Top Estate Lawyers Near Me in White Plains Area

Steven is the Chair of the firm’s Trust and Estate Practice Group and has 30 years of in-depth experience representing individual and corporate executors, trustees, guardians, conservators, beneficiaries, and heirs in all aspects of litigation practice in the Surrogate’s Courts and Probate Courts throughout New York and Connecticut.. His court work includes contested Wills and Trusts, disputes over ownership of a decedent’s property and closely-held corporate and business interests, contested accountings, discovery proceedings, fiduciary investment disputes, claim proceedings, contests to remove executors and trustees, enforcement of spousal rights, and contested guardianship/conservatorships.. Prior to joining this firm in 2015, he served for 21 years as the lead Trusts and Estates litigator at the offices of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan on Park Avenue, N.Y., White Plains, N.Y., and Greenwich, CT. Steven clerked at the Chief Counsel’s Office/Department of Justice, Washington D.C. and in the Law Dept. of the N.Y. County Surrogate’s Court.

Rated "AV Preeminent" (4.9 out of 5.0) by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.. Louis U. Gasparini is a Member (Partner) with Lynch Schwab, PLLC, working primarily from the White Plains and Hudson Valley office locations. Lou joined Lynch Schwab in 2008 as a Partner after practicing for a prestigious Albany based civil litigation firm. Since that time, he has developed his practice to include several insurers as well as privately owned businesses and individuals.. Lou primarily practices in the areas of civil litigation (from inception, to trial and appeal), commercial litigation and all aspects of employment law. He focuses a large part of his practice on the defense of municipalities and private schools, clubs and other businesses in sports related injury litigation. These institutions have ranged from colleges, private religious schools, after school programs, local, regional and nationally recognized sports clubs and community groups and organizations.. Since joining the Firm, Lou has tried both personal injury claims and commercial litigation matters to verdict. He has gained a reputation as being a well prepared advocate at trial and beforehand.. Lou also serves as counsel to a national retail supply distributor, overseeing all employment litigation nationwide and handling employment counseling matters for the Company. He actively handles various types of employment matters for other Firm clients, defending against claims of tortuous interference, contracts, discrimination and unfair competition. Lou handles actions to enforce and defend against claims relating to non-competition and solicitation agreements. He counsels clients on employment issues dealing with contracts, discipline, promotions, terminations and workplace law issues, and has defended against employment discrimination suits before the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Lou advises employers on the drafting and negotiating of non-compete agreements, and on the preparation of specific employment policies, handbooks and manuals.. Lou is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut State Courts, and the United States District Courts of the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York and Northern District of New York.

Ms. Meyers is a Member of the firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, having joined the firm as an Associate in July 2007. She concentrates her practice on Elder Law, Trusts & Estates, Special Needs Planning, Guardianships, and long-term care planning strategies, with a focus on Medicaid home care and nursing home. She has been named to the 2013-2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list in Elder Law.. Prior to Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, Ms. Meyers was a staff attorney at the Sadin Institute on Law of the Brookdale Center on Aging (December 1999 – June 2007) and the New York Legal Assistance Group (September 1995 – December 1999).Ms. Meyers has authored “Highlights of New York’s Medicaid Law,” NYSBA Senior Lawyer Section, The Senior Lawyer, Summer NYSBA 2019; “Effectively Utilizing the Fair Hearing Process to Establish that a Transfer was a Gift for Medicaid Purposes,” WCBA Newsletter, May 2019; “Using SCPA Article 17-A and MHL Article 81 Guardianships for Disabled Children,” NYSBA Senior Lawyer Section, The Senior Lawyer, Spring 2015; “Medicaid Managed Long Term Care is Coming to Westchester. Are You and Your Clients Ready?,” WCBA Newsletter, January 2013; “Guardianships and Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNT) as planning tools for Parents of Adult Disabled Children,” NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Journal, Winter 2012; “An Overview of Medicaid Home Care Options for Seniors,” NYSBA Elder Law Attorney, Winter 2010; “Utilizing Medicaid Home Care as a Solution in a Post-DRA World,” NYSBA Elder Law Attorney, Summer 2007 and WCBA Newsletter, June 2007.. Ms. Meyers is a frequent lecturer for Elder Law Programs sponsored by the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs Section (Executive Committee, vice-chair Guardianship Committee and 9th District Delegate; Editor, Elder Law and Special Needs Journal) and Trust and Estates Section, and a member of the Westchester County Bar Association (Co-Chair Guardianship Committee, past Co-Chair of the Elder Law Committee) and is an editor of the Westchester County Bar Journal. She is also a Co-Chair of Westchester County Senior Law Day.. Ms. Meyers has a B.A. in History, cum laude, from Brandeis University and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law. She is a volunteer attorney for Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. She is a Trustee of the Board of Directors of the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York. Sara is also the White Plains coordinator for I-Shine, an after-school program for children living with illness or loss in their homes.

