New York uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Fulton County — the filing sequence, notice requirements, and accounting leave little room for error. Estates under the small-estate threshold are the usual exception.
Probate attorney fees in New York are based on reasonable compensation, billed hourly or as a flat fee. Ask a Fulton County firm to quote a structure up front.
A probate attorney files the petition with the Surrogate's Court, publishes the required creditor notices, prepares the inventory and accounting, handles creditor claims and tax filings, and guides the final distribution. They represent the personal representative — not the beneficiaries — a distinction that matters if a dispute develops.
FirmGloversville, NY
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
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- 8 W Fulton StreetGloversville, NY 12078
Utica (Oneida County) firm handling probates and trust administration — proving the will and distributing property and assets under the will through a court-supervised process it puts at seven months to several years, and following a trust's instructions after the grantor's death without court oversight. Also covers wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, and special-needs planning and guardianships for adults with a disability.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 2310 Genesee StreetUtica, NY 13502
FirmLatham, NY
Serves 13 counties
Capital Region trusts and estates practice in Latham, with offices in New York City, Garden City, Hudson and Lake Placid and more than 280 years of combined attorney experience. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, estate and trust litigation, guardianship under Article 81 and 17-A, Medicaid and special needs planning, and tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 5 more
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- 43 British American BoulevardLatham, NY 12110
FirmBinghamton, NY
Serves the whole state
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.
PracticesProbate
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- 46 Front StreetBinghamton, NY 13905
FirmBinghamton, NY
Since 1898 · Serves the whole state
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 99 Corporate DriveBinghamton, NY 13904
FirmAlbany, NY
Since 1991 · Serves the whole state
New York elder law and estate planning firm working from twelve offices — Albany, five on Long Island, three in the Mid-Hudson Valley, New City and White Plains, and Staten Island. Guides executors and families through probate and estate administration, and handles trusts built to keep an estate out of Surrogate's Court, Medicaid asset protection, Medicaid applications and estate tax savings. Nine lawyers and seventeen paralegals and support staff, practicing since 1991; consultations are no-cost, virtual or in person, and the firm takes uncontested probate only.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
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- 125 Wolf Road, Suite 225Albany, NY 12205
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