Potsdam Estate Planning Lawyers

Attorney Irina Yadgarova focuses her practice on Trusts & Estates, Probate & Administration, Elder Law, and Real Estate. She is licensed to practice law in the courts of the State of New York, the State New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Ms. Yadgarova's practice encompasses all aspects of Estate Planning, Elder Law (Medicaid) and Real Estate. She provides legal services to residents of New York and New Jersey and handles matters pertaining to Wills, Trusts & Estates and Long Term Care Planning, including, but not limited...

James F. Leonick, graduated from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and has been practicing law since 1989. Prior to establishing Leonick Law P.L.L.C. and his former partnership in Parisi & Leonick, L.L.P, James was a Senior Trial Attorney with several major insurance companies, practicing in the New York State Courts from Westchester, throughout New York City and Long Island. While honing his litigation skills, James also learned how insurance companies evaluate, think and react. James now focuses his practice on representing accident victims to seek the compensation that they deserve and based upon his prior experience...

As a Senior Associate at Tully Rinckey, PLLC, Christine is part of the Family and Matrimonial Law group, where she focuses on divorce and child custody cases. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in family and matrimonial matters, working as both a private practitioner and public defender. She is also a member of the Tully Rinckey Trust and Estates group, representing persons with a wide variety of estate planning and directives.

Before joining Tully Rinckey, Christine spent 10 years as a Court Attorney and Referee to the Hon. Patricia Gallaher, acting state Supreme Court Justice and Family Court Judge...

Michael L. Walker graduated cum laude from Queens College, City University of New York in 2003, with a double major in Philosophy and Political Science. While in college, Mr. Walker was elected to the Pi Sigma Alpha and Golden Key Honor Societies. Following college, Mr. Walker enrolled in Albany Law School of Union University, where he graduated in 2006 with a concentration in Business Law. Upon being admitted to the bar in New York and Massachusetts in 2007, Mr. Walker worked in Manhattan at a boutique immigration law firm. He then opened his private practice in...

Pia Perfetto is an associate attorney at HoganWillig, primarily focusing her practice in the Corporate and Business Practice Group. Ms. Perfetto is also a member of the litigation team who initiated numerous constitutional challenges pertaining to the State of New York’s COVID-19 governmental restrictions. Ms. Perfetto graduated from Canisius College and the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Prior to joining HoganWillig as an attorney, Ms. Perfetto clerked with the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, was a legal intern for the Kinship Care Legal Services Program with the Center for Elder Law and Justice, and worked for...

Theodore Alatsas, Esq. was born the child of Greek immigrants in the early 1970s. Growing up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Theodore learned the importance of hard work and dedication to his community at an early age. As an exemplary student and community activist, Theodore often volunteered his time to help those who needed it. Theodore attended Brooklyn Technical High School, New York University and St. John’ s University School of Law. During his early 20s, Theodore worked his way through college and law school, while at the same time actively participating and leading various civic organizations.


Among these organizations are the...

Britt Burner, Esq. is a Partner at Burner Prudenti Law, a women-owned full-service boutique trust & estates and elder law firm serving clients from New York City to the East End. Since joining the firm in March 2014, she has been the driving force behind the firm’s Manhattan office, focusing her practice on elder law and estate planning. Britt has distinguished herself as a leading elder law and estate planning attorney in the New York area, most recently being recognized in the 2023 Best Lawyer rankings for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates in Manhattan. In 2016 Britt was named...

My goal is to form and maintain long term relationships with my clients. I am blessed to be a happy husband, a proud father and a joyful pet owner. I have always felt that a life well lived is one filled with connections to others.

Our lives are plagued with uncertainty. If you are single, married or in a relationship; if you have children, plan to have children or not; or if you have pets or charities that you wish to provide for, you need a plan to address that uncertainty. When you don't have a...

Stephen R. Silverstein concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and disability planning, estate administration, guardianships and elder law.

He is a graduate of the University of Rochester and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. He is a former bank trust officer, where he worked on administration of estates, trusts and employee benefit plans.

Mr. Silverstein is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County Surrogate’s Court Committee and serves as the Committee’s Recording Secretary. He is also a member of the Bar Association of Erie County Elder Law Committee and...

Over the span of two decades, Attorney Delton Henderson has served as a mediator with Los Angeles Superior Court - Civil Division and as an arbitrator with American Arbitration Association; adjunct professor at New York University School of Continuing Education and with the Art Institute of California - Los Angeles; associate consultant with PricewaterhouseCooopers and Tour Manager with the Atlantic Arts Foundation in various countries around the world. Attorney Henderson also served as executive director with an artist-owned media and independent record company. His practice areas include transactional entertainment law, estate planning, and nonprofit law. Immediately prior to establishing a...

