New City Estate Planning Lawyers

Ira Cooper graduated from Hofstra Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1975. In addition to his 40 years practicing as an attorney in New York, Mr. Cooper has distinguished himself as a leader in Landlord & Tenant Litigation having formerly acted as the President of the Housing Court Bar Association. Mr. Cooper has also been a Lecturer at the New School for Social Research; a Member of the Civil Court Committee of the New York City Bar Association; a Member of the Landlord/Tenant Committee of the New York State Bar Association; and a Lecturer...

Mark Gallo is partner in the firm and for over 25 years has concentrated in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate and Administration, Guardianships and Special Needs Advocacy. He also has extensive experience in the areas of Real Estate Law and Business Law. Mark is a magna cum laude graduate of New York University and a graduate of St. John's University School of Law. He is a frequent public speaker on the issues of Medicaid and Estate Tax Planning, conducting seminars and lectures throughout the New York City area. He is committed...

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Peter Kelly, Esq., a native of New York State, has been admitted to the New York State Bar since 1978. Our offices are located in historic Wurtsboro, New York within easy access from Sullivan, Orange, Rockland and Ulster counties. We are approximately 65 miles from New York City. We handle General Practice matters with an emphasis on Real Estate and Probate matters. To see all areas of practice, please click on "Practice Areas"on our web site. We can accomodate clients' needs easily with the internet, as well as in person. Our office provides professional, prompt and affordable...

Cassandra H. P. Donovan is an accomplished Attorney with a comprehensive background in complex civil litigation. She utilizes her diverse professional background and legal experience to represent clients in various phases of the litigation process. Ms. Donovan’s practice currently focuses on business litigation, trusts and estate, family law, civil litigation and insurance defense. Ms. Donovan has an extensive complex litigation background. For more than a decade, Ms. Donovan defended and managed an extensive caseload, on behalf of major corporate clients, in the Upstate New York Asbestos Litigation. Furthermore, Ms. Donovan has successfully defended officers and directors of housing...

Andrew Lamkin is principal in the law firm of Andrew M. Lamkin, P.C., where he focuses his practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning and special needs planning, including Wills and Trusts, Medicaid planning and estate administration. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Andrew is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Association and New Jersey State Bar Association. Andrew is also a member of the Elder Law and Trusts and Estates sections of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Elder Law and Probate...

IRWIN G. KLEIN holds a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a J.D. degree from Vermont Law School, having graduated as a member of the Law Review. Irwin Klein is rated AV Preeminent (the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards) by Martindale-Hubbell, the premiere worldwide directory of attorneys. He is a former prosecutor, having served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. Additionally, he is licensed to practice in all of the courts of the State of New York, the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Courts for...

I have been actively practicing law for the past 40 plus years and have handled numerous matters in Estates, Trusts and Probate field in Surrogates Court as well as Guardianship and Elder Law matters in Supreme Court. I am a member of both the New York City Bar and New York State Bar Trusts/Estates Committee and the Elder Law Committee (Co-Chairman of the Ethics Committee) I am also on the Referral Attorney Panel in the area of Trusts/Estates and Elder Law for the New York City Bar Association, New York State Bar...

Lissett Ferreira is a partner and Chair of the Elder Law & Special Needs and Family & Divorce Law practice groups at Meenan & Associates, LLC, a boutique civil litigation law firm. Lissett’s main focus is helping people manage and plan for major life changes, including divorce, disability and death. Her primary practice areas are guardianships; estate, long-term care and special needs planning; trusts and estates; Medicaid and supplemental need trusts; divorce and family law issues; and pre- and post-nuptial agreements. Lissett entered private practice in 2013, after nearly a decade of public service as a principal court attorney...

I practice Tax litigation litigating Federal tax cases in the Tax Court, Federal Court and NYS tax matters.

Worked for the Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel's Office in New York for 14 years litigating tax cases in Tax Court; and also worked in the IRS Criminal Division of Chief Counsel's Office. After leaving the Chief Counsel's Office, I have been in private practice.

Education: Graduated Washington University, St. Louis, business school and law school. Graduated NYU Tax Program and received an LLM in Taxation.