About Tatia
Tatia Barnes built a foundation in political science at Long Island University’s Southampton Graduate Campus and went on to earn her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2004, where she studied commercial real estate. She moved from classroom to courtroom in the years that followed. Her legal training at Fordham preceded a shift into matters that touch families, estates and fiduciary responsibilities.
Her name began appearing in probate and estate filings in 2010. Since then she has practiced under the name Tatia D. Barnes, Esq., handling matters that range from estate administration to contested probate questions. She has operated as a probate and estate lawyer for private clients and for matters that require formal court oversight. Her work often involves detailed estate accounting and coordination with executors, administrators and family members.
Barnes is licensed to practice in New York and holds admissions that allow her to appear in several federal forums. Those include the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Supreme Court, and both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. She handles filings and appearances at the federal and state level when cases require such steps. The combination of state and federal admissions has been useful when estates intersect with tax or bankruptcy issues.
Her role as a court-appointed fiduciary is an acknowledged part of her work. She is certified as a New York Part 36 Court Appointed Fiduciary by the Office of Court Administration. That credential signals she is eligible to accept fiduciary appointments from the courts, a role that can include managing estates or serving as a receiver where the court directs. Outside of court appointments she remains active in local professional groups. She is a member of the Brooklyn Bar Association and the Association of Black Women Lawyers, organizations that provide networking and continuing education opportunities.
Barnes handles client matters by appointment only and conducts intake through scheduled consultations. She maintains a practice that addresses the administrative and contested sides of probate and estate law, often working with executors, trustees and beneficiaries to resolve complex estate questions. Her current practice focuses on probate and estate matters, including court-appointed fiduciary work.