With nearly three decades of experience practicing Bankruptcy law and Social Security law in Buffalo, Paul Pochepan is able to help consumers facing financial hardships and disabled individuals and their dependents. He has helped many Western New York consumers navigate the bankruptcy system under chapter 7 or chapter 13. He also helps Buffalo-area residents apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or appeal Social Security Administration decisions denying, reducing or revoking benefits. He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge regarding the multiple medical impairments afflicting disability claimants and dealing with the medical profession to secure the...

Terence J. Ricaforte, grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. After graduating from Manhattan College with a B.S. in Business Administration, he earned a J.D. from New York Law School. Since 2008, Terence has primarily practiced in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Medicaid Planning, Real Estate, Tax and Business Succession Planning.

Mr. Ricaforte started his legal career as an attorney with the Miami Dade State Attorneys Office. He became an Assistant State Attorney in 2006 and prosecuted misdemeanor and felony crimes through at least 15 jury and numerous bench trials. Mr. Ricaforte then...

The Law Office of George K. Fuiaxis has built a reputation with its clients as unmatched, diligent, hands on attorneys who are always on duty. With our supreme pledge of exceptional service to our clients in the areas of Real Estate (Commercial & Residential), Corporate Law, Business Transactions, Wills, Trusts & Estates, the Law Office of George K. Fuiaxis creates solutions for the problems faced by its clients. Our office represents several various clients, including well known lending institutions, foreign and domestic corporations, sellers and buyers of residential and commercial real estate.

Jillian Faltyn is an associate attorney primarily focusing her practice in the Corporate and Business Law Department. Jillian’s experience representing insurance carriers to resolve complex coverage disputes gave her a strong understanding of labor laws and personal injury-related claims from a commercial litigation focus. Ms. Faltyn obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from SUNY Buffalo State College. After receiving her Juris Doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law, Ms. Faltyn has practiced Civil Litigation and Insurance Defense. Ms. Faltyn takes a hands-on approach to assisting corporate clients in developing strategic and innovative solutions to their most challenging litigation matters. Jillian...

Kenneth Kraus helps individuals and families prepare their estate plan, including Wills, asset protection Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs), Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies. He also assists with the probate process including the preparation of income, fiduciary, gift and estate tax returns and the sale of real estate. In addition, Ken works with families to help them understand the complexities of long-term care financing, including Medicare, Medicaid, home care and nursing home planning. Given the ever-changing estate and income tax laws and the increasing concern of special needs and long-term care planning, Ken’s depth and breadth of experience...

Michael is a senior counsel in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s White Plains office, where he focuses his practice on family and matrimonial law. He also has experience assisting clients with criminal, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant, and will matters. For close to a decade, Michael has practiced family law throughout the Hudson Valley area, the boroughs of New York City, and New Jersey. Over the past ten years in private practice, Michael has gained a vast amount of experience in family and matrimonial law, with specific experience in divorce, custody, child support, family offense, neglect/abuse, guardianship, and SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) matters. He...

Glenn did his undergraduate work at the Boston University School of Management (B.S.B.A magna cum laude), received a Master’s Degree from the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Albany Law School. He has been practicing Law in Schenectady, NY since 1985, initially in the Criminal Defense Arena and for the past 25 years in Trusts and Estates, Elder Law and Real Estate.
Glenn is Co-Vice Chair of the Health Care Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association; and a Member of the National Academy of Elder Law...

Brooke Barron is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Matrimonial & Family Law and Estate Planning & Administration Practice Groups.

Ms. Barron obtained her B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY Geneseo, and received her Juris Doctor in 2018 from American University- Washington College of Law.

While in law school, Ms. Barron was an Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition winner. Additionally, Ms. Barron was a law clerk for Commissioner Feldblum at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Washington, D.C. and a student attorney for American University- Washington College of Law’s Civil Advocacy Clinic. Ms. Barron had also previously been employed at HoganWillig as...

Jason W. Stern, Esq., is a graduate (B.A.) of The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a graduate (J.D.) of Hofstra University School of Law. After graduation from law school, Mr. Stern was employed by the Yankowitz Law Firm before founding his own firm in 2002.

No other NY will contest lawyer has successfully overturned more fraudulently attorney drafted and witnessed wills than Mr. Stern. Mr. Stern has fiercely litigated and recovered more than fifty million dollars in estate assets on behalf of NY estate litigants alone.

Our NY estate litigation attorneys have more experience litigating complex paternity cases on behalf...

