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I’ve sat in my office with siblings who have just lost a parent and seen them argue—not over the multi-million dollar estate—but over a worn

The call is one I get often. A daughter in Manhattan believes her brother unduly influenced their aging father to write her out of his

A few weeks after his mother’s funeral, a son from Queens receives a copy of her will and is stunned. For decades, he and his

Many New Yorkers I meet believe that having a will is the key to keeping their family out of court. They’ve done the responsible thing,

When a parent passes away in Brooklyn, one of the first practical issues the family faces is often the car sitting in the driveway. The

For decades, I’ve heard the rumor: Walt Disney had his body cryogenically frozen, waiting beneath his theme park for a medical breakthrough. It’s a compelling

A client’s family in Brooklyn recently found their father’s will tucked away in a safe deposit box. They were relieved, thinking his affairs were in

A week after his wife’s funeral, a client sat in his Manhattan apartment surrounded by flowers and sympathy cards. The words on the cards were

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When a 54-year-old business owner from Brooklyn suffers a fatal stroke on a Tuesday afternoon, the ensuing days are a blur of shock, disbelief, and

A client’s father passed away in his Brooklyn apartment. For weeks, mail kept piling up—bank statements, unfamiliar catalogs, and a property tax bill from a

Several years ago, I met with the children of a successful Brooklyn contractor. Their father built a respected company from scratch, leaving it as the

When a Brooklyn family loses a parent who never drafted a will, grief is quickly compounded by a harsh legal reality. The brownstone they grew

An executor came to my office last year with a common but frustrating problem. His uncle had passed away in Manhattan, leaving a well-ordered will.

You find the perfect brownstone in Brooklyn. The price seems reasonable, but the real estate listing has a note: “probate sale, subject to court approval.”

I once met with the children of a successful Manhattan business owner who had passed away. Their father was meticulous, a man who planned everything—except

A client came to me last year after his father, the founder of a successful manufacturing business in Brooklyn, passed away without a succession plan.

A client of ours, a Manhattan executive, was in the middle of a contentious divorce when he suffered a sudden, fatal heart attack. His will,

An executor for a late parent’s estate in Queens opens the mailbox at their mother’s old apartment. Inside, there’s a final utility bill, a sympathy

A family in Brooklyn recently came to my office, concerned about the trust their late mother had established. She had named a large bank as

I once sat with a client, a successful entrepreneur from Long Island, who was drafting his will. His concern wasn’t for himself, but for his

I recently met with a client who runs a successful manufacturing business based in Queens. He came to our Manhattan office with a clear goal:

A client recently sat in my Manhattan office with a difficult question. He wanted to name his sister as the trustee for his children’s inheritance.