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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.

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.

I practice exclusively in representing parents of children with special needs and disabilities. From special education advocacy, to discipline matters, to future planning for a disabled child, I provide expert counseling and advocacy in all aspects of having a child with special needs.

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.

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.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in White Plains and surrounding areas.