William Salvatore Gillen

William Salvatore Gillen

5.0
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 18 years

Trusts Lawyer at Brooklyn, NY
Practice Areas: Trusts, Real Estate, Probate, Wills & Living Wills

440 89th Street, Suite 3A, Brooklyn, NY

About William

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Probate 25%

19 years

25%
Real Estate 25%

19 years

25%
Trusts 25%

19 years

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 18 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2008

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 18 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2007

Resigned Without Prejudice

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Offices of William S. Gillen

440 89th Street, Suite 3A, Brooklyn, NY, 11209

Law Offices of William Salvatore Gillen

888 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310

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William Salvatore Gillen's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

29 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kevin | July 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Fantastic experience with Will

Will helped us to close on our first home during a global pandemic - the most stressful thing I've ever done - but working with Will was probably the easiest and most pleasant part of it. He was down to earth, easy to talk to, genuine, super informative and professional, and also humorous and fun to ...work with. I look forward to working with again on our next home some day.

Posted by Meggie | July 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Will was thorough and knowledgeable throughout our mortgage loan process!

Will was amazing to work with. He was always in contact with us during our mortgage loan process. Since this was our first home purchase, he had to explain everything to us which was done thoroughly. He also made recommendations to us throughout the process and we took his advice and we are happy tha...t we did.

Posted by Linda | November 20, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Residential

"Wonderful"

It was great working with Will, who managed the sale of our house. In addition to be responsive to questions and requests he was proactive in getting all necessary work done in a timely fashion. Because of his competence and great organization skills the house closing went so smoothly. He's a winne...r and I highly recommend him.

Posted by Alan | October 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Second to none!

I hired Will as my attorney for purchasing a cooperative apartment. He was nothing short of professional and knowledgeable at assisting me through the process. Pays attention to detail and always keeps me in the loop of things that need to get done. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to ...purchase a new home.

Posted by Danny | October 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Handled the purchase of our home and wrote our wills.

My family retained Will to represent us through the purchase of our first home and to write our wills, living wills and heath care directives. (Glad we have them but hope we don’t need them!) Will was thoughtful, detailed and attentive and we are very happy with him. We were in contract to purchase o...ur home for months and had multiple issues arise during the process. Luckily, we had Will and he resolved those issues and made the stressful home buying process much better. All in all, Will is a knowledge, experienced and competent attorney who is accessible and has fair prices. We plan to retain his services again in the future as needed and recommend him without reservation to others in need of legal representation.

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Nicholas Montalto

Trusts lawyer | Jul 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Outstanding attorney. I endorse this lawyer 100%. William has the perfect blend of professionalism, kindness, and experience. He's driven to going the extra mile and getting the best results for his clients. He's definitely one of the best I know"

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Principal Attorney, The Law Offices of William S. Gillen

2012 - 2019

Partner, Gillen Scali, PLLC

2009 - 2012

Principal Attorney, The Law Offices of William S. Gillen

Associations

2011 - Present

Bay Ridge Lawyers Association

Past President and Board Member

Education

2007

New England School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2004

Fordham University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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