Joseph A. Bollhofer
Law Office of Joseph A. Bollhofer, P.C.Mr. Bollhofer is an attorney, and President of the law office of Joseph A. Bollhofer, P.C. in St. James, New York. He is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Bollhofer received his undergraduate degree from the Stony Brook University and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Elder Law and Estate and Business Planning, including asset transfer and Medicaid applications, have been primary areas of Mr. Bollhofer's law practice since 1985. He periodically gives lectures in these areas of law to community, professional and continuing education groups. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and of the Elder Law, Estates and Trusts and Real Property Sections of the New York State Bar Association and the Elder Law, Surrogate’s Court and Real Estate Committees of the Suffolk County Bar Association. Mr. Bollhofer also maintains an active real estate practice, representing purchasers, sellers and lenders, and is vice-president and general counsel of Downstate Title Agency, Inc. He has been serving area residents and businesses since 1985. His legal advice regarding estate and medicaid planning, elder law and real estate matters has appeared several times in Newsday and other area publications. An active participant in community affairs, Mr. Bollhofer is past president of the Smithtown Alumni Association, the Smithtown Rotary Club (2010-11), the Smithtown Township Arts Council and the St. James Chamber of Commerce. He has been a resident of Smithtown, St. James and Head of the Harbor for almost all of his life.
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
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Contingent Fees
In personal injury matters
- New Jersey
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- New York
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- English: Spoken, Written
- President
- Downstate Title Agency, Inc.
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- President
- Law Office of Joseph A. Bollhofer, P.C.
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- Fordham University School of Law
- J.D. (1984) | Law
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- Honors: Top 25% Full academic scholarship Sr. year
- Activities: Managing Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal
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- State University of New York - Stony Brook
- B.A. (1981) | Social Sciences Interdisciplinary/Law emphasis
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- Full Academic Scholarship, Senior Year
- Fordham University School of Law
- Inclusion in 1984 edition
- Who's Who Among American Law Students
- Inclusion in 1977 edition
- Who's Who Among American High School Students
- NY State Regents Scholarship
- NY State Boards of Regents
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Member
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- New York State Bar Association
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- Suffolk County Bar Association
- Member
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- Digital Assets and Accounts - Can Life Get More Complex?
- NY State Bar Association, Elder & Special Needs Law Journal
- Disenfranchisement of the College Student Vote: When A Resident Is Not A resident
- Fordham Urban Law Journal
- Website
- Bollhoferlaw.com
