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A new client came to my office after his mother passed away. He was the executor of her will, which stated her Brooklyn brownstone—the family

A construction worker from Brooklyn falls from a scaffold. After two years of litigation, his family receives a multi-million-dollar settlement. The relief is immense—medical bills

A son, a beneficiary of his late mother’s estate in Brooklyn, calls our office. He’s concerned the executor—his sister—is not communicating about the sale of

A client came to our Madison Avenue office last month with what seemed like a simple request. Years ago, we had prepared his will, a

A client recently came to our Manhattan office with his late father’s will. “We have this,” he said, placing the document on my desk, “so

An executor in Queens is going through her late father’s effects. On his unlocked phone, she sees the Cash App icon. She knows he used

A client came to our firm after her husband of ten years passed away. He had a significant life insurance policy, one she was counting

When a parent passes away in Manhattan, one of their children is often named as the executor in the will. That son or daughter is

When a Manhattan family reads their father’s will and sees the eldest sibling named as executor, the immediate reaction is often relief. They assume the

I recently met with three siblings from Brooklyn whose mother had passed away unexpectedly. They were grieving, but they also had a practical problem—no one

When a Brooklyn family unlocks a deceased parent’s safe deposit box and finds a will, the initial reaction is usually relief. That relief often evaporates

When I sit down with a Manhattan family that has just lost a parent whose only estate planning document was a simple will, I have

Just last week, a client called me from his home in Brooklyn. We had drafted his will about four years ago—a solid plan that provided

I once worked with the family of a successful Manhattan real estate developer who died suddenly. He had two adult children from his first marriage,

Five years ago, a Manhattan couple drafted a revocable living trust, funded it by transferring the deed to their Upper West Side co-op, and named

I often sit with clients in our Manhattan office who are about to name a trustee. They’ll say, “My brother is great with people, I’ll

A family in Manhattan receives a thick envelope after their mother’s passing. Inside is her Last Will and Testament, a document she spoke of but

When a Brooklyn family loses a parent who executed a will thirty years ago, the next hurdle often comes down to tracking down two strangers.

A client came to my office last month, a successful entrepreneur from Manhattan with a growing logistics company. “Russel,” she said, “I want to put

A client recently called our office with what seemed like a simple plan. She wanted to add her son to the deed of her Brooklyn

When a Brooklyn family sits down to transfer the home they have owned since 1985 into a revocable living trust, the first question I ask

When Cornelius Vanderbilt died in 1877, he was the wealthiest man in America. He left nearly 95% of his $100 million estate to a single