Gary I. Elias

Gary I. Elias

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 47 years

Probate Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Probate, Elder Law, Wills & Living Wills, Trusts

201 E 83rd St, New York, NY

About Gary

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Probate 35%

GARY ELIAS, J.D. is an Elder Law attorney and a member of the New York, Florida and New Jersey Bar Associations. . His practice is also devoted to Probate and Estate issues, representing clients and their families in numerous issues including Wills, & estate filings and litigation,

45 years | 700 cases

35%
Elder Law 30%

GARY ELIAS, J.D. is an Elder Law attorney and a member of the New York, Florida and New Jersey Bar Associations. Member of numerous Elder Law & Senior Advocacy Boards. His practice is devoted to Elder Law and Trust and Estate issues, representing clients and their families in numerous issues including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, preservation of assets, Medicare, Medicaid, Guardianship, nursing home issues, Probate and advocacy on all other matters concerning aging.

45 years | 1,000 cases

30%
Wills and Living Wills 20%

Drafting of Wills & Advance Directives (power of attorney, Health care proxy and living wills). Can amend any prior directive to fit the new circumstances needed for the client to have an effective person acting on there behalf should they be unable to handle matters for themselves and avoid any future guardianship issues.

45 years | 500 cases

20%
Trusts 15%

Trusts are often need in Medicaid planning or the ability to have assets given to a minor child with effective safeguards for those funds. Trusts often need specific language tailored as per the statute and the omission of such language can be fatal to the safeguarding of those trust assets , that we call the "corpus" of the Trust

45 years | 200 cases

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 41 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1984

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 46 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1979

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 47 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1978

Member in Good Standing - CLER Exempt

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Gary I. Elias

201 E 83rd St, New York, NY, 10028-2851

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Gary I. Elias's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Revision of Will

Listens to what the client wants to do and explains clearly what he can do and the best way to achieve the client's goals. He pays close attention to details and is easy to work with.

Posted by Adele | March 30, 2015

Excellent on all counts

Gary Elias provides legal services with great intelligence and depth. He is also sensitive to the needs of the client.. I am personally grateful for his help and guidance.

Posted by anonymous | March 21, 2015

Wills, Trusts and Estates

Gary Elias helped me with the three matters listed above. He revised a stale will, set up a trust, and took care of probate after the death of one of my relatives. He was extremely knowledgeable on all of these matters and my very elderly relative who he met with twice was impressed with his gentle k...indness.

Posted by Thomasina | March 12, 2015

No One Better

Mr. Elias played a very important role in assisting me through a most difficult period in my life. It was he who settled my mother's estate. It was he who led me through the very difficult procedures of putting a closure to my mother's guardianship. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

Posted by Linda | July 17, 2012

Elder Law Parental Situation

Had a very stressful family situation with my aging father, Mr. Elias took care of all the legal necessities in a seamless manner. He was wonderful.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2013

Empire State Counsel Award, New York Bar Association

2012

Empire State Counsel, New York State Bar Association

Work Experience

1980 - 1984

Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office

Associations

2014 - Present

Brooklyn Bar Association

Member & Referrel Attorney

2013 - Present

West Side Inter-Agency Council on Aging

Board Member

2008 - 2012

East Side Council On the Aging

Board Member

Sample of Legal Cases

City of New York v Dr. B.

Limited Guardianship

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