Estate Planning Attorneys in New York

195 estate planning firms in New York, by county and firm type.

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195 firms

FirmStaten Island, NY

Angiuli & Gentile, LLP

Serves 1 county

Hylan Boulevard firm serving Richmond County families through the Richmond County Surrogate's Court at 18 Richmond Terrace. Files wills with the court, identifies and distributes estate assets, handles debts and tax obligations, and litigates will contests, executor misconduct and trustee breach-of-duty claims. Also brings Article 81 and Article 17-A guardianship petitions when no plan was in place.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 9 more

Office: 1493 Hylan BoulevardStaten Island, NY 10305
Phone: (718) 550-0466

Solo PracticeGoshen, NY

Mark G. Aberasturi, Attorney at Law P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Goshen solo practice a few minutes from the Orange County Surrogate's Court, also serving Ulster, Sullivan and Rockland. Walks a surviving spouse or child through being appointed executor or administrator, marshaling scattered accounts, filing the inventory, paying creditors and taxes, filing the decedent's final return and the estate return, and filing the final account with the court. Former chairman of the Orange County Bar Association Elder Law Committee.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 30 Matthews StreetGoshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 219-5834

Free consultation

FirmJericho, NY

Adler Law Firm, PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Jericho (Nassau County) firm filing for Long Island families in the Nassau and Suffolk Surrogate's Courts. Handles probate, letters of administration and estate administration, wills and trusts, trustee and beneficiary representation, elder law and special-needs planning. Attorneys handle each case personally rather than passing it to staff.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 390 North Broadway, Suite 200Jericho, NY 11753
Phone: (516) 740-1184

Solo PracticeBrooklyn, NY

Alatsas Law Firm

Serves 5 counties

Brooklyn (Kings County) practice led by Theodore Alatsas, working the Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, New York and Nassau County Surrogate's Courts for nearly 30 years. Handles probate, administration proceedings, and trust administration, plus wills and trusts, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and asset protection. Runs estate planning workshops.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2115 Avenue UBrooklyn, NY 11229
Phone: (718) 233-2903

Free consultation

FirmGloversville, NY

Abdella & Sise LLP

Since 1937 · Serves 7 counties

Gloversville firm with an Amsterdam office, practicing before the courts of Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Albany, Schenectady and Hamilton counties. Patrick J. Glenn leads its probate work for executors: the probate petition, notice to interested parties, inventorying assets, settling debts and distributing the inheritance. The initial consultation is free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefensePersonal Injury

Office: 8 W Fulton StreetGloversville, NY 12078
Phone: (518) 725-1819

Free consultation

FirmBronx, NY

Adon & Associates, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Bronx firm on Westchester Avenue handling probate and estate administration for executors and administrators, from the initial filing through distributing assets and closing the estate. Also drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives, and handles estate tax planning. Consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection

Office: 2387 Westchester AvenueBronx, NY 10461
Phone: (718) 819-1728

Free consultation

FirmFlushing, NY

Law Offices of Roman Aminov

Serves 7 counties

Flushing (Queens County) firm representing families in probate and estate administration through the New York City Surrogate's Courts, with offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Also handles estate litigation, asset collection and marshaling, wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health-care proxies, and Medicaid and special-needs planning. Initial phone consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 147-17 Union TurnpikeFlushing, NY 11367
Phone: (347) 766-2685

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmRye Brook, NY

Amoruso & Amoruso LLP

Serves 3 counties

Rye Brook (Westchester County) firm serving Westchester, Putnam and Rockland families, including Carmel and Brewster. Handles probate administration, estate administration, trust administration and guardianship, alongside wills, trusts, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, and special-needs planning. Its two founders hold nearly six decades of combined experience.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N-605Rye Brook, NY 10573
Phone: (914) 253-9255

FirmBrooklyn, NY

Beress & Zalkind PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Sheepshead Bay firm on East 14th Street working Kings County estates out of Brooklyn's Surrogate's Court, with a second office in Manhattan. The practice covers probate, administration and all aspects of estate and trust administration, and prepares and files the estate, gift and fiduciary income tax returns that follow — work led by an attorney who is also a practising CPA.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 2640 East 14th Street, Suite C1Brooklyn, NY 11235
Phone: (718) 513-3588

Solo PracticePoughkeepsie, NY

Law Office of Rebecca M. Blahut PLLC

Serves 1 county

Poughkeepsie solo practice taking Dutchess County estates through probate and intestate administration. Files the probate or administration petition, marshals and liquidates assets, assesses valid liabilities, prepares and files accountings, and obtains the release or discharge of executors, administrators and trustees. Also petitions for Article 81 guardianship when a family member has lost capacity.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 2 Austin CourtPoughkeepsie, NY 12603
Phone: (845) 318-1290

FirmGlens Falls, NY

Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C.

Serves 1 county

Glens Falls firm on Washington Street, in Warren County. Advises executors and administrators before the Surrogate's Court, from probating the will and collecting estate assets through paying debts, filing estate and fiduciary tax returns, distributing to beneficiaries and preparing the accounting; also advises trustees and represents individual beneficiaries of estates and trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more

Office: 1 Washington StreetGlens Falls, NY 12801
Phone: (518) 792-2117

FirmAlbany, NY

Bailey, Johnson & Peck, P.C.

Serves 3 counties

Albany firm whose estate group guides executors and trustees through Surrogate's Court, obtaining Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, filing accountings, and distributing estate proceeds. Also handles trust administration and represents beneficiaries in will contests and trust challenges. Serves Albany, Schenectady and Troy.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

Office: 5 Pine West Plaza, Suite 507Albany, NY 12205
Phone: (518) 456-0082

FirmLake Success, NY

Abrams Fensterman, LLP

Since 2000 · Serves 9 counties

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 3 Dakota Drive, Suite 300Lake Success, NY 11042
Phone: (516) 328-2300

Solo PracticeBrooklyn, NY

Bohm Law Firm, P.C.

