Top Rated Tompkins County, NY Estate Planning Lawyers

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Tompkins County Has 42 Estate Planning Attorneys with 39 Reviews

Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Family and more

Bio: Shaw & Murphy is a general practice law firm focused on providing high-caliber, personal and commercial legal service to clients in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier of New York. We are a general practice on purpose: We believe clients benefit fr...

Rating: 10

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation

Review: "Please, stop what you are doing and call Mike Porciello now! He is in a class and league all of his own in Ithaca NY! My husband and I recently had to sell our home and Mike handled everything like the genius that he is, swiftly, accurately and pe..."

Rating: 6.4

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Estate Planning Lawyers in Tompkins County, NY

Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: Elizabeth Silverberg is a member of the New York and Alaska State bars. She is also member of the New York State Bar Association’s Trust and Estates Section, the Tompkins County Bar Association and Finger Lakes Women’s Bar Association. Elizabeth's...

Rating: 6.8

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, DUI & DWI, Real Estate and more

Review: "Kevin Kelly handled my custody case. He was very attentive and professional. He always responded to my emails and phone calls which is not something I've experienced with other lawyers. Most importantly, he was very patient with me and understandi..."

Rating: 6.5

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Corporate and Incorporation, Probate, Estate Planning and more

Review: "Sally has always been honest, trustworthy, dependable and has guided me through some challenging legal situations. She is also wonderful with sensitive family issues. "

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Bio: I am, an experienced attorney who strives to give my clients the personalized attentional that they deserve. Absent unusual circumstances, I try to answer all my calls and emails within one business day. I have strong professional skills and exper...

Rating: 7.9

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Child Custody, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: The Walsh Law Team is group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to serve your legal needs. Attorneys Ron Walsh and A.J. Meldrim together with our competent office staff work together to form The Walsh Law Team.

Rating: 8.7

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Employment & Labor and more

Review: "I've been fortunate to have worked with Sharon on several real estate transactions, a few of them current -- she's been very good to work with, a good listener, a good counselor. She and her office manage the multiple facets of each transaction wi..."

Rating: 6.5

Call for a consultation(607) 366-9102

Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and more

Review: "Heidi is dedicated, and takes her job to heart! One of the best attorneys I’ve known! If you get the chance to have her represent you, you are extremely blessed!"

Rating: 6.3

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts

Bio: John Moss Hinchcliff is an Attorney Of Counsel in Miller Mayer’s Trusts and Estates practice group. Mr. Hinchcliff focuses on trusts and estates law, including estate and tax planning for foreign citizens, non-traditional and second families, pers...

Rating: 6.5

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Corporate and Incorporation, Estate Planning, Real Estate and more

Review: "I have worked with Virginia Tesi of Marcus Orkin Tesi, LLP for over a year and a half now on three real estate transactions and I was extremely disappointed overall. Virginia Tesi was recommended to me by my real estate agent when I was purchasing..."

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Business, Real Estate, Estate Planning

Review: "He worked with a business owner to re-write an abstract and take from a disabled home owner. He took advantage of that's owners blindness to alter the abstract and sell that altered land to another apartment owner who had no property but the land ..."

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family, Adoption and more

Bio: I am committed to compassionate advocacy for my clients, using the law as a tool to help individuals and businesses solve problems and plan for the future. In recent years, I have shifted the focus of my practice from litigator to facilitator, usi...

Rating: 7.5

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Banking, Real Estate, Transportation and more

Review: "Was one of the worst consultations I've ever had. The man dressed like he was going to a 70's party with stains on his under shirt. It was as he just got done smoking a slathered hot dog like a cigar. You could tell he had an alcohol problem just ..."

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Rating: 6.5

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Personal Injury and more

Review: "He's still working with WordPerfect. George can barely use email and when he does, he's incapable of basic correspondence structure such as greetings and closings. He forgets which one of us is the customer and even his staff, Emily, is perfunct..."

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Medicaid & Medicare and more

Rating: 7.6

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Commercial, Trusts and more

Rating: 6.7

Call for a consultation(607) 605-6550

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation and more

Rating: 6.4

Call for a consultation(607) 366-9751

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Tompkins County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Education

Rating: 8.4

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