Practice Areas
Everything your family needs to plan with confidence
From a first simple will to complex Medicaid and legacy planning, we offer comprehensive estate and elder law services under one trusted roof.
01 — Practice Area
Wills & Estate Planning
A thoughtfully drafted will is the foundation of any estate plan. We design plans tailored to your family — naming guardians for minor children, choosing executors you trust, and making sure your wishes are honored under New York law.
- Last Wills & Testaments
- Guardianship designations for minor children
- Tax-conscious, plain-English planning
- Coordinated beneficiary & asset review
02 — Practice Area
Trusts & Asset Protection
Trusts let you keep assets out of probate, plan for incapacity, and protect your legacy for the next generation. We prepare revocable living trusts and a full range of irrevocable trusts matched to your goals.
- Revocable living trusts
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (MAPT)
- Irrevocable & legacy trusts
- Special needs (supplemental) trusts
03 — Practice Area
Powers of Attorney & Health Directives
Incapacity planning protects you while you're living. We prepare the New York documents that let trusted people manage your finances and honor your health care wishes if you ever can't speak for yourself.
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Health Care Proxy
- Living Will & advance directives
04 — Practice Area
Probate & Estate Administration
Losing someone is hard enough without untangling the courts. We guide executors and administrators through New York's Surrogate's Court — handling the paperwork, deadlines, and details so you can focus on your family.
- Surrogate's Court probate
- Letters Testamentary & Administration
- Estate settlement & accounting
05 — Practice Area
Elder Law & Medicaid Protection
Nursing care in New York can exceed $15,000 a month. With proactive planning, we help families protect the family home and preserve savings while positioning them to qualify for Medicaid — so they can still get the care they need.
- Nursing home & long-term care planning
- Medicaid eligibility planning
- Asset & home protection strategies
- Estate recovery (MERP) defense
06 — Practice Area
Guardianship & Special Needs
When a loved one can no longer make decisions safely — or has a disability that requires lifelong planning — we help families put the right legal protections in place with dignity and care.
- Article 81 guardianship proceedings
- Special needs planning & trusts
- Supplemental needs benefit protection
- Care coordination for loved ones
07 — Practice Area
Adoptions
Few moments matter more than making a child — or a loved one — a legal part of your family. We guide families through New York's adoption process with warmth and care, handling the petitions, court filings, and finalization so you can focus on the joy of the day.
- Stepparent & second-parent adoptions
- Relative & kinship adoptions
- Adult adoptions
- Petitions, court filings & finalization
Not sure which service you need?
That's exactly what your free consultation is for. Tell us about your situation and we'll point you in the right direction — no pressure, no obligation.
- Free 30-minute consultation
- Flat-fee trust & estate planning
- Home & hospital visits available