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

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Gary I. Elias

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

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Posted by anonymous | March 23, 2015 | Estate Planning

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 anonymous | September 25, 2013 | Estate Planning

Gary Elias Elder Law case

we were in distress with our family situation regarding my mother. Mr. Elias took care of all the legal aspects of her situation involving estate planning and senior benefits. He was very efficient and got iur family through a very trying time and situation.

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Relationship: Worked together on matter

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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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