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A couple buys a home in Brooklyn in their twenties. Twenty years and a divorce later, one name must come off the deed. In another

The founder of a successful family business in Brooklyn passes away unexpectedly. His children, who have worked there for years, are prepared to take over.

When a parent’s will is challenged in a Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, everything stops. The family’s expectations are put on hold, replaced by the state’s rigid,

A client will call our office with a direct question: “I just need a simple will. What does that cost?” The question is understandable, but

A brownstone in Brooklyn has been in the family for three generations. When the owner passes, her three children—one in Manhattan, one in Florida, and

I recently met with three siblings who had inherited their parents’ brownstone in Brooklyn. One lived in the city and wanted to keep the home.

A client came to my office last month with a common, and very human, problem. She wanted to set aside a significant sum for her

When a family in Brooklyn loses their matriarch, the discovery of her will often brings a moment of relief. They believe her final wishes are

I once met with a family whose father had built a successful manufacturing business in Brooklyn over 40 years. He started it from nothing, and

The call often comes on a Tuesday morning. A friend’s mother has passed away in her apartment on the Upper West Side. After the initial

Just last week, I received a call from a client whose will we drafted over a decade ago. Since then, his eldest daughter had divorced,

I recently sat with a client who owns a pre-war co-op in Manhattan. His goal seemed simple: upon his death, he wanted his only daughter

A client recently came to my Manhattan office with a simple plan. She wanted to give her son $250,000 to help him launch a business.

A family from Brooklyn recently came to my office. Their mother had passed away, leaving behind the brownstone she’d owned for 40 years. They assumed

A family in Queens recently called me. Their mother had passed away, leaving the home she’d owned for forty years. Her will left everything to

I once worked with a family from Queens whose father had, by all accounts, done everything right. He had a will, clearly written, that left

When a Manhattan father suffers a severe stroke, his adult children usually look to his desk drawer for answers. If they find only a Last

A client recently called me from his late father’s apartment in Queens. He had the death certificate, the will naming him as executor, and a

When a Manhattan real estate developer attempts to shield a commercial portfolio by transferring it into a Nevis trust six months before a major lawsuit,

A client once came to our Manhattan office with his late father’s will, a document signed and witnessed two decades prior. He believed his role

Introduction Medicaid is a critical program that provides healthcare coverage to eligible individuals with limited financial resources. For many residents of New York, their home

An executor for a parent’s estate in Brooklyn is sorting through a lifetime of paperwork. Among the bank statements and the will, they find a

A couple from Brooklyn sat in my office recently, confident they had their affairs in order. They had a will, properly signed and witnessed years

A client sat in my Manhattan office last week, concerned. She had just finished funding her new revocable living trust, transferring her apartment and investment

A family is at the closing table for their first home in Brooklyn. They are excited, overwhelmed, and focused on the stack of documents in

When the last surviving parent passes away in a Brooklyn brownstone held by the family for fifty years, the heirs inherit more than real estate.

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