Brewster firm representing Lower Hudson Valley families across Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester and Rockland counties. Carries executors and administrators through every stage of estate administration — the probate court filings, the deadlines and the disputes among beneficiaries — and litigates will disputes and accounting disputes, alongside Article 81 guardianship petitions and trust administration for trustees. Principal Andres D. Gil is a combat veteran and former assistant district attorney.

Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+4

Kingston firm at 115 Green Street working the Ulster County Surrogate's Court, and Poughkeepsie for Dutchess estates. Walks executors and administrators through the questions that stall an estate — who gets legal notice, which debts are paid, whether the executor may be compensated — and tracks the filing clock: inventory six months after appointment, creditor claims at seven, estate taxes at nine. Takes referrals of contested wills.

Serves 2 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawBusiness LawReal Estate

White Plains trusts-and-estates firm whose six attorneys serve the New York City metro area from one Westchester Avenue office. Handles probate and estate administration for executors, administrators and trustees, trust administration and modification, trust and estate litigation and fiduciary accountings, estate and gift tax, Medicaid protective trusts, and Article 17, 17-A and 81 guardianships.

Serves 13 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationElder Law+3

Lake Success (Nassau County) firm guiding executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries through New York Surrogate's Court — probate, estate and trust administration, and contested estates and objections to a will or to fiduciary conduct. Also handles estate planning, retirement-distribution planning, Medicaid and elder law. Absorbed the Berwitz & DiTata estate practice.

Since 2000Serves 9 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

Bronx firm on East Tremont Avenue with an appointment-only New Rochelle office, serving Bronx, Westchester, Manhattan and Queens families since 1989. Walks executors and administrators through filing the will and petition with the Surrogate's Court, getting appointed, notifying heirs, beneficiaries and creditors, collecting and valuing assets, paying debts, taxes and expenses, and distributing what remains. Also takes contested probate - will contests, undue-influence claims, disputes over asset ownership and challenges to executor authority - plus trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and Medicaid and special-needs planning. Consultations are free and the firm practices in Spanish.

Since 1989Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+6

Albany firm at Corporate Woods, with offices in Saratoga Springs, Kingston, and Queensbury, taking families through probate, estate administration, and trust administration: re-titling assets, transfers to surviving joint owners and named beneficiaries, and the income, estate, and gift tax issues that arise at death. Litigates will contests, construction proceedings, and contested accountings, and practises elder law, Medicaid, and special-needs planning. Has served the greater Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Adirondacks since 1946.

Since 1946Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+2