Amy S. O'Connor
McNamee Lochner P.C.
Amy's practice is concentrated in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. A major part of Amy's practice involves assisting clients and their families with legal and tax issues including the preparation of estate planning documents, estate tax planning, administration of trusts and estates, long-term care planning, preservation of assets, eligibility for governmental benefits, disability planning and supplemental needs trusts.
Amy O’Connor is Chair of McNamee Lochner's Trusts, Estates & Elder Law Department. With a concentration in elder law, estate planning, and trust and estate administration, her practice encompasses all aspects of trusts and estates law and elder law, including probate and administration of estates and trusts, establishment of revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, health care proxies, living wills, and powers of attorney.
A major part of Amy's practice involves assisting elderly clients and their families with legal and tax issues including estate tax planning, preservation of assets, long-term care planning, eligibility for governmental benefits including Medicaid, disability planning, supplemental needs trusts and guardianship proceedings.
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- New York
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- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
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- English
- Shareholder
- McNamee Lochner P.C.
- Current
- University of Notre Dame
- J.D.
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- Duke University
- B.A.
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- Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Albany, New York
- The Best Lawyers in America
- 2014-2015
- Super Lawyer - Elder Law
- Upstate New York Editions of Super Lawyers magazine
- Also awarded consecutively from 2008-2012
- The Best Lawyers in America - Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
- Best Lawyers
- Also included in 2013
- Recognition
- New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Legislation Committee
- Recognition
- New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Power of Attorney Task Force
- Albany County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Albany County Women's Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Community Foundation for the Greater Capital District, Professional Advisory Committee
- Member
- Current
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- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member
- Current
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Capital District Women's Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Center for Disability Services, Investment Advisory Committee
- Member
- Current
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- The Community Hospice Foundation
- Board Member
- Current
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- Council on Women's Studies at Duke University
- Past Member
- Current
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- Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York
- Member
- Current
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- Frequent lecturer on numerous elder law and estate planning topics for professional and civic groups including programs sponsored by the New York State Bar Association
