Colleen Anne Dooley

Colleen Anne Dooley

3.3
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 19 years

Real estate Lawyer at Troy, NY
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning ... +5 more

258 Hoosick Street, Suite 201, Troy, NY

About Colleen

Biography

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Real Estate 53%

Representation of both sellers and buyers at closing. Title Examination.

20 years

53%
Wills and Living Wills 15%

Preparation of simple and complex Last Will and Testament and/or Trust documents as appropriate

20 years

15%
Estate Planning 10%

Last Will and Testament, Power-of-Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Irrevocable & Revocable Trusts.

20 years

10%
Probate 10%

Assist executors in marshalling decedent's assetes, determining date of death and basis values, communication with Surrogate's Court, and completition of Federal and New York State Estate Tax Returns.

20 years

10%
Contracts and Agreements 5%

Asset Purchase/Sale Agreements for small businesses.

20 years

5%
Corporate and Incorporation 5%

Formation/Incorporation, shareholder agreements, succession planning for small businesses. Formation of Not-for-Profit Corporation and application for federal and state tax exemption

20 years

5%
Elder Law 1%

Health Care Proxies, Power-of-Attorney, Medicaid Planning.

20 years

1%
Speeding and Traffic Ticket 1%

Traffic Infractions (speeding, failing to obey signal, etc) and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana (violations only)

20 years

1%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 19 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2007

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Colleen Anne Dooley

258 Hoosick Street, Suite 201, Troy, NY, 12180

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Colleen Anne Dooley's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.3 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by Melissa Hems | June 05, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

I have been working with Colleen Dooley for 10+ years

I have been working in Real Estate since the 1990's. Colleen starts communicating with parties usually starting at 6AM. I trust her with all of my seller and buyer clients as well as my own personal purchases and sales. Always great with communication (usually through email which I prefer as well).... If I need her on the phone I just ask her to call between her closings and I always get a call back very quickly. FANTASTIC SERVICE :)

Posted by Jeremy | August 05, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Terrific service

I was buying my first home and completely felt overwhelmed at first. Luckily I found a fantastic real estate agent in Chelsea Barraco who recommended using Colleen who Chelsea called part of her "A team" to help me with the process. From start to finish Colleen made sure I was well informed, aware of... all scenarios and any issues that may arrive and made the entire home buying process completely stress free. I felt in good hands the entire time and completely understood why Chelsea had called Colleen part of her A team in the beginning. I highly recommend Colleen and suggest anyone, especially first time home buyers, find well qualified and attentive attorneys and real estate agents that make the process simpler and take on the entire process as not just another task but a job worth taking pride in.

Posted by anonymous | July 24, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Beware, Doesn't Protect Clients, Shouldn't be an Attorney

We were referred to Ms. Dooley from our Real Estate agent. It was a disaster. We were trying to close by a certain date. She told us it shouldn't be a problem. Come to find out she did not order the title for over a week after we told her to. We found out this was on purpose because she had an undisc...losed vacation when during the date we were trying to close. After that she would not return phone calls (she won't talk on the phone with her clients, e-mail only). At closing we found out she had messed up the amount the checks that were supposed to be brought to the closing. This resulted in a overpayment to the seller. Even though we had a signed paper saying the sellers would return the money to me, it went to Colleen and we never say this money and still have not to this day. This amount was in excess of $1000. Now we have found out the seller did not disclose a material defect in the house and now she won't help us in this matter. She provides terrible communications and then leave you out to dry when there is a problem

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Associate, Martin, Shudt, Wallace, Di Lorenzo & Johnson

2007 - 2014

Associate Attorney, The DiFabio Law Firm, P.C.

2007 - 2007

Associate Attorney, Roemer Wallens & Mineaux Llp

Associations

2007 - Present

Albany County Bar Association

member

2004 - Present

New York State Bar Association

member

2009 - 2011

Partners in Dance

Managing Partner

2008 - 2011

Nacre, Inc.

Advisory Board

2006 - 2009

Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

Member

Education

2006

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Juris Doctor

2001

SUNY Brockport

BFA

Languages

English

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