AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Ithaca Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).
Reviews
More Filters
Sort by
Language
Years Established
AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Ithaca Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer ... Learn More
AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Ithaca Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

4.5
102 Reviews

  • 798 Cascadilla Street, Ithaca, NY 14850+8 locations

  • Law Firm with 54 lawyers2 awards

  • Building Relationships on Results

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Appellate Practice, and 37 more

Nathan Kopp
Partner
Compare with other firms

The Lama Law Firm, LLP

4.4
27 Reviews

  • 2343 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1092

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • Personal Injury, Real Estate, Employment, Family/Divorce, Criminal Defense, General Practice, Automobile Injury, Accidents, Motorcycle Injury, Insurance, Surrogate, Wills, Trusts,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Practice, Civil Litigation, and 68 more

Luciano Lama
Estate Planning Lawyer
Other Lawyers At This Firm
Compare with other firms

The Law Office of Sharon M. Sulimowicz

3.9
41 Reviews

  • 118 North Tioga Street, Suite 202, Ithaca, NY 14850

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • The Ithaca Law Office of Sharon M. Sulimowicz provides a full range of legal services. Welcome to our website. We hope you find the information on this site both informative and... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Practice, Civil Litigation, and 7 more

  • Free Consultation

Sharon M. Sulimowicz
Estate Planning Lawyer
Compare with other firms

Your legal solution starts here.

Get professional advice by contacting an attorney today.

ADVERTISEMENT

Thaler & Thaler P.C.

3.8
20 Reviews

  • 309 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14851-0266

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers2 awards

  • Through successive generations from our founding in 1927, Thaler & Thaler, P.C., has evolved along with the needs of our clients in a complicated world. The one constant, however,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Practice, Environmental Law, and 6 more

  • Free Consultation

Lorraine Schmitt
Estate Planning Lawyer
Other Lawyers At This Firm
Compare with other firms

William P. Sellers IV, PLLC

  • 202 E. State St., Ste. 404, Ithaca, NY 14850

Holmberg Galbraith, LLP

  • 118 N. Tioga St., Ste. 304, Ithaca, NY 14850

Barney, Grossman, Dubow & Troy, LLP

  • 120 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850

William Donald Goodman Law Office

  • 218 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY 14850-8401

The Gugino Law Office

  • 504 Spencer Road, First Floor, Suite 1, Ithaca, NY 14850

Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP

  • 200 East Buffalo Street; Suite 502, Ithaca, NY 14850

Lawyers At This Firm

Miller Mayer, LLP

  • 215 East State Street, Suite 200, Ithaca, NY 14850

Lawyers At This Firm

Williamson, Clune & Stevens

  • 317 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14851-0126

Lawyers At This Firm

Karen Silverstein

  • Ithaca, NY 14852-3944

Emerson W. Mitchell

  • 309 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, NY 14850-4239

Robert E. Dunphy, Esq.

  • 948 Cliff Street, Ithaca, NY 14850-2020

Hines & Allen

  • 417 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850

Bousquet Holstein PLLC

  • 200 East Buffalo Street, 4th Floor, Ithaca, NY 14850

Lawyers At This Firm

Shaw & Murphy, PLLC

  • 109 East Seneca St., Ithaca, NY 14850

Lawyers At This Firm

Frederick R. Xlander

  • 401 East State Street, Suite 304,, Ithaca, NY 14850

The Law Office of Mariette Geldenhuys

  • 401 E. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Adams, Theisen, May & Miller Attorneys and Counselors at Law

  • 103 W. Seneca St., Ste. 301, Ithaca, NY 14850

Harris Beach PLLC

  • 119 East Seneca Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Lawyers At This Firm

Deborah Wolf Miller

  • 416 N. Tioga St., Ste. 4, Ithaca, NY 14850

Robin Abrahamson Masson Attorney & Counselor at Law

  • 120 E. Buffalo Street, First Floor, Suite 2, Ithaca, NY 14850

Patte Law Firm

  • 121 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850

Schlather, Stumbar, Parks & Salk, LLP

  • 200 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14851

Lawyers At This Firm

Mazza and Mazza

  • 307 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, NY 14850-4205

Ask a Lawyer

Additional Resources

Looking for Estate Planning Lawyers in Ithaca?

