If you need legal help with probate matters in New York, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. New York attorneys handle cases involving estate administration, will contests, trust disputes, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Supreme Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for probate 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 probate in New York bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The probate 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 probate 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.

Michael J Stachowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J Stachowski PC
 2025 Clinton St Buffalo NY 14206
(716) 824-5353
Hague Institute of International Law (1976)
English
Bar #1764653
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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
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
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
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
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
Alejandro Hernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alejandro Hernandez- Abogado
 8 St James London SW1Y 4JU United Kingdom
(646) 300-0406
University of Houston Law Center (1999)
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Bar #5692991
New York Bar
Disbarred License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mary Kathryn Aufrecht - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clair & Gjertsen, Esqs.
 4 NEW KING ST WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
(914) 472-6202
Colgate University
Bar #5093257
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Foreclosure Defense
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
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
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
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
Christopher Paul Bilski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2705 Eastchester Rd Bronx NY 10469
(718) 515-0300
New York Law School (1993)
English
Bar #2829513
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Foreclosure Defense Personal Injury 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
Douglas Gawel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tiveron Law, PLLC
 2410 North Forest Road Suite 301 Getzville NY 14068
(716) 636-7600
Duquesne University School of Law
English
Bar #5966163
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Amanda B. Chesterfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burke & Casserly, P.C.
 255 Washington Ave Ext #104 Albany NY 12205
5184521961106
Albany Law School (2016)
English
Bar #5497391
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Jennifer V Abelaj - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
 605 Third Avenue New York NY 10158
(646) 428-3276
St. John s University School of Law
English, French, Slovak, Spanish
Bar #4826160
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Probate Tax Law
Sharon M. Siegel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
 521 Fifth Avenue Suite 1700 New York NY 10175
(212) 721-5300
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1990)
Croatian
Bar #4001830
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Education Law Estate Planning
James Brearton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brearton Law Firm
 950 New Loudon Rd., Box 889 Latham NY 12110
(518) 785-4537
Albany Law School (1975)
Bar #1380666
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Collections Criminal Law Elder Law
Stephen Bennett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Evans Fox LLP
 100 Meridian Centre Blvd Suite 300 Rochester NY 14618
(585) 787-7000
English
Bar #5083985
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Lawrence Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lawrence Cohen P.C.
 200 Broadhollow Road - Suite 207 Melville NY 11747
(516) 263-6544
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1990)
Bar #2635183
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Medical Malpractice
Brooke Barron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
HoganWillig, PLLC
 770 Davison Road Lockport NY 14094
(716) 636-7600
American University- Washington College of Law (2018)
English
Bar #5657937
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Elder Law Estate Planning
Emilee K. Lawson Hatch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bousquet Holstein PLLC
 62 William Street, Third Floor New York NY 10005
(315) 701-6419
University of Miami School of Law (2008)
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Timothy Ronald Davies - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davies At Law
 565 Route 25A Miller Place NY 11764
(631) 209-1111
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Bar #2374395
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Robert Zysk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ROBERT J. ZYSK, ATTORNEY AT LAW
 629 Medford Avenue ( Rte 112) Suite #4 Patchogue NY 11772
(631) 289-3745
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (1970)
German, Russian
Bar #4035804
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Ruth P George - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
RUTH P. GEORGE LAW PLLC
 5555 Main Street Williamsville NY 14221
(716) 982-1662
SUNY Buffalo Law School (1998)
Bar #3904505
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Daniel J. Herrera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Solomon Herrera McCormick PLLC
 40 Marcus Drive Suite 202 Melville NY 11747
(516) 579-6200
Albany Law School (1995)
English
Bar #2947737
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Arnold M. Bottalico - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arnold M. Bottalico, Lawyer At Law
 1225 Franklin Avenue Suite 325 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 543-1329
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (1991)
Bar #2464279
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
James Robert Barnes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burke & Casserly, PC
 255 Washington Ave Ext #104 Albany NY 12205
(518) 452-1961
Wake Forest University School of Law (2004)
English
Bar #4272001
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Peter Klose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klose & Associates
 99 Main St #206 Nyack NY 10960
(845) 727-7727
New England Law | Boston (1993)
English
Bar #2586691
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
Gina Raio Bitsimis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.
 12 Research Way East Setauket NY 11733
(631) 941-3434
Fordham University School of Law (1985)
English
Bar #2239515
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
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