Estate Attorneys in Onondaga County, New York

8 estate law firms have an office in Onondaga County, New York, practicing estate planning, probate and Medicaid planning. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Onondaga County office and its phone.

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning8 Tax Planning4 Special Needs Planning3 Asset Protection5 Medicaid Planning7

Settling an estate

Trust Administration4 Probate8 Probate Litigation3 Trust Litigation3

Capacity and care

Elder Law5 Guardianship1

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8 firms

CDH Law PLLC

211 Tompkins Street, Syracuse, NY 13204

Syracuse (Onondaga County) firm representing executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries across Central New York in the Surrogate's Courts. Handles probate and estate administration and litigates objections to a will or a trust, alongside estate planning, wills and trusts, and Medicaid trusts.

Estate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationTax Planning+2

1-315-930-4077

Davies Law Firm, P.C.

210 E Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm founded in 1993 to focus exclusively on estate and long-term planning, serving Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Cortland, Oswego and Cayuga counties. Walks executors and administrators through Onondaga County Surrogate's Court — petitioning for Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, requesting Preliminary Letters for urgent tasks, small-estate voluntary administration under $50,000, and marshaling assets into an estate account. Also handles living trust administration and funding, irrevocable trusts, and Medicaid and elder-law planning.

Since 1993Serves 6 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-315-472-6511

DeFio Law Firm, PLLC

774 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13209

Syracuse (Onondaga County) practice founded in 2003, with a second office in Baldwinsville. Handles probate and post-death administration for families settling a relative's affairs, alongside wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies, and Medicaid asset protection planning such as placing the family home into a protection trust. Also does business succession and real estate work — contract review, title searches and closings. Consultations are free.

Solo PracticeSince 2003Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningAsset Protection+3

1-315-488-7339

Koldin Law Center, P.C.

6661 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057

East Syracuse firm assisting clients in Onondaga County, the surrounding counties, and central New York with probate and estate administration: managing the decedent's assets, collecting debts, paying bills, and getting the necessary documents filed with the court. Also handles intestate estates, where state law rather than the decedent's promises controls who inherits. Its planning side is built on Medicaid, nursing-home asset protection, and supplemental needs trusts, on flat fees. Established in 1964 by Leonard C. Koldin, the former chief welfare attorney for Onondaga County.

Since 1964Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-315-314-3205

Melvin & Melvin, PLLC

217 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm founded in 1921 that carries an estate from the decedent's death through settlement, assisting executors and trustees with the paperwork, the family exemption and non-probate assets, and distribution. When an estate turns contested it litigates will contests on incompetence or undue influence, fiduciary removal, accounting proceedings and spousal rights claims, for Onondaga County families on either side.

Since 1921Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-315-422-1311

The Marrone Law Firm, P.C.

506 East Washington Street, Suite A, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm on East Washington Street with a by-appointment Watertown office, serving Central and Northern New York. Walks heirs and fiduciaries through Surrogate's Court from the petition to appoint the executor through the inventory, debts, distributions, tax returns, and final accounting; administers trusts for successor trustees; and litigates objections to probate, trust-validity contests, trustee removals, and accounting proceedings. Its planning side covers elder law, Medicaid trusts and applications, dementia planning, guardianship and special-needs planning, and elder care coordination.

Since 2015Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-315-728-9433

MCV Law

511 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm of twelve attorneys with offices in Auburn and Chittenango, guiding families through New York probate court, including estates where there is no will and the administrator must distribute under New York intestacy law, and estates where a will fails the state's execution requirements. Also drafts wills and powers of attorney. Gary J. Valerino manages the estate planning and administration practice with Paula M. Highers. Consultations are free.

Serves 7 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbate

1-315-471-1664

Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C.

507 Plum Street, Suite 300, Syracuse, NY 13204

Syracuse firm working with Onondaga County executors from the petition to probate a will through to final settlement in Surrogate's Court. The group marshals and disposes of estate assets, prepares estate, inheritance and fiduciary income tax returns, and represents executors and trustees before the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court. It also administers life insurance, charitable and testamentary trusts, including accountings and communications with beneficiaries.

Since 1979Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-315-471-8111

Probate in Onondaga County

Probate Court Record

Onondaga County Surrogate's Court

Onondaga County · 5th Judicial District

Phone

1-315-671-2100

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

Onondaga County Courthouse, 401 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Website

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

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How to file probate in Onondaga County →

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Estate Law Firms Serving Onondaga County

Bonney Law Firm, PLLC

20 West Main Street, Waterloo, NY 13165

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.

Solo PracticeServes 7 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

1-315-539-9211

Finer & Fanelli Law

510 Bleecker Street, Utica, NY 13501

Utica (Oneida County) firm whose probate specialty spans more than 30 years, serving Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Onondaga and Lewis counties. Knows the Surrogate's Courts of the 5th and 6th Judicial Districts; files the petition, inventories the property, pays debts and taxes, and transfers the remaining assets to beneficiaries.

Serves 5 countiesProbate

1-315-724-7800

Michel J. DeBottis, Attorney at Law

312 Broad Street, Oneida, NY 13421

Solo practitioner in Oneida (Madison County) serving Central New York — Oneida, Rome, Utica, Syracuse, Chittenango, New Hartford, Whitesboro and Lowville. Takes wills through Surrogate's Court probate and handles administration where there is no will, gathering assets, paying outstanding bills and final and administrative expenses, and distributing what remains to the beneficiaries or statutory distributees. Also handles wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies and HIPAA authorizations, and Medicaid applications, fair hearings and crisis planning, alongside a general civil practice.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

1-315-363-6800

The Whitcomb Law Firm, P.C.

51 N Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424

Canandaigua firm representing personal representatives, executors and trustees through Ontario County Surrogate's Court administration, with a second office in Geneva. The practice handles both probate and non-probate assets, including assets held in trust, and represents beneficiaries and estate creditors. It also litigates contested estates - will contests, breach of fiduciary duty and trust disputes - on either side.

Serves 7 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

1-585-412-6002

Aswad & Ingraham, LLP

46 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905

Binghamton (Broome County) general-practice firm on Front Street handling probate alongside civil litigation, real estate, banking and credit union law, commercial transactions, and labor relations. Represents business, banking, institutional and individual clients across New York State and in Pennsylvania. Holds an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Serves the whole stateProbate

1-607-722-3495

Coughlin & Gerhart LLP

99 Corporate Drive, Binghamton, NY 13904

Binghamton (Broome County) firm tracing its lineage to 1898, with seven New York offices from Ithaca to Walton. Its trusts, estates and elder law group counsels executors, administrators and trustees through estate and trust administration, obtains Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration, and litigates disputed executor appointments in Surrogate's Court.

Since 1898Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-607-821-2202

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

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Pour-Over Will

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Transfer on Death Deed

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in New York: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for New York.

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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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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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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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in New York: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 270 days of appointment; creditors have 7 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 7 months to 9 months.

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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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Estate Attorneys in Onondaga County, New York

Probate in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Surrogate's Court

Estate Law Firms Serving Onondaga County

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Revocable Living Trust

Last Will and Testament

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Pour-Over Will

Transfer on Death Deed

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

How Much Does Probate Cost?

What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

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Estate Attorneys in Onondaga County, New York