find other work or emigrate to the United States, Western Europe, and Russia.

Then in 2000, Yervant Terzian, Ph.D., the Tisch Distinguished University Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Astronomy, sought to preserve scientific research in Armenia. Since he founded the Armenian National Science & Education Fund (http://www.ansef.org) (ANSEF), the organization has awarded more than $2.5 million in competitive grants to 281 recipients to support research in the humanities, natural sciences, engineering, physical sciences, and engineering.

But many other scholars and scientists have to be turned away. To help ANSEF solve this problem, Lee Harrison Corbin, Esq. (http://www.kelaw.com/attorneys-corbin-lee.html), a founding partner at Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP, has joined the organization’s Board of Directors. Mr. Corbin expects to use his expertise and experience in charitable gifts, trusts and estate planning, and philanthropy to help the nonprofit organization reach its goals.

Mr. Corbin’s interest in ANSEF came about through his 35-year friendship with Dr. Terzian, who he greatly admires. Dr. Terzian is a world-renowned astronomer, a Director of NASA, and for 20 years served as Chairman of the Cornell Astronomy Department, where Carl Sagan was a member of the faculty. In addition to his enormous contribution to science on every level in the United States and abroad, Dr. Terzian has worked tirelessly to preserve the integrity of Armenia’s scientific, technological, and scholarly research communities. Without these communities, Armenia’s future economic growth would be stunted.

Mr. Corbin is one of the most highly regarded attorneys providing counsel to charitable organizations and private foundations, and serves as a director and officer of a number of nonprofits. These institutions have greatly benefited hospitals, educational institutions, religious organizations, and the arts. Mr. Corbin also is known for providing sophisticated estate, tax, and financial planning for individuals and businesses. He heads the family office and money management division at Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP, where he is a founding partner and the managing partner. His legal services include counseling and structuring complex tax, financial, and business transactions, as well as business succession planning and preparing or reviewing income tax returns for high net-worth individuals and business entities.

Admitted to the New York Bar, Florida Bar, and U.S. Tax Court, Mr. Corbin was graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa,and earned a J.D. from New York University Law School. He is a resident of Larchmont, NY.

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