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

Rochester firm whose trust and estate probate and administration group handles Surrogate's Court proceedings for Monroe County families. For an executor the work runs to setting a timeline, identifying the interested parties, ranking creditor priority, accounting to beneficiaries, and filing fiduciary and estate tax returns. Its litigation group takes on will objections and accounting disputes when a proceeding turns contested.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+7

Rochester firm in the Legacy Tower downtown, with appointment offices in Pittsford, Greece, Charlotte, Bergen, Canandaigua and Ontario. Its estate administration attorneys take executors and administrators from the Surrogate's Court petition through asset inventory, the seven-month window in which creditors may present claims, estate and fiduciary income tax returns, and the final accounting that closes the estate. The firm dates to 1950 and now has 21 attorneys and 60 support staff.

Since 1950Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid PlanningBusiness Law+2

Pittsford firm whose practice is confined to estate administration, estate planning and elder law, serving Monroe County families through the Surrogate's Court. It handles probate filings and letters testamentary, asset collection, creditor claims and distribution, including contested administration proceedings where relatives dispute who should control the estate. Most estate administrations are billed at a flat fee rather than hourly.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship+3

Rochester firm at Meridian Centre, with appointment-only offices in Penfield, Fairport, and Greece. Its estate administration lawyers guide executors, administrators, and trustees through probate, establishing estate and trust accounts, liquidating assets, and preparing fiduciary accountings, estate tax returns, and fiduciary income tax returns. Also handles will contests and trust disputes, Medicaid planning, and guardianship proceedings.

Since 1979Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

Pittsford practice serving Rochester, Naples and the Finger Lakes, opened by Michael Robinson in 1986 and concentrated on estate planning. Guides executors, personal representatives and trust administrators through probate and trust administration, and represents beneficiaries and heirs, alongside Medicaid and special needs planning.

Solo PracticeSince 1986Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+2