New York uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.
FirmRochester, NY
Serves 1 county
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
- Office
- 100 Meridian Centre Boulevard, Suite 300Rochester, NY 14618
Solo PracticeCanandaigua, NY
Since 2022 · Serves 2 counties
Canandaigua (Ontario County) solo practice working out of a former Town of Hopewell schoolhouse on Route 5 and 20. Guides Finger Lakes families through estate administration and probate start to finish, and handles wills, health care proxies, powers of attorney, irrevocable asset protection trusts and Medicaid applications. Free consultations in person, by phone or over Zoom.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 3678 State Route 5 and 20Canandaigua, NY 14424
FirmRochester, NY
Serves 1 county
Rochester (Monroe County) firm whose estate group represents executors through administration — addressing disputes, resolving claims, paying estate taxes and distributing assets — and advises individual and corporate trustees on trust administration, distributions and terminations. Founding partner Frank B. Iacovangelo serves as Public Administrator in and for Monroe County.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 180 Canal View BlvdRochester, NY 14623
FirmRochester, NY
Since 1950 · Serves 1 county
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 600 Bausch & Lomb PlaceRochester, NY 14604
FirmRochester, NY
Since 1979 · Serves 1 county
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.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 300 Meridian Centre Boulevard, Suite 110Rochester, NY 14618
FirmPalmyra, NY
Serves 3 counties
Palmyra firm filing for Wayne County families in the Wayne County Surrogate's Court. Morell Law probates wills and handles the administration and settlement of estates, working with the family and beneficiaries to transfer assets and guiding them through the income, estate and gift tax issues that follow a death.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 224 East Main StreetPalmyra, NY 14522
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