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Imagine a client’s father is rushed to a hospital in Manhattan, unable to communicate after a sudden aneurysm. The family gathers around a conference table

The owner of a successful Brooklyn fabrication shop died last winter. He left a thriving business, two adult children, and no succession plan. His son

A construction worker falls from a scaffold in Brooklyn. After two years of litigation, his personal injury attorney secures a seven-figure settlement. His family believes

A mother in Brooklyn passes away, leaving her brownstone to her two adult children. They assume they can prepare the house for sale, but they

A few weeks ago, a client came to my office with a trust document prepared by their divorce attorney. On the surface, it seemed fine—it

When a surviving spouse walks into Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan clutching a death certificate and a poorly drafted will, the last thing they need is

I recently met with a family whose father, a proud Brooklyn business owner, had passed away. He had downloaded a will from the internet, signed

An envelope arrives from the New York County Surrogate’s Court. It’s thick, formal, and filled with words you’ve never seen before: “Citation,” “Petitioner,” “Letters Testamentary.”

I received a call last week from a client in Brooklyn. His sister had passed away suddenly, and his brother-in-law was overwhelmed. “Everyone is calling,”

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,

A man from Brooklyn is appointed executor of his father’s will. He assumes his primary job is to sell the family home and distribute the

A family in Brooklyn finds their mother’s last will and testament. They read her final wishes, see who inherits, and assume the document is the

A client’s son called me from his mother’s apartment in Brooklyn last month. He had been named executor in her will, and the Surrogate’s Court

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—a son named as executor in his mother’s will—recently sat in my office after months of administering her estate in Brooklyn. He had spent

A client from Brooklyn recently sat in my office, proud to have been named the executor of his father’s will. He was ready to honor

I recently met with a family from Brooklyn whose mother had passed away. They came to my office with her will, a document she’d had

A client came to my office last month, a successful entrepreneur from Manhattan. She had built a business from the ground up and wanted to

Imagine a family in Brooklyn receives devastating news. A father has died, and the circumstances are unclear. His will, drafted years ago, names his adult

A client sat in my Manhattan office recently, looking at the first draft of his will. He pointed to a paragraph and said, “Russel, I

A client recently came to our Manhattan office with a story I have heard too many times. Her father, a successful small business owner in

When a business owner in Manhattan passes away with only a will, his family is often surprised to learn that their work is just beginning.

When a Brooklyn couple is involved in a severe car accident on the BQE, the immediate tragedy is devastating enough. But if the husband passes