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Colleen A. Dooley is admitted to practice in New York. She received her education at SUNY Brockport, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in and her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, at Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Lansing, MI). Colleen is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Albany County Bar Association.. Her practice areas include estate planning (Wills, Power-of-Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Living Wills, Trust planning), estate probate & administration, real estate, business transactions, not-for-profit formations, and title examination.. Colleen is a former Managing Partner for Partners in Dance (a re-grant program receiving funding from NYS Dance Force and NYSCA); a guest artist and on the advisor board for Nacre Dance Company; a volunteer stage manager and company photographer for Maude Baum & Co./eba Dance Theater; and was “Big Sister” with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Capital Region from 2008-2013. She is currently a volunteer foster home with Karma K-9 Rescue, Inc. (Albany, NY).From law school to the present her objective has been to assist her clients in identifying and realizing their estate planning and business goals. Prior to graduating law school, she participated in the Sixty Plus Elder Law Clinic (Lansing, MI), where she assisted clients in preparing their wills, probating loved-ones' estates, and protecting the over-60 population from predatory business practices. In that clinic she was encouraged to engage in the practice of therapeutic jurisprudence, an approach she continues to use in her day-to-day practice.

Attorney Dennis A. Fordham (Lakeport, California) focuses primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Medi-Cal/SSI Benefits. Our clients come primarily from Lake and Mendocino Counties.. Estate Planning is about protecting you and your loved ones in the event of incapacity and death. It involves drafting Trusts, Wills, Death Beneficiary Forms, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Health Care Directives that meet the clients’ goals regarding both Incapacity and Legacy planning: Who steps in, when they step-in, and what authority they have over the client’s estate during incapacity. And, who steps in, who gets “what, when and how” after the client dies.. Estate Administration is about administering an incapacitated or deceased person’s estate. It involves administering an incapacitated or deceased person’s estate. That may involve administering a Trust, commencing a Probate, or a less formal estate administration for small estates.. Medi-Cal/SSI is about preserving a person’s entitlement to such needs based government benefits. It involves issues related to Medi-Cal eligibility, Share of Cost, and Estate Recovery. Such issues are also addressed in Estate Planning.

I believe that everyone needs to understand their legal rights and responsibilities and need to have access to information about those rights so they can make informed decisions about their lives.. My areas of expertise are probate, estate planning, trust administration, special needs trust planning, conservatorships, guardianships and chapter 7 bankruptcy.  I also work with entity formation and contract reviews.

Anna Michnicka, a senior attorney at Michnicka Law Ltd. in San Francisco, specializes in Estate Planning, Tax, Probate, and Trust Administrations. With over 15 years of experience, she has become a trusted authority in wealth transfer and tax strategies. Michnicka, board-certified in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by The State Bar of California, holds a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law (2007) and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Washington School of Law (2008). With extensive knowledge and experience in the field of estate planning, Ms. Michnicka serves as her clients' trusted advisor. Michnicka's expertise enables her to provide highly tailored and customized estate plans and tax advice, ensuring her clients’ assets are transferred efficiently while minimizing tax implications.

Real Estate attorney and broker, specializing in acquisitions/dispositions, foreclosures, assignment contracts, wholesale, and closings.

Meredith Chesler is an associate in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP's Trust and Estate Administration and Surrogacy, Adoption, and Assisted Reproduction Practices. Her work focuses on Surrogate's Court proceedings, including probating wills, intestacy (when an individual dies without a will), and administering and settling decedents' estates. Ms. Chesler works closely with clients, their family, other attorneys, expert witnesses, and court personnel to ensure the efficient and timely resolution of matters. Prior to joining Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP, she practiced Matrimonial and Family Law, where she represented clients in Family Court and Supreme Court.. Meredith Chesler can be reached at  and.

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In 2002, Anna Greenstin obtained her law degree from Southwestern University, School of Law. Ms. Greenstin has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Her practice consists of business and tort claims, fraud actions, real estate disputes, and complex multi-party transactions in both State and Federal Court.. Ms. Greenstin is a certified mediator through Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Negotiation and management abilities are an essential part of every conflict. Ms. Greenstin became a certified mediator to assist clients with resolution and administrative skills, which are essential to business leadership, corporate growth, and risk mitigation.. Ms. Greenstin is dedicated to representing local business owners, real estate professionals and homeowners, tenants and landlords, lenders and borrowers, as well as contractors, in all aspects.  Described as tenacious, hardworking, knowledgeable and passionate, Ms. Greenstin uses both negotiation and litigation skills to reach the most cost effective result tailored to each individual client and case.. Ms. Greenstin has represented clients in various types of disputes.  Arbitration and litigation matters include fraud, misrepresentation, sham guarantees, negligence, failure to disclose, defense and prosecution of wrongful foreclosure, lender liability, landlord/tenant grievances, commission disputes, breach of contract, boundary and restrictive covenant disagreements, personal injury, breach of fiduciary duties, and insurance claims.. She successfully represents clients on a variety of liability claims, including the following:. ·       Strategizing the defense and evidence to successfully movie forward and defend against Summary Judgment;. ·       Facilitating settlement negotiations and discovery disputes for the firm’s clients to obtain beneficial results affecting insurance and indemnity;. ·       Extensive mediation and litigation experience regarding contractual and tort disputes;. .       Defending and prosecuting fraud claims; and. .       Defending and prosecuting lender liability matters.. Since 2007, Ms. Greenstin has been a member of the (NHLPA) National Hockey League Players Association, representing international hockey players in the (NHL) National Hockey League as a sports agent. Representing professional athletes both in their personal and professional affairs enabled her to work throughout North America negotiating deals and resolving disputes.. As an award winning public speaker, she conducts seminars to business owners, and real estate professionals.  Ms. Greenstin has spoken in front of the National Association of Hispanic Realtors throughout southern California, provides annual lectures to realtors and brokers at local Keller Williams franchises, and in 2010 during the NHL Draft she was a guest speaker to aspiring young sports agents.  She has lectured to numerous small business owners at "Be Your Own Boss" workshops and "Legal Issues for Start-ups" seminars for SCORE (Counselors to Small Businesses). Demonstrating both a scholarly and progressive interest in the changing field of law, Ms. Greenstin has written numerous articles on real estate, lending, and business issues.. Ms. Greenstin is a thought leader in litigation and arbitration strategy, and is skilled in negotiation.

At the Law Offices of Neil J. Cacali, we were founded with the ideology that all of our clients are entitled to the highest quality legal representation and superior legal services. We also understand the emotional and financial hardships that clients face when dealing with legal issues. You can expect representation that is truly interested in your success and your best interests; not just your pockets. As the legal climate changes, isn’t it time that your legal representation does the same?. Our vision is to provide you with the zealous advocacy that you deserve, while providing you with the honest analysis that you expect. Regardless of your issue, you should count on the Law Offices of Neil J. Cacali to help you achieve your goals, while seeking a lasting resolution.. The Law Offices of Neil J. Cacali is a full-service law firm focusing on your legal needs, whether transactional or litigation. We believe that no legal issue is irrelevant and no client is too small. Whether an individual or a business, we believe that you deserve to be treated like you would treat yourself – with care and attention. We are most successful when our clients remain engaged and involved in their legal matters, which is why we value transparency and communication.