New York residents facing estate planning issues have access to attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. The legal framework in New York differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Supreme Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern estate planning cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in New York is generally 6 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Supreme Court, and New York's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New York State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in New York bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The estate planning attorneys listed here practice throughout New York and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to estate planning law in New York for an in-depth look at New York's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Inna Fershteyn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
 8 Delacey Avenue East Quogue NY 11942
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1995)
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Bar #2824217
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Michael Liptrot - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601 New York NY 10170
Brooklyn Law School
English, Spanish
Bar #5215496
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Education Law
Leland J Mack Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mack Law, PLLC
 305 Broadway, 7th Fl. New York NY 10007
(212) 500-3290
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law Estate Planning
Brian H. Bronsther - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bronsther Law Firm P.C.
 12 Century Hill Drive Latham NY 12110
(518) 373-9000
Bar #466451
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Symantha Rhodes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Plan Life Law, PLLC
 175 Pearl St. Floor 1 Brooklyn NY 11201
(727) 755-4636
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (2018)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
Cassandra H Donovan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Cassandra Donovan
 445 Broadhollow Rd Suite 25 Melville NY 11747
(631) 815-1864
English, French
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Edward H. Kyle III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Feldman, Kramer & Monaco, P.C.
 53 Orchard St. Manhasset NY 11030
516472730016
St. John s University School of Law (2015)
New York Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Brett S. Noonan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NoonanBrown Law
 423 East Main Street Endicott NY 13760
(607) 953-6367
Albany Law School
English
Bar #4878211
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Monica Yanna Balyasny - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JT Law Office
 7700 Congress Ave Suite 1103 Boca Raton FL 33487
(718) 650-5858
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2016)
English, Russian
Bar #5800412
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Immigration Law Insurance Claims
Liam G.B. Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaw & Murphy, PLLC
 170 Main Street Groton NY 13073
(607) 273-2900
New York University School of Law (1985)
Bar #5438817
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
Elizabeth Silverberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverberg Law Office
 505 Snyder Hill Road Ithaca NY 14850
(607) 220-9558
Bar #286989
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Bracha Etengoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law & Mediation Office of Bracha Etengoff
 43 West 43rd Street Suite 252 New York NY 10036
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2002)
English, Hebrew
Bar #4417523
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Family Law
Claire J Stratton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Towne Law Office, P.C.
 500 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 452-1800
Bar #6105290
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Alycia Kathryn Kimmel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levene Gouldin & Thompson
 450 Plaza Dr Vestal NY 13850
Syracuse University College of Law (2018)
English
Bar #5670021
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Kyle Calabrese - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Kyle W. Calabrese
 265 Union St Hamburg NY 14075
(716) 649-3311
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1993)
Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
James Henry Dunne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James Henry Dunne, Esq.
 Shore Road Shelter Island NY 11965
(516) 483-7037
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
English
Bar #5468384
United States Federal District Courts (Southern District) Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Yuriy Mava - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mava Law PLLC
 2415 Arthur Avenue Bronx NY 10458
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Hebrew, Russian, Spanish
Bar #5178124
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Construction Law
Spencer C. Malone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C.
 300 Meridian Centre Blvd Suite 110 Rochester NY 14618
(585) 512-3550
University of Dayton School of Law (2020)
English
Bar #6103766
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Megan L. Bassler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Towne Law Office, P.C.
 500 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 452-1800
Bar #5936158
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Christine E. Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Towne Law Office, P.C.
 500 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 452-1800
Bar #5566484
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Adriana Volterra - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burke & Casserly, P.C.
 255 Washington Ave Ext #104 Albany NY 12205
5184521961111
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2021)
English
Bar #5969399
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Scott Frederick Humble - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7 Jackson Avenue West Ellicott Jamestown NY 14701
(716) 664-2889
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1988)
English
Bar #2345072
U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Michael J. Catalfimo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rowlands, LeBrou & Griesmer, PLLC
 480 Broadway, Suite 250 Saratoga Springs NY 12866
(518) 587-8112
Boston College Law School (1982)
Bar #2036903
United States District Court, E.D.N.Y. Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
Ava (Na) Li - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ava Li Law PLLC
 5318 Weslayan St Houston TX 77005
(866) 857-2888
University of Iowa (2020)
English, Mandarin
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Immigration Law Intellectual Property
Thomas Farrell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Thomas Farrell
 2 Dominic Street Oswego NY 13126
(315) 806-1794
Roger Williams University School of Law
Spanish
Bar #5798988
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Andrea Leah Gellen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gellen Law PLLC
 271 Hooker Avenue Poughkeepsie NY 12603
(845) 204-8673
Albany Law School (2010)
English, Hungarian
Bar #5198171
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Sam Giacona - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giacona Law, P.C.
 9 Court St. Auburn NY 13021
(315) 255-1122
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (1983)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Kevin Dean Ribakove - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ribakove & Ramirez
 10719 71st Ave Queens NY 11375
(718) 793-5600
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Bar #1405752
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Personal Injury
Theodore A. Cotter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 361 Edison St Staten Island NY 10306
(718) 667-1301
Fordham University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #4693198
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Probate
Lana Sturdevant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levene Gouldin & Thompson LLP
 450 Plaza Drive Vestal NY 13850
(607) 763-9200
Brooklyn Law School (2009)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Estate Planning
Melissa Sue Doris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.
 12 Research Way East Setauket NY 11733
(631) 941-3434
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (2008)
English
Bar #4898334
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Alexander Paykin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Alexander Paykin P.C.
 99 Tulip Ave Floral Park NY 11001
(212) 858-9112
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
English, Russian
Bar #4728119
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Landlord Tenant
Debra J. Cohn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Debra Cohn; Tully Rinckey PLLC
 4100 Vestal Road Suite 104 Vestal NY 13850
(607) 206-5506
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
English
Bar #4570941
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Elder Law Estate Planning
Lori Nevias - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24 Princeton Street Rockville Centre NY 11570
(516) 724-0314
Cardozo Law School
English, Hebrew
Bar #2687721
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Ariel A. Bauerle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
HoganWillig, PLLC
 43 Central Ave Lancaster NY 14086
(716) 636-7600
SUNY Buffalo Law School (2019)
English
Bar #5795174
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
Albert B. Kukol - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP
 450 Plaza Dr. Vestal NY 13850
(607) 763-9200
Albany Law School (1987)
Bar #2380194
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Jon Michael Probstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jon Michael Probstein
 21 Turn Lane Levittown NY 11756
(212) 972-3250
St. John s University School of Law (1973)
English
Bar #1430206
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Christina W. Meier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meier Law Office, PLLC
 480 Broadway, Lower Level Saratoga Springs NY 12866
(518) 313-7809
Northeastern University School of Law (2001)
English
Bar #4288999
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Peter A. Hurwitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Peter A. Hurwitz, PLLC
 151 North Main Street Suite 201 New City NY 10956
(845) 634-4966
Pace University (1987)
English, Spanish
Bar #2415230
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
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