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New York estate lawyers
One of New York’s most trusted estate planning firms. Forest Hills, overlooking Forest Hills Gardens. Licensed in New York and New Jersey. Contingency fees available.
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New York estate lawyers — Jason W. Stern & Associates
Three decades in estate litigation and planning. Hofstra Law, then the Yankowitz Law Firm, then this office in 2002. A will-contest lawyer with a record of overturning fraudulently drafted wills. The firm has secured tens of millions of dollars for clients, including non-marital children in paternity cases.
More than thirty years of complex kinship cases. He has recovered tens of millions of dollars for families of people who died without a will, including families of people who perished in the Holocaust. Admitted in New York and California, and before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Successful, tough, and highly skilled
With Matt Hunter, Mr. Stern litigated one of the largest paternity estate battles in U.S. history, valued at over $200 million. The office is in Forest Hills, licensed in New York and New Jersey.
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New York estate litigation
Estate litigation
No other New York firm has had more success litigating estates than The Law Offices of Jason W. Stern & Associates. Our Queens estate firm is one of only a handful of estate litigation firms in New York who have successfully challenged valid attorney drafted and witnessed wills. Our offices have recovered tens of millions of dollars of estate assets for unfortunate beneficiaries who have been defrauded by greedy family members and fiduciaries.
Will contests in New YorkPersonalized attention, and a record in will contests and estate litigation. The firm’s experience challenging attorney-drafted wills is what it uses to litigate a file, or to keep a family out of court entirely.
October 2023·Google
I am so thankful to have found Jason Stern and his partner Matt Hunter. They took my case when our family member died and we realized we were not receiving our inheritance. Jason found a very elaborate scheme to defraud