Michael Markhoff concentrates on estate planning and estate administration, representing professionals, executives and small businesses owners. Michael works with clients on minimizing (and often eliminating) estate and gift taxes through the coordination of pension benefits, business assets and other assets in the estate plan while preserving the client's assets for future generations. He analyzes liquidity needs for the payment of estate tax, including the use of life insurance products, family limited partnerships, qualified personal residence trusts and generation-skipping trusts. Michael also advises individuals with regards to charitable giving including the formation of not-for-profit corporations. He has also worked on numerous estates and estate plans involving clients who have non-citizen spouses. Michael works closely with accountants, financial advisors and insurance underwriters using a "team approach" to identify the clients' goals and provide creative and appropriate solutions.Michael is a graduate of Columbia College (1987) and Brooklyn Law School (1990) and is listed in Best Lawyers in America - Trusts and Estates Category. He is Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester County, Inc. (where he served on the Board of Directors from 1998-2001), Past Chairman of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association (1998-2000), Past Director of the Westchester Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (2001-2005) and Past President of the Northern Westchester Bar Association (2001-2002) and the White Plains Bar Association (2004-2005). Michael was the Ninth District Delegate to the New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section (2003 - 2005) as well as a member of its Executive Committee (2000 - 2005) and was the Ninth District Delegate to the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (2005-2008).. Michael is the Vice-President of the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council. Michael has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bedford Free Library since 2005.Michael is also a member of the Westchester County (Sections on Tax and Trusts and Estates), Connecticut (Estates and Probate Section) and American (Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations as well as the Estate Planning Council of Rockland County, Inc.

Leslie practices in estate planning, probate, estate administration, trust administration, gift and generation-skipping tax transfer planning, asset protection, charitable planning, special needs planning and elder law.  She assists clients in reducing the tax impact on wealth, helps preserve family-owned businesses and offers her estate-planning expertise in the area of . persons.  She has experience in transferring real estate, partnership interests and other assets.. Leslie’s clients are diverse, ranging from entrepreneurs, professionals and retirees to new parents, grandparents and domestic partners, as well as directors and officers of charitable entities.  She also represents executors and trustees in connection with the administration of trusts and estates, including informal and judicial accountings.  Leslie serves as a trustee for a number of trusts and is an officer and director of a foundation.  She also serves as executor.

Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is an Associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirgnano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and she enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2013 and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2016. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida.. An active member of the local bar associations, Ms. Enea was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Trusts and Estates Section. She is also secretary of the WCBA New Lawyers Section, treasurer of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, and Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law and Special Needs Section Publications Committee and Co-Editor of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section Journal. She is a past co-chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2020 Fall Meeting and a co-chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2022 Summer Meeting.. Ms. Enea is also involved in local Bar Association such as the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) and Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County. She is the Secretary of the WCBA New Lawyers Section and the Treasurer of the Columbian Lawyers Association.. Ms. Enea was also recognized at Westfair Communications’ 2019 Millennial Awards. She is the secretary of CAREERS Support Solutions’ Board of Directors, a non-profit helping individuals with disabilities obtain gainful employment in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida.. Ms. Enea is also on the Board of Directors of Careers Support Solutions, a non-profit organization which helps individuals with disabilities obtain gainful employment ion Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties.

