1947
Born in Passaic, New Jersey to Anthony E. and Peggy Ann Materna.
1969
Receives a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College of Columbia University.
1973
Earns a J.D. from Columbia Law School at Columbia University.
1973
Becomes a trusts and estates attorney at Chadbourne Park Whitside & Wolff in New York City.
1975
Is admitted to practice in the state of New York and marries Dolores Corio.
1977
Is admitted to practice in Florida, the US Supreme Court and the US District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
1978
Is admitted to the U.S. Court of Claims and U.S. Tax Court.
1980
Becomes a trusts and estates attorney at Finley Kumble Wagner Heine Underberg & Casey in New York, New York.
1985
Becomes partner and head of the Trusts and Estates Department of Newman Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt in New York City.
1990
Becomes partner and head of the Trusts and Estates Department of Shapiro Beilly Rosenberg Aronowitz Levy & Fox LLP in New York City.
1994
Receives the Planned Giving Award from the New York chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
1995
Is named an Accredited Estate Planner by the National Association of Estate Planners in Marietta, Georgia.
1999
Serves as a lecturer in the field and an expert witness in trusts and estate field court litigations.
2004
Becomes partner and head of the Trusts and Estates Department of Soloman Blum Heymann LLP in New York, New York.
2011
Is named among Top Trusts & Estates Attorneys.
2014
Becomes partner and head of the Trusts and Estates Department of the Law Office Joseph A. Materna.
2017
Is presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.
2019
Is admitted to practice in the state of New Jersey.
2020
Is admitted to the New Jersey District Court.