Top Rated Amherst, NY Guardianship Lawyers

24 guardianship lawyers serve Amherst, NY. Compare the best based on 222+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Erie County are listed below.

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Amherst Has 24 Guardianship Attorneys with 222 Reviews

Cohen & Lombardo, PC
4140 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: Terrie Benson Murray graduated Summa Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Fredonia with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and History. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo School...

Rating: 7.6

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Tiveron Law PLLC
2410 N. Forest Road, Amherst, NY

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

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

Bio: Melissa Pezzino is an attorney working in Tiveron Law’s Estates, Estate Planning, and Elder Law Department. Ms. Pezzino drafts Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Powers of Attorney for clients and then represents those estates in a compassionate and ...

Rating: 8.3

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42 Lantern Ln, Amherst, NY

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, General Practice, Guardianship

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Tiveron Law PLLC
2410 N Forest Rd, Amherst, NY

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 3 years

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

Bio: Douglas Gawel is an attorney practicing in the Tiveron Law’s Estate Planning & Elder Law Departments, with an emphasis on Estate Administration, Probates, Trusts, and Last Will & Testament litigation. Mr. Gawel obtained his Juris Doctorate from Du...

Rating: 7.2

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

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Rating: 9.2

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Mediation, Arbitration and more

Review: "Mr. Gerstman provided excellent advice on a guardianship/estate matter during our short phone conversation. She has a warm personality. Was immediately upfront with me about not having the bandwidth within her schedule due to her caseload and non-..."

Rating: 10

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Elder Law and more

Bio: Ms. Peraza is an associate attorney working at Lippes, Mathias, Wexler, Friedman LLP in the firm’s trust and estates department. As a law student, she interned for the Hon. Barbara Howe in Erie County Surrogate’s Court and worked in the Public Ben...

Rating: 10

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: When you contact me for a free consultation, you will not get a sales pitch. You will get an honest assessment of your legal needs and my ability to serve you. Moreover, I have no problem advising a potential client not to retain an attorney when ...

Rating: 9.8

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: Linda Stravalaci Grear is a Partner with Pfalzgraf Beinhauer Grear Harris Schuller LLP. Grear practices in areas of Elder Law, Probate Estates, Estate Planning & Trusts. She has practiced in the field of Elder Law, Estates, Estate Planning & Trust...

Rating: 8.9

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Medical Malpractice, General Practice and more

Bio: Mr. Comerford joined The Tarantino Law Firm (formerly Brown & Tarantino) in 2010. Mr. Comerford’s professional memberships include the Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Com...

Rating: 7.9

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Personal Injury, Litigation

Rating: 8.0

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Williamsville)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: I provide sound legal solutions for my clients with personal attention, empathy and compassion. My services include estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate administration, trust administration, business succession planning, guar...

Rating: 7.0

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Getzville)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Elder Law, Estate Planning and more

Bio: Mr. Silverstein has concentrated his practice in the areas of estates and elder law for over 20 years. He is a former bank trust officer, where he handled administration of estates, trusts and employee benefit plans. Mr. Silverstein has often spok...

Rating: 9.7

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Employment & Labor, Civil Rights and more

Bio: My office and my niece and nephews stopping by for a visit.

Rating: 7.4

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Getzville)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate

Bio: Megan Knepka is an Associate Attorney working primarily with the firm’s Estate Planning and Elder Law Department. Ms. Knepka started with HoganWillig as a law clerk in the Fall of 2016 during her third year of law school. Ms. Knepka attended Nazar...

Rating: 7.8

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare

Rating: 6.8

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Probate, Estate Planning and more

Review: "I petitioned the court to placed my mother under guardianship due to various events that occurred that I was not made aware of. Jennifer was able to move the guardianship process through the court system at a very fast pace. She is VERY knowledgea..."

Rating: 7.0

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Elder Law, Trusts and more

Review: "Jean is outstanding. Very knowledgeable, and very patient. She did my will, trust, power of attorney, everything. She was easy to work with and good at explaining things to me. Would I use her again? Absolutely. I know it is done right,"

Rating: 7.4

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Our knowledge and experience in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law allow us to bring positive resolution while maintaining an atmosphere of individual concern.

Rating: 7.4

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Guardianship Attorney near Amherst (Buffalo)

Guardianship Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence, Bankruptcy and Debt and more

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Which Guardianship lawyers have been licensed the longest in Amherst, NY?

Arthur Harold Ackerhalt 51 years licensed
Sharon Stern Gerstman 51 years licensed
Terrie Benson Murray 46 years licensed
Stephen R. Silverstein 45 years licensed
David Colin Schopp 43 years licensed
Richard A. Grimm 38 years licensed
Helen J. Ferraro-Zaffram 37 years licensed
Lisa J. Allen 35 years licensed
Jeffrey Francis Voelkl 33 years licensed
Brenda Ann Mattar 33 years licensed

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Which Amherst, NY Guardianship lawyers are newest to the area?

Douglas E. Gawel 3 years licensed
Megan Knepka 8 years licensed
Russel Morgan 8 years licensed
Melissa Anne Mummery 10 years licensed
Jessica Michelle Peraza 10 years licensed
Nikole M Wynn 13 years licensed
Daniel Kevin Comerford 16 years licensed
Julie Ann Latham 18 years licensed
Jennifer Grace Flannery 19 years licensed
Melissa A Pezzino 21 years licensed

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Amherst, NY Guardianship Lawyers

Amherst Has 24 Guardianship Attorneys with 222 Reviews

Terrie Benson Murray