Kingston firm a block from the Ulster County Courthouse, established in 1905 and the second oldest law firm in Ulster County. Acts as counsel to executors through probate and estate administration, and serves as executor or estate administrator itself when the named person is unable to serve or the heirs cannot agree. Handles the work of settling an estate — appraising assets, settling creditor claims, locating beneficiaries, paying estate taxes and executing deed transfers — alongside wills, trusts, special-needs trusts and Medicaid planning.

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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.

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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.

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Kingston firm one block from the Ulster County Surrogate's Court, handling probate, intestate administration, small estates under $30,000, and the cases where no administration is needed at all. Guides the administrator through notifying creditors and heirs, cataloging and valuing property, prudently managing assets until distribution, paying taxes and debts, and closing the estate.

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