It is my duty as an attorney to zealously advocate for my clients, to protect them, and to obtain the most favorable outcome possible.  I strive to ensure that my client is kept informed throughout the entirety of the legal process, to have an open and direct line of communication at all times, and to make sure that they feel comfortable and well-represented.  Although the law itself can be overwhelming to laypeople, it is part of my professional responsibiliy to make sure that my clients know that they are in the right hands.

I have been in private practice for over twenty years and I concentrate in the areas of criminal defense and family law.  Prior to my private practice I was an Assistant District Attorney with the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.. I take great pride in my commitment to my clients and the fact that I treat every case as if it is my only case.  It is extremely important to me that my clients have complete confidence in me not only as their attorney but also as someone who is genuinely concerned for their best interests and who treats them with compassion and respect.. In all of my cases I always make sure that my clients understand every aspect of their case, that they are kept informed and up to date and most importantly, that they know that I am zealously and relentlessly protecting their legal rights and interests at all times.

I am the founder and principal of the Parandian Law Firm.  I am a dynamic, results-driven attorney with substantial experience in immigration, real estate, corporate, litigation and wills, trust and estates .  I have represented and advised many individual and corporate clients on a wide range of matters helping them achieve success.  I have represented clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, software, international trade, health, construction, and manufacturing.. I spent my early years as an attorney practicing corporate law at a large New York firm, and then went on start the Parandian Law Firm, a boutique law firm with a solid track record representing small to mid-size businesses and individuals.  Prior to that, I served as served as a judicial intern with the Hon. John E. Babiarz, Jr. at the Delaware Superior and Chancery Court.. I enjoy playing tennis and spending time with my family.

Hakim Mulraine is an attorney and resident of Westchester County. Born and raised in Bronx New York, he received his B.A. in Political Science from Manhattanville College. After college, he worked for the City of New York as a Confidential Investigator, where he investigated claims of police misconduct.. He received his J.D from the University at Buffalo, School of Law (UB Law). While in Buffalo, Hakim was the owner and operator of, “Raine Sports & Entertainment Management,” where he worked with musicians and semi-professional athletes. Law school is where he received his introduction to copyright and publishing law. As a member of the Copyright & Publishing Clinic, Hakim assisted authors with their publishing agreements as well as performed research for copyright infringement litigation.. Hakim holds a Certificate in Entertainment & Media Management from New York University. After years of working as a Legal Consultant for a major insurance company, he started his own practice. In 2008, he established "The Law Office of Hakim Mulraine, LLC” in Mount Vernon New York. On November 1st of 2010, the law office relocated to White Plains, New York.

George Kontogiannis concentrates his practice on representing individuals in trust and estate planning. matters and on the administration of estates. In conjunction with formulating estate plans, Mr. Kontogiannis has assisted numerous fiduciaries in administering of estates, including representing fiduciaries in all Surrogate’s Court matters such as probate proceedings, accounting proceedings and other miscellaneous court actions.. Mr. Kontogiannis’ skills in trusts and estates compliment his abilities in real property law. He has assisted clients with the home buying/selling experience including interacting with brokers, drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts of sale, clearing encumbrances on title, working with the client’s lenders in obtaining financing or satisfying a loan and closing the deal. Mr. Kontogiannis has also developed a practice in creating and advising charitable entities.

David Parker is an attorney who specializes in Estate Planning and Elder Law and has been practicing law for over 20 years. Be it Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, or Medicaid Planning, David provides comprehensive and caring counsel for seniors and their families. A large portion of David's practice is asset protection strategies so that families do not lose their hard earned savings to nursing home care costs. He also handles probate administration for the settlement of estates.. David is a former assistant county attorney in the Rockland County as well as a former assistant attorney general with New York State. He has been in private practice as well as working as an in-house counsel for a foreign trust.. David is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Law in Washington DC.. He is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys , New York State Bar Association's Elder Law Section and Trust and Estates Section, the Estate Planning Council of Rockland and Westchester.. He is also a Board Member of the HomeAides of Rockland, a not for profit provider of home health aides to the senior community.