Estate planning attorneys help individuals prepare for the management and distribution of their assets after death or incapacitation. They create legal documents such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Their work ensures a client’s wishes are honored, minimizes potential taxes, and simplifies the process for their loved ones.

About our Estate Planning Lawyers Ratings

The average lawyer rating is created by peers based on legal expertise, ethical standards, quality of service, and relationship skills. Recommendations are made by real clients.

CLIENT RECOMMENDED
62 %

180 Client Reviews

PEER REVIEWS
4

642 Peer Reviews

User Resources

Lawyer Resources

Commonly Asked Estate Planning Questions From Users Near You

This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

I am divorc3ed with an adult child. I am in a committed relationship and am not certain how distribution of assets between partner and child

Lori Nevias
Answered by attorney Lori Nevias
Estate Planning lawyer at Lori Nevias, Attorney at Law
You need a will, and probably a power of attorney and other estate planning documents. You need to decide how you want your assets and belongings to be distributed when you are gone and a last will and testament will ensure that happens. In the absence of a will, your partner will get nothing unless you have joint bank accounts or real estate held as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. In that case the share of the person who passes away first goes to the other joint tenant. You also need to make decisions about who you want to make health care and financial decisions for you if you cannot do so- your partner or your child. A power of attorney appoints a person (or persons) to make financial decisions and other non-medical decisions and tasks for you and is only valid while you are alive. A health care proxy appoints another person to make healthcare decisions for you if you are unable to do so. A living will is a useful document to give instructions to your health care proxy, or directly to a doctor or hospital if you are unable to do so.  If you married, whether or not you have a will, your spouse is entitled to the first $50,000 or one-third of your net assets, unless you sign a pre-nuptial agreement that specifies otherwise, as well as a car up to $25,000 in value, cash up to $20,000, personal belongings and clothing up to $20,000 in value, and books, records, photos up to $2,500 in value.   
You need a will, and probably a power of attorney and other estate planning documents. You need to decide how you want your assets and belongings to be distributed when you are gone and a last will and testament will ensure that happens. In the absence of a will, your partner will get nothing unless you have joint bank accounts or real estate held as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. In that case the share of the person who passes away first goes to the other joint tenant. You also need to make decisions about who you want to make health care and financial decisions for you if you cannot do so- your partner or your child. A power of attorney appoints a person (or persons) to make financial decisions and other non-medical decisions and tasks for you and is only valid while you are alive. A health care proxy appoints another person to make healthcare decisions for you if you are unable to do so. A living will is a useful document to give instructions to your health care proxy, or directly to a doctor or hospital if you are unable to do so.  If you married, whether or not you have a will, your spouse is entitled to the first $50,000 or one-third of your net assets, unless you sign a pre-nuptial agreement that specifies otherwise, as well as a car up to $25,000 in value, cash up to $20,000, personal belongings and clothing up to $20,000 in value, and books, records, photos up to $2,500 in value.   
Read More Read Less

Can the executor change the locks of a house if it was not written in the will?

default-avatar
Answered by attorney Norman Harry Green (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Irsfeld, Irsfeld & Younger LLP
Your bro-in-law is not executor until appointed by a court. By now he should have filed a petition for probate and you should have gotten notice. Fr died in June. It is his job to marshal the assets. What reason do you have for entrance into the house, other than to take things? If you have a valid reason, then explain it and arrange to go there for the legitimate purposes.
Your bro-in-law is not executor until appointed by a court. By now he should have filed a petition for probate and you should have gotten notice. Fr died in June. It is his job to marshal the assets. What reason do you have for entrance into the house, other than to take things? If you have a valid reason, then explain it and arrange to go there for the legitimate purposes.
Read More Read Less

I'm one of the airsoft mother's astate and my sister is eviction me out can she do that to me I'm part owner

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
The executor has a duty to gather all the deceased's property, pay the bills of the deceased and the deceased's estate and then distribute the rest as provided in the Will.
The executor has a duty to gather all the deceased's property, pay the bills of the deceased and the deceased's estate and then distribute the rest as provided in the Will.
Read More Read Less