New York Wills and Trust Lawyers

Wills and Trust Law

401 Franklin Ave suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

Area of Practice: Commercial Litigation; Trust & Estate Litigation & Administration Brian Lacoff, as a partner at Stagg Wabnik Law Group, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, transactional work, and trust and estate litigation and administration. He represents clients in New York and New Jersey federal and state courts and is admitted to practice in the federal court of Connecticut. In 2015, Superlawyers named Brian to the New York Metro Rising Stars list. The Rising Stars list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice and is awarded to up-and-coming attorneys 40 years old or younger. Brian has represented the firm's banking and corporate clients in connection with Uniform Commercial Code matters, federal and state consumer credit statutes and regulations, safe deposit box litigation, and trusts and estate litigation. In addition to complex litigation matters, Brian focuses on trust administration and has negotiated numerous purchase and sale contracts and partnership agreements for the firm's corporate and private clients. ?Brian has been certified as a guardian ad litem by New York State. In addition, he has volunteered with the American Bar Association's Military Pro Bono Project, a program that assists active-duty military personnel and their families with civil legal issues. ? After graduating magna cum laude from the State University of New York, University at Albany, with a degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Brian earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. At St.John's, Brian was a senior American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review staff member. Brian is a member of the state and federal bars of New York and New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of Connecticut.

Wills and Trust Law

622 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017

Brian P. Corrigan focuses on the areas of trusts, estates, and fiduciary litigation. He has represented clients successfully in a variety of Surrogate’s Court matters, including will contests, contested accounting, fiduciary removal, fiduciary surcharge, will construction/reformation and discovery proceedings. Brian has further achieved favorable results for clients in disputes related to powers of attorney, the spousal right of election, and joint accounts/pay on death accounts. He is experienced in contested and uncontested guardianship proceedings in New York State Supreme Court and New York Surrogate’s Court.

Wills and Trust Law

1133 Westchester Ave suite s 321, White Plains, NY 10604, USA

Emily P. Kahn is a Partner at Walsh & Amicucci LLP, practicing exclusively in the areas of Estate and Tax Planning, Probate and Administration of Estates, Trust Administration and Modification, Fiduciary Representation and Accounting, Special Needs Planning and Guardianships. She frequently advises injured and disabled claimants and their families receiving benefits through New York State Retirement Systems and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Ms. Kahn serves on the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association and on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association. She serves as pro bono counsel to Legal Services of the Hudson Valley and to a variety of individuals in Surrogate’s Court proceedings as Guardian ad Litem. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. and lectures for bar associations, wealth management firms and municipal associations in the New York City area. Ms. Kahn is a past Chair of the New Lawyers Section and continues her work with the judiciary to organize continuing legal education courses, pro bono opportunities and social events for young professionals. Ms. Kahn is a recipient of the 2018 Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Pro Bono Award for her mentorship in Trusts and Estates and the 2016 Westchester County Bar Association New Lawyers Leadership Award for leadership and service in the community. She was selected to the Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star list in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and named as a Rising Star in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America published by Westchester Magazine. Prior to being named Partner, Ms. Kahn worked at Walsh & Amicucci LLP as a Law Clerk for two years and as an Associate for eight years. She holds a B.A. from New York University and a J.D. from the Elizabeth Haub School of Law and is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Wills and Trust Law

22 Jericho Tpke, Suite 103, MINEOLA, NY 11501-2976

Area of Practice: Estates, Wills, & Trusts - Litigation & Planning ERNEST T. BARTOL received a Juris Doctorate Degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1970. Admitted to the New York Bar in 1971, Mr. Bartol has served as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, Estates and Trusts Law Committee since 1977, the Professional Ethics Committee from 1979 to 2000, the Elder Law Committee since 2000, and the New York State Bar Association Estates and Trusts Law Committee since 1973, and the Elder Law Committee since 2010. Mr. Bartol, who has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Fordham University and who formerly worked for two of the Big Eight (8) accounting firms in New York City and Philadelphia, has concentrated on all phases of Estates, Wills, and Trusts, Elder Law and Mental Hygiene Law Guardianship and commercial litigation since leaving the employ of a major accounting firm in 1971. Mr. Bartol has recently been elected as National Director of the Federal Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the Federal Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. He is a member of various Who's Who registers, including Who's Who in American Law. In 2003 Mr. Bartol became a member of the Civil Rules Committee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and in August of 2008, he became a member of the Magistrate Selection Committee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In March of 2008, he became a member of the State of New York Committee on Character and Fitness for the Second, Tenth, and Eleventh Judicial Districts. In 2004 he became the Presiding Trustee of the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County, a charity for whom he has donated substantial time for 40 years. Mr. Bartol is admitted to practice before all the Courts of the State of New York, a number of United States District Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Supreme Court, and the United States Tax Court. While Mr. Bartol is a seasoned litigator, he is also the Managing Attorney of BARTOL LAW FIRM, P.C.

Wills and Trust Law

711 Westchester Avenue, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10604