Since 2011 · Serves 5 counties

Brooklyn firm led by Pinni Bohm with a second office in Times Square, Manhattan. Petitions the New York City Surrogate's Courts for Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration, advises executors and administrators on their duties, oversees distributions to beneficiaries and heirs, and negotiates with estate creditors. Also litigates will and trust contests, spousal right-of-election disputes, and fiduciary-misconduct claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 1301 Coney Island Avenue, Suite 2ABrooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: (718) 407-4461

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeWaterloo, NY

Bonney Law Firm, PLLC

Serves 7 counties

Waterloo (Seneca County) firm practicing in the heart of the Finger Lakes for four generations, serving Seneca, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Cayuga and Schuyler counties. Represents executors and administrators through appointment, notifying next-of-kin, applying for the estate EIN, valuing and liquidating assets, filing the court inventory and estate tax returns, negotiating with creditors, accounting to beneficiaries and distributing the estate. Also handles Medicaid and nursing-home planning, wills and trusts, and elder law; initial probate consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 20 West Main StreetWaterloo, NY 13165
Phone: (315) 539-9211

Free consultation

FirmEast Setauket, NY

Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.

Since 1995 · Serves 2 counties

East Setauket (Suffolk County) firm with three more Long Island and Manhattan offices, practicing in trusts and estates, elder law and real estate. Walks executors and administrators through a Surrogate's Court file: the petition to appoint, waivers and consents from distributees under EPTL 4-1.1, Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, the estate account and asset inventory, creditor payment, estate taxes, releases and the final accounting. Also handles objections to a will, guardianship, and Medicaid and long-term-care planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 12 Research WayEast Setauket, NY 11733
Phone: (631) 941-3434

FirmGoshen, NY

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP

Serves 2 counties

Goshen (Orange County) firm with a second office in Monticello, in Sullivan County. Its wealth-preservation group sees that a decedent's assets are distributed correctly and on time through probate for individually owned property and trust administration for assets passing under a trust instrument, and takes on guardianships; its litigation group handles estate and trust disputes among heirs. Most of its attorneys have been named to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 10 Matthews StreetGoshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 291-0011

FirmCarthage, NY

Collins, Hasseler & Simser Law, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Carthage firm serving Jefferson County families through the Jefferson County Surrogate's Court in Watertown, with a second office on Faichney Drive in Watertown. Estate planning and administration is one of five headed practice areas, covering wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate needs, and first- and third-party, supplemental needs, revocable and irrevocable trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbatePersonal InjuryReal Estate

Office: 225 State StreetCarthage, NY 13619
Phone: (315) 519-1113

Free consultation

Solo PracticeBinghamton, NY

Law Office of Greg S. Catarella

Serves 1 county

Binghamton solo practice handling probate and estate administration in the Broome County Surrogate's Court. Greg Catarella works with people who have been named executor or trustee and need to move an estate through the court process, and pairs that with elder law, Medicaid planning and Article 81 guardianship petitions for families dealing with incapacity.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipMedicaid Planning

Office: 31 Lewis Street, Suite 403Binghamton, NY 13901
Phone: (607) 321-3627

FirmStaten Island, NY

Corash & Hollender, P.C.

Since 1977 · Serves 1 county

Corporate Park of Staten Island firm serving Richmond County executors through the Richmond County Surrogate's Court. Guides executors past the mistakes that create personal liability — misattributed assets, failure to give creditors proper notice, improper distributions — and litigates will contests, contested probate and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, preferring negotiation to keep estate disputes out of the public record.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 6 more

Office: 1200 South Avenue, Suite 201Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: (718) 691-1669

Free consultation

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A basic revocable living trust in New York costs $4,250 to $6,375 when drafted by an attorney, ten to fifteen hours of work at $425 an hour. An online service prices a trust package in the low hundreds of dollars without attorney advice on your situation. The New York trust cost calculator carries the breakdown.

Even with a revocable trust in New York, you still need a will, most commonly a pour-over will that catches any asset never retitled into the trust. New York also allows a transfer-on-death deed for real estate, which moves property out of probate without a trust. Whether a trust adds enough over a will-only plan turns on the situation: real property, a blended family and out-of-state assets are the common reasons. The New York trust-or-will tool walks through the decision.

Estate planning attorneys in New York average $448 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,344 to $2,688 for a simple individual will and $4,250 to $6,375 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the New York will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In New York, estates with personal property of $50,000 or less use the Voluntary Administration, a court filing short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The New York probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In New York, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the New York estate tax threshold of $7,350,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Estate Planning Attorneys in New York

Estate planning attorneys focused on trusts in New York charge $425 per hour for trust work. A basic revocable trust runs $4,250 to $6,375 when drafted by counsel. Trusts make the most sense in New York when you own real property, have a blended family, or want to avoid probate court entirely.

New York attorneys average $448 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,344–$2,688; online services cost $30–$300.

New York imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Estates under $50,000 in New York can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Free New York forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Last Will and Testament

In New York, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

New York requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

New York treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses and a notary.

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Pour-Over Will

In New York, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In New York, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary and 2 witnesses, then recorded with the county before the owner's death.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in New York: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

In New York, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 4% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in New York takes 7 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 4% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in New York runs $4,250 to $6,375 and a simple will $1,344 to $2,688, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in New York costs an estimated $35,992. Attorney fees run 2.5% to 4% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

New York automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in New York costs an estimated $35,992 and takes 7 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 4% of the estate. Estates under $50,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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