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An executor for her father’s estate in Brooklyn called me in a state of near-panic. They had an offer on the family brownstone, but the

Last year, I sat across from three adult siblings from Suffolk County. Their father had passed away suddenly, and his entire life—a successful contracting business,

A client sits in my Manhattan office. “Russel,” he says, “I want to set up a trust fund for my grandchildren.” It’s a phrase I

A family in Brooklyn receives a certified letter. Inside is a citation from the Kings County Surrogate’s Court and a copy of their father’s will—a

I recently met with a successful entrepreneur from Manhattan. He had built a significant business over 30 years and felt secure—he had a simple will

A son calls my office. His father, a retired Manhattan architect, recently passed away. The will presented for probate is a shock—it’s dated just two

A client’s mother, living in her Upper East Side apartment for forty years, had a sudden fall. She was lucid, but her recovery would be

When a Brooklyn family steps into Surrogate’s Court to handle the estate of a father who died without a will, they expect legal paperwork and

When a client passes away without a will, their family often assumes they will inherit everything. They are shocked to learn that New York State

The Founder’s Blind Spot I once met with the co-founders of a promising tech startup in Manhattan. They had everything mapped out—their cap table, their

I once met with two siblings in our Manhattan office. Their father had just passed away, and they were at a complete impasse. One insisted

When a Manhattan family loses a parent, the initial grief is quickly compounded by a harsh administrative reality. The decedent’s life insurance policies, checking accounts,

When a Manhattan parent dies leaving a will that names their two adult children as co-executors, the intention is usually peace. The parent simply did

I once met with a family in Brooklyn whose late father, a successful small business owner, had done what he thought was the right thing.

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When a parent passes away, the family is left to manage both grief and a list of practical duties. One of the most common is

A client came to my office last month, recently divorced. His will, drafted a decade ago when he lived in Brooklyn, still named his ex-wife

A successful dentist with a thriving solo practice in Manhattan dies unexpectedly. His family, still reeling from the loss, is immediately faced with a second

I once met with a family whose patriarch, a successful Manhattan restaurant owner, had passed away suddenly. He had a will, and his children assumed

A client recently came to our Manhattan office holding a stack of papers printed from a popular website. His father, a retired engineer from Brooklyn,

A family in Carroll Gardens owns their brownstone outright and runs a successful cafe on the ground floor. For 30 years, it’s been their life’s

A family in Brooklyn recently came to my office with their mother’s Last Will and Testament. They were relieved to have found it, assuming the

When a Manhattan executive walked into my office last year with a six-figure contract from an Arizona cryonics facility, we had to have a blunt

I recently met with the adult children of a Brooklyn business owner. Their father, a prudent man, had diligently prepared a will, believing he had