Probate Lawyers in Staten Island
Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC, located in Staten Island, provide a wide range of elder law, estate planning, probate, trust administration, and business succession services to clients throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the other boroughs. Our firm’s attorneys possess a wealth of legal experience dedicated to estate planning, elder law, wills and trusts, estate administration, and probate law. Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC is particularly known and respected for safeguarding the value of estates.
Dedication to professional Client Service
Our Staten Island law firm is dedicated to skillful, compassionate, and discreet representation in the following areas:
- Trusts, including living, revocable, non-revocable and special needs trusts
- Wills, including pour-over wills, used in conjunction with trusts
- Durable powers of attorney for financial matters
- Guardianship
- Health care powers of attorney
- HIPAA authorizations
- Living wills
- Advance health care directives
- Estate planning
- Estate administration
- Representation in probate proceedings
- Medicaid planning
We recognize that each client’s situation is unique, so our Staten Island estate attorneys take a personalized and dynamic approach to estate planning, investing the time necessary to understand your family dynamics, finances, wealth management and estate planning objectives. Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC carefully crafts wills and estate plans specifically designed to accomplish your goals. We take into consideration various contingencies, including the possibility of your subsequent incapacity or disability.
Probate, trust and estate litigation
The attorneys at Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC know that trust and estate disputes can be contentious and emotionally-charged. The death of a loved one frequently triggers intra-family conflict and rekindles long-dormant family disputes, since trust and estate disputes are often just as much about family relationships as they are about the distribution of money and property. Therefore, our Staten Island probate lawyers at Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC regularly handle and help resolve:
- Disputes among beneficiaries
- Disputes over accounting
- Claims of a breach of fiduciary duty by the personal representative or trustee
- Claims of financial elder abuse
- Removal of a personal representative or trustee
We prepare our estate attorneys to handle all types of disputes that may arise during probate and the administration of an estate. Our team has the experience in dispute resolution; but we prefer to establish your objectives, propose a strategy, and implement your estate plan before it has to go to probate. When you create a quality estate plan with Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC, your Will is less likely to go to probate. that will allow your estate to glide expeditiously through any potential conflict.
Experienced Probate Attorneys that Work with You
Ensure that your wishes are carried out as you intend. The Staten Island estate attorneys at Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC stand ready to help you protect your rights and your assets now and upon death, and ease the path through probate. Call us today at 718.477.7700 to schedule your free consultation.