New York uses formal, court-supervised probate, which makes an attorney worthwhile for most estates in Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.
FirmGoshen, NY
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
Solo PracticeGoshen, NY
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
FirmNewburgh, NY
Since 1827
Newburgh firm in New York's lower Hudson Valley, established in 1827. Advises executors and administrators through probate: filing the will with the court, locating beneficiaries, assembling and transferring assets, paying creditors and taxes, and distributing property to beneficiaries. Also handles probate disputes between beneficiaries, challenging invalid wills or defending valid ones in court.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation
- Office
- 11 Balmville Road, Suite 2 SouthNewburgh, NY 12550
FirmWalton, NY
Serves 3 counties
Walton office (Delaware County) of a three-office firm serving the Catskills, Upper Delaware River Valley and Mid-Hudson regions, opened after the firm identified a critical need for legal services in Delaware County. Handles Surrogate's Court work: probate, administration, estate and trust administration, spousal elective share claims, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 44 West Street, Suite 6Walton, NY 13856
FirmLake Success, NY
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
FirmBronx, NY
Since 1989 · Serves 4 counties
Bronx firm on East Tremont Avenue with an appointment-only New Rochelle office, serving Bronx, Westchester, Manhattan and Queens families since 1989. Walks executors and administrators through filing the will and petition with the Surrogate's Court, getting appointed, notifying heirs, beneficiaries and creditors, collecting and valuing assets, paying debts, taxes and expenses, and distributing what remains. Also takes contested probate - will contests, undue-influence claims, disputes over asset ownership and challenges to executor authority - plus trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and Medicaid and special-needs planning. Consultations are free and the firm practices in Spanish.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
- Office
- 3453 East Tremont AvenueBronx, NY 10465
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