Rebecca Mayfield Blahut

Rebecca Mayfield Blahut

5.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 24 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Poughkeepsie, NY
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Guardianship

2 Austin Court, Poughkeepsie, NY

About Rebecca

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Elder Law 30%

Rebecca develops plans for possible incapacity or need for nursing home care, including preparation of Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Living Wills, Trusts to aid in the protection of assets and Medicaid applications.

30%
Estate Planning 30%

Rebecca develops estate plans for individuals and prepares estate planning documents, including Wills, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts, Life Insurance Trusts, Generation Skipping Trusts and Charitable Trusts. She also prepares estate and gift tax plans to reduce or avoid taxation. Rebecca assists business owners to plan for the transfer of businesses to a younger generation.

30%
Guardianship 20%

Rebecca assists with applications for appointment of Guardians for incapacitated and developmentally disabled individuals under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law and Article 17-A of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. She also assists Guardians with all aspects of the management of Guardianship Estates.

20%
Trusts 20%

Rebecca assists Executors, Trustees and Administrators with all aspects of the administration of Estates and Trusts. Services include probate of Will, marshaling of assets, preparation of estate tax returns, sale and distribution of assets, preparation and filing of accountings and discharge of fiduciaries.

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 24 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2002

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Rebecca M. Blahut PLLC

2 Austin Court, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603

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Posted by Christine | May 24, 2010 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Very wonderful lady!

She has been representing my husband in a case for over a year now, she's absolutely wonderful to talk to. You can trust her, and she's very pleasant. She took our concerns very seriously, and she was always very professional. The matter we are dealing with is a very hard issue, and she has been sup...portive, and very helpful personally to help us get through the difficult time in one peace. She's very knowledgeable and did an excellent job.

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"I endorse this lawyer. I refer clients (with estate planning needs) to Rebecca. I trusted her to do an estate plan for my parents. She is extremely competent and professional."

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

Forty Under 40 Shaker Award, Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce

Work Experience

2024 - Present

Attorney, Law Office of Rebecca M. Blahut PLLC

2003 - 2024

Associate, McCabe & Mack LLP

Associations

2010 - Present

Dutchess County Arts Council

Corporate Secretary

2006 - Present

Dutchess County Bar Association

Treasurer/Member

New York State Bar Association - Estates & Trusts and Elder Law Sections

Member

Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association

Member

National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council

Member

Education

2001

Mississippi College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Southeastern Louisiana University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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