Our New York and Connecticut trust and estate attorneys counsel our clients in all aspects of estate planning, including drafting and reviewing wills, trusts and certain lifetime transfers. We advise trustees and executors on fiduciary duties. We help executors and administrators navigate complex probate laws, as well as present matters before the surrogate’s court.

Successful estate planning ensures that in the event of incapacity or death, your legacy of hard work, savings and investing is protected.

A strong estate plan achieves your objectives at the lowest possible financial and emotional cost to you and your family. The alternative is a poorly prepared estate plan, or, worse, no plan at all. In either of these cases, the laws of the state where you reside — not your wishes — will be used to settle your estate, which then could be subject to challenge, unnecessarily high taxes and other costs.

Our New York and Connecticut trust and estate attorneys also draft powers of attorney, living wills, healthcare proxies and guardianship applications.

When necessary, we will litigate estate issues, including will and trust cases, accounting proceedings, missing assets issues, probate and administration issues, and wrongful death cases.

Regardless of whether the estate is simple or complex, we provide the same individualized attention and empathy to all our clients.