Scott is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. Scott’s passion for analyzing complex issues and breaking them down into simpler terms led him to law school and ultimately to Rosenblum Law where he excels at working to help clients understand the law and the legal options available to them. A technology enthusiast, Scott’s hobbies include building computers and entertainment systems for his friends and family. Mr. Glatstian is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey and joined Rosenblum Law in 2020. He is a member of...

A 2007 graduate of Western New England University School of Law, Ms. Gilmartin spent nearly 30 years in Technical and Operational roles for a variety of manufacturers before her career in the law. Her most recent non-legal role was as Vice President of Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs for a mid-sized adhesive film manufacturer based in the UK. Ms. Gilmartin knows firsthand as a business executive what is required of a legal counsel in a business environment and the breadth of experience to understand the subtle ramifications of the decisions concerning the businesses of her clients. As the former North...

Practicing since 1991 in Binghamton, Owego, Ithaca, Cortland, Norwich, Broome County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, Chenango County, Delaware County, and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, as well as remotely via the internet.

Particularly interested in planning to minimize the erosion of assets due to common threats that we all face, such as incapacity, long term care costs, nursing home expenses, how to distribute your estate, keeping legacy camps in the family, planning for a disabled child, income and estate taxes, probate, and creditors claims.

Jeffrey B. Novak is an attorney practicing in Tiveron Law’s Litigation Department with a focus on Business & Corporate Law. Mr. Novak graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Buffalo with a major in Political Science and History. He received his legal education from the George Washington University Law School while interning for the Army Environmental Law Division. Mr. Novak also served as a summer Law Clerk for the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York and as a Judicial Intern for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Mr. Novak has...

Anthony A. Nozzolilo, Esq. is a seasoned attorney with over two decades of experience representing buyers, sellers, (individuals and corporate entities) and lending institutions in complex and routine commercial and residential real estate/cooperative closing transactions. He is well versed in all Landlord/Tenant Matters; as well as Real Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolutions for both residential and commercial property claims. In addition to this representation, Mr. Nozzolillo serves as Chief Legal Counsel to On Point Land Services Corporation, a Real Estate Title Insurance Company with headquarters in Merrick, Long Island, NY. He is also General Counsel to Keen Settlement Services Incorporated,...

James Cai founded SAC Attorneys, LLP after serving as in-house legal counsel for Yahoo! Inc. His practice focuses on corporate law, immigration, employment and estate planning. Mr. Cai believes in relationship lawyering and has a client-driven practice. He practices law the old fashioned way - giving each client this full attention with prompt responses, thorough research and analysis, aggressive representation and careful attention to details, in both transactional and litigation matters. As a result, most of his clients are repeat and long term clients, including individuals, small businesses, non-profit organizations and public companies. Before founding SAC Attorneys, LLP,...

I am a General Practice Attorney with over 30 years of experience, representing clients in Real Estate Closings, Real Estate Matters, Estate Proceedings (probate, administration, voluntary administration), Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Family Court representation (custody, visitation, child support, adoption), Divorce matters (including divorce mediation), Contracts, BusinessFormation, Accident and Personal Injury. I have successfully represented clients in Livingston, Ontario, Monroe, Steuben, Genesee, Allegany and all surrounding counties. I am a life-long resident of Livingston County and have extensive experience in all of the Courts. Having represented thousands of clients in real estate closings, especially in...

After working for several Long Island law firms practicing in the areas of bankruptcy, loan modifications, estates, civil litigation and family law, John P. Brooke, Esq. opened his own law office. The Brooke Law Firm serves is a full service law practice dedicated to helping Long Islander's in all the legal challenges that life throws at them. John P. Brooke, Esq. also interned for Senior Federal Judge Leonard Wexler while in law school. John is also currently a Special Assistant Prosecutor for the Village of Ocean Beach on Fire Island.

Michael Ettinger is the Author of "Elder Law Estate Planning" and has been practicing Elder Law Estate Planning since 1991. With twelve attorneys and 25 staff members Ettinger Law Firm is New York's largest Elder Law Estate Planning Firm. We provide free consultations for Revocable and Irrevocable Living Trusts, Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts, Medicaid Applications, Special Needs Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Estate Tax Planning and all other areas of Elder Law Estate Planning.
Always friendly and personable, our staff will make you feel at ease with whatever issues you are facing and we are happy to give you...

