Ruskin Moscou Faltischek has one of the finest Trusts and Estates Law practices in the New York metropolitan area. Serving to build and preserve the wealth of individuals as well as corporate clients, our trusts and estates attorneys have exceptional capabilities in all aspects of estate planning, business succession planning, estate and trust administration, estate litigation and elder law.
In estate and business succession planning, we effectively handle the full range of tasks including the preparation of wills and trusts and the creation of family limited partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and charitable foundations. We integrate all elements into a proper and efficient wealth transfer and business succession plan. Our experience in administering high net worth estates from $500,000 to $500 million gives us the edge in providing advice on marshalling and preserving estate assets, estate and fiduciary income tax planning, proper distribution of assets to estate beneficiaries, estate accounting issues and managing trust assets.
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek has acclaimed legal expertise in estate and trust litigation, having represented fiduciaries and beneficiaries in some of the largest and most complex litigations in the New York region. We handle cases involving probate of wills, trust validity, contested accounting, estate asset recovery, construction matters and controversies pertaining to tax-related issues.
Our elder law practice addresses the needs of individuals as they age and become disabled or face catastrophic medical expenses. Services include planning and applications for Medicaid benefits for long-term medical care, as well as guardianships for individuals no longer able to make life decisions. We help families and elderly clients deal with legal issues with sensitivity and insight.
BLOGS
- When To Object To Attorney-Fiduciary Commissions (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog 8/28/15)
- Making Your Mark: Using a Fingerprint When a Testator Cannot Sign the Will (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/06/14)
- Abandonment Cases in Surrogate’s Court Present Difficult Factual Issues (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/18/14)
- Opening the Safe Deposit Box (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/12/14)
- Estate Failed to Prove Museum’s Laches on Claim to a 3,000 Year Old Archeological Artifact Missing Since WWII (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 1/06/14)
- Attorney – Executor Beware: Strict Compliance with SCPA 2307-a Is Needed for Full Commissions (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 9/26/13)
- Potential Pitfalls of an Out of State Executor: Keep New York Estate Assets in New York (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 6/12/13)
- Spouse vs. Charity: Estate Tax Apportionment (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 5/14/13)
- Preventive Medicine For the Health of Your Estate (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 4/8/13)
- Hostility as a Basis to Deny Fiduciary Appointment (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 3/01/13)
- Digging A Little Deeper: Less Obvious Attesting Witness Beneficiaries Find Their Bequest Void Under EPTL 3-3.2 (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/8/13)
- To the Victor Goes The Spoils: A Review of the Pro Tanto Rule (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/4/13)
- New York Appellate Court Broadens the Powers of an Attorney-in-Fact (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 9/25/12)
- Effective Transfers to a Trust (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 8/29/12)
- Life Imitating Art on the Stage of the Surrogate’s Court (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 8/08/12)
- The Often Misunderstood Rule Against Perpetuities (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 7/24/12)
- Dishonesty as a Grounds for Ineligibility as a Fiduciary (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 5/15/12)
- Summary Judgement in Will Contests: An Epilogue (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 3/20/12)
- When A Trust Is No Longer Economical (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 3/11/11)
- Summary Judgment in Will Contests: Matter of Lubin (Lexis Nexis Estate Practice and Elder Law Blog, 2/13/12)