Attorneys at the MacLean Law Firm represent and counsel clients in all aspects of trusts and estates law, including estate planning, probate, estate administration, trust administration, estate and trust accountings, fiduciary taxes, estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation and including contested probate, will contests, removal of fiduciaries, capacity challenges, undue influence cases, powers of attorney, discovery and turnover, all other types of miscellaneous proceedings, guardianship matters, and fiduciary tax compliance.

As chair of our Corporate & General Business and Taxation groups, Howell Bramson works in a number of our practice groups. On the estate planning side, he has been involved in planning complicated estates, with an emphasis on estates involving business and real estate interests. On the corporate side, he and other lawyers at the firm help organize startup companies and represent numerous corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, including those owned by foreign corporations and individuals. On the tax side, he gets involved in the more complex tax problems associated with mergers and acquisitions, S corporations, partnership transactions, real estate transactions, workouts and bankruptcy, international transactions, and estate planning. Howell also has diverse experience in the area of international taxation, including United States and New York taxation on foreign companies doing business in the United States and/or assets of such companies.. Howell is also a frequent lecturer before professional groups on the subject of tax planning and related issues.. Howell has received a peer review rating of AV®Preeminent on Martindale-Hubbell®. Howell has also been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer in the fields of Estate Planning/Tax and Corporate Business.

Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the managing member of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP with offices in White Plains and Somers, New York. For over thirty-five (35) years, Mr. Enea has devoted his practice to educating and protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families from the costs of long-term care and estate taxes.. Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care), Guardianships (contested/non-contested) and Wills, Trusts and Estates.. He is the author of hundreds of published articles and a frequent lecturer to seniors, the disabled, attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors, with respect to the planning options available to seniors. For decades Mr. Enea’s articles have been published in such publications as the New York State Bar Journal, the Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, General Practice Law and Elder Law Journal for the New York State Bar Association, the Westchester County Business Journal and the Westchester County Bar Journal and these articles have been published in such publications as “Generations,” “60 Plus,” the Westchester County Business Journal, Westchester County Bar Newsletter and numerous other publications.. Mr. Enea is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association*. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association as a Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Elderly and Disabled.. Mr. Enea is the Immediate Past President of the Westchester County Bar Foundation.. Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association.. Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.. Mr. Enea is a Past President and a Founding Member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of NAELA.. Mr. Enea is a Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association.. Mr. Enea is the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and was the recipient of the Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award from the Dominican Sisters and the Honorable Richard J. Daranco Distinguished Service Award from the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.. Mr. Enea is the founder of the Anthony J. Enea Elder Law Scholarship at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.. Mr. Enea has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the sixteenth consecutive year, and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.. Mr. Enea for the twelfth consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney for 2023. In addition, he was recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains five times.. Mr. Enea is an “AV” Rated Preeminent Attorney as rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. Mr. Enea is also fluent in Italian.. *The National Elder Law Foundation is not affiliated with any Governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of Law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.

Alyssa Marie Monteleon is an estate planning and elder law attorney at the Monteleon Law Group, PLLC. She helps families, individuals and couples plan wisely and make important legal decisions related to growing older. While Alyssa's law firm offers traditional estate planning services, she has the ability to handle complex areas of estate planning and elder law. Alyssa's practice also focuses on guardianship and Medicaid planning for long-term care benefits.. Alyssa earned her law degree from Touro Law Center in 2013 and a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Estate Planning and Elder Law in 2017 from Western New England University. Alyssa is admitted to practice in Virginia and New York. She participates in pro bono activities through the Northern Virginia Pro Bono Center, including Wills on Wheels and uncontested divorce clinic. She is also an active member of the Virginia Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and serves on the chapter's Public Policy Committee.. Alyssa maintains two office locations located in Virginia and the New York Metropolitan Area. For more information about Alyssa and her firm, please visit .

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