Jason D. Jones, the Principal of the Law Office of Jason D. Jones, P.C. specializes in estate planning, probate and estate litigation matters for both high net-worth and average net-worth individuals and families throughout the NYC metro area. Within estate planning, Jason works primarily in drafting wills and revocable trusts. Prior to founding the firm in January 2018, Jason trained with highly experienced estate practitioners at Heidner Law Firm P.C. and Eisenberg & Baum LLP and handled a wide array of Surrogate’s Courts proceedings. Such proceedings included kinship proceedings, guardianship proceedings, will contests, and contested accountings. ...

Klose & Associates offers various legal services to individuals and businesses, including business entity formation, contract preparation and negotiation, litigation, buying and selling personal and business assets, and wills and estate matters. Our clients have sought representation for business, environmental, insurance, intellectual property trademark and copyright), personal injury, professional malpractice (accountant, legal, medical), real estate and probate or estate matters. Clean Sweep Divorce. (www.cleansweepdivorce.com) I didn’t set out to become a divorce coach, but looking back, I realize my passion for problem-solving and helping others guided me to this promising and rewarding profession. As a lawyer, I enjoy the intellectual challenge of untangling...

As the founder of Shaw Law, Cyrus Shaw believes there is only one thing that the firm should be focused on – getting the best possible results for clients. This starts from the initial client interview, where a rapport and trust needs to be established. It is common for new client intake to be limited to one a day, so as much time as needed can be spent with the new client. Each client is a person, not a file. Each client has their own story. A law firm where clients become like family is what he strives for. This...

As a devoted son, husband and father, Tim Casserly understands the needs of his clients. He has dedicated his career to helping clients navigate and understand the complexities involved in managing one's estate and long-term care plan including preserving assets in order to leave a legacy. With utmost care and compassion for over 31 years, Tim has customized plans to provide financial security to individuals, families and businesses.

Ariel A. Bauerle is a litigation attorney practicing in HoganWillig’s Business, Estate Planning and Matrimonial & Family Law departments. She brings with her a wealth of legal knowledge as a student attorney working for the Family and Women’s Rights Clinic in Buffalo, representing clients in family law issues, including custody, visitation, and support cases. As well as court room experience while serving as a Judicial Intern in Erie County Court.

While receiving her J.D. at the University at Buffalo School of Law, Ms. Bauerle was the Vice President of the Domestic Violence Task Force, a contributing editor for the Buffalo Public...

Jennifer Ann Wynne is the principal of Wynne Law, P.C., located in Garden City on Long Island. She is an Attorney and Certified Public Accountant, born and raised on Long Island, with significant experience handling a variety of legal matters. Aside from practicing at a tax attorney, she has experience handling all aspects of complex business and commercial litigation, including bench and jury trials and appeals, along with litigation involving employment, labor and education law. She is also familiar with estate planning, Surrogate Court practice and drafting business agreements.

She graduated from...

Yuriy is an innovative real estate transactional attorney specializing in residential and commercial real estate, leasing, construction and development and investment ventures with a particular emphasis on large commercial acquisitions, sales and financings. Yuriy has extensive experience providing legal counsel to clients concerning the formation, acquisition, financing, development, sale, and leasing across all types of real estate asset classes. In addition, Yuriy has established joint ventures and other strategic partnerships for his clients, including real estate developers, owners, investors and corporate clients. Yuriy has negotiated and drafted commercial leases with nationally recognized tenants and publicly traded companies.

Yuriy’s practical approach to...

Marc Weissman is a partner of the firm. His practice focuses on estate administration and litigation, commercial transactions, corporate matters, commercial leases, private mortgage loans, purchase and sale of a business, corporate restructuring, purchase and sale of real estate and the financial aspects of divorce litigation.

As a partner at the firm, Marc acts as counsel to many of our corporate clients, including banking institutions and insurance carriers. Marc represents institutional lenders in making secured loans to New York City Taxi Medallion Owners. Marc has developed strong relationships with his clients, their staff and the vendors they do business with.

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I want to help people, using my training and skills, to protect themselves and their loved ones, legally and to accomplish their financial goals.

I am passionate about business and financial matters (and math!). I find too many people who could have used the assistance of a business attorney and counselor, do not avail themselves of one, and then something unexpected happens, and they find themselves in an avoidable, unwanted situation. I will do my best to help you avoid such circumstances. My practice is limited in scope and much of what I can help you with is located on my...

Attorney Adler is a Long Island estate planning lawyer who has the dedication and experience you are looking for in your representative. When you come to the Adler Law Firm, PLLC, you can have confidence in the help you can receive. Attorney Adler has dealt with all kinds of complications and hardships, and he is ready to stand beside you and assist you at this time. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree at the State University of New York at Albany. He later received his Juris Doctorate at Brooklyn Law School. When you come to this law office, you...