Philmont Probate Lawyers

Gina Raio Bitsimis is an attorney at Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. She joined the firm in February 2021 of counsel having previously worked over twenty-five years in prominent Trusts and Estates law firms. Gina’s practice includes all Surrogate’s Court proceedings to appoint an Executor or Administrator of an estate, preparation of fiduciary accountings, and preparation of New York State and Federal estate tax returns. In addition, she is well versed in real estate transactions. As a result of her proficiency in all matters of Trusts and Estates, Gina dedicates her time to educating and counseling clients on timely and sensitive matters....

I am a solo practice elder law attorney with a Masters in finance. I focus mainly in the area of elder law which includes Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Will Preparation, Estate Planning, Trusts, Deeds, Power of Attorney, Medicaid planning, Special Needs Trusts, Caregiver Agreements. I am available to see clients in one of my two office locations in PA or NY and to travel to clients residence in South Central Pennsylvania and New York.

Donna Stefans is the founder and lead attorney at Stefans Law Group, PC. She has over 23 years of experience in elder law, estate and asset protection planning, estate administration, geriatric care management, special needs planning, guardianship, elder law abuse and neglect, retirement income planning and Medicaid optimization. Ms. Stefans is also the President of Stefans Associates, Inc., a full service personal, business, and Trust, Income Tax and Accounting practice. The third major part of Ms. Stefans’ practice is capital management and investments. She has over 30 years of experience in retirement planning, asset protection planning, and wealth management. She...

Enza Brandi, Esq., Sole Practitioner

Enza Brandi, (formerly practicing law as Enza Cammarasana), is the founder of The Enza Brandi Law Firm, PLLC, with concentrations in the areas of foreclosure defense, real estate closings, commercial litigation and personal injury, handling diverse and complex litigation. Ms. Brandi has been practicing law since 1993, and founded a law firm in 1996 after working for a prestigious Long Island law firm with a heavy concentration in commercial litigation. She presently works “Of Counsel” to the law firms of Peter J. Wagner, PC and The Barton Law Group, PLLC, and to the...

Joshua is a native of Herkimer County. After college, he served our country as a Marine Officer, achieved the rank of Captain, and served on three deployments to the Middle East. Following service in the Marines, Joshua attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2015. Joshua gives 100% to everything he does. Following a recent jury trial in the Village of Herkimer [Docket No. 17050159], Joshua's client was found not guilty on all counts which was the first misdemeanor acquittal in Herkimer County in...

The Law Office of Attilio A. D'Oro is a full service law firm specializing in criminal law, personal injury, probate litigation and commercial litigation. We offer proactive and comprehensive legal representation to meet your personal needs.
Mr. D'Oro has been a member of the New York State bar since 2001. He is also admitted to practice in Federal Court in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (E.D.N.Y. and S.D.N.Y).
Mr. D'Oro specializes in criminal law, probate litigation, foreclosure defense, personal injury and business litigation. Other areas of expertise include drafting contracts and wills. Mr. D'Oro has appeared in court and...

James Maisano's law office is located in New Rochelle, NY, and he has practiced law in the New York City area for close to 20 years. James has experience working at large international law firms and running his own office as a sole practitioner - while handling all types of cases from large to small in both state and federal court. He has significant experience in all phases of civil litigation. His goal is to always provide quality and affordable legal representation to his clients.

James Maisano practices law in the following areas:

- Real Estate Closings
- Wills and Estates
- Probate...

Daniel R. Tota is a partner at the Yorktown Heights legal office, Durante, Bock & Tota, PLLC. He primarily devotes his practice to real estate and business transactions, but he also handles criminal defense cases, estate planning and civil litigation matters. Mr. Tota is admitted to the New York State Bar and the Connecticut State Bar, and is a member of the Westchester County Bar Association, the Yorktown Bar Association, and the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce. To find out more about the representation offered by Attorney Tota, do not hesitate to give the firm a call today.

Primary practice fields are municipal, land use, real estate law. estate planning, and probate.

We are a law firm that focuses on real estate transactions. We enable busy professionals, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to focus on what they do best and provide them with a way to effortlessly buy and sell real estate. By entrusting the entire process to us, you eliminate all of the things typically required of a buyer or seller that cause most people stress! Our process allows clients to minimize their involvement and enables them to use this time saved to engage in more profitable activities without the fear of missed deadlines. Many of our past clients have found that...

Rick has over twenty years of experience in civil and criminal practice, in both state and federal courts. He appears in throughout Rockland, Westchester, and Orange Counties, as well as in New York City, and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He specializes in estate planning, all trusts and estates issues and litigation, civil rights, criminal, and family law cases in trial level courts and on appeal.

Andrew D. Brodnick has been practicing real estate, land use, and commercial litigation for over 30 years, including cases involving adverse possession, title disputes, boundary disputes, contractor disputes, contracts of sale, landlord/tenant, foreclosure, reformation, condominium and cooperative law, partition and constructive trust cases. Andrew has litigated employment law actions, collection cases, general commercial and civil rights cases as well as bankruptcy and surrogate's court matters. From 2005-2011, Andrew served as general counsel at Camarda Realty Investments (CRI) in Carmel, N.Y., one of the largest real estate investment companies in the Lower Hudson Valley. While at CRI, he was involved in all...

- Attorney-35 years, litigation, probate, business relationships, criminal
defense, real estate related, and labor arbitration (40 years):

- Labor Arbitrator, National Panel of Labor Arbitrator, named in CBA's
- Former Commissioner of Human Rights, City of Yonkers
- Former President of Community-Based Organizations
- Former Vice-President, Westchester based, 3,000 employees, Human
Resources, Industrial Relations, Training, Medical, Security, Insurance
- Doctor of Law - 1985
- Master of Science-Criminal Justice - 1980

Tax, Estates and Litigation attorney with 25+ years of experience. Masters of Laws Degree in Taxation. Large practices in Trusts & Estates litigation and Tax Litigation.

Concentrations: Income Taxes, Gift and Estate Taxes, Exempt Organizations, Audits, Tax Controversy, Tax Compliance, Estate Administration, Will Contests, Contested Estate Accountings, General Estates Litigation.

Mary Aufrecht is a partner at Clair Gjertsen & Weathers PLLC. She started her legal career as a personal injury and maritime law attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana. However, having been a native New Yorker, Mary returned to practice in New York. Since her return to New York she switched her legal focus to foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, and real estate transactions while also engaged in civil litigation, estate work, appellate practice, and loss mitigation. She has honed her legal skills in these areas since 2013 by appearing in thousands of court appearances ranging from local to state to federal court....

Jonathan May, Esq., M.A. studied communications at the University of Illinois, the University of Miami and Law at Nova Southeastern University. Attorney May developed skills in leadership, teaching, coaching and physical training as a collegiate football coach with the University of Miami, University of Illinois and Florida International University.
Attorney May then became a communications professor and has taught at over sixteen schools in the area. This is a unique background that has helped contribute to his success in the legal field. Most people are not aware that a communications background involves education and the development of...

Inna Fershteyn is New York best Medicaid Planning and Trust and Estate lawyer who received education from the top schools and practiced law Bryan Cave LLP before opening Law Offices of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C. She has been practicing for over 23 years. Her practice focuses on Trust and Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate Proceedings in NY, Business Planning and Formation, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Fraud investigations and Employment law. She is licensed in New York and New Jersey and is NY state certified Mediator with over 600 hours of disputes that she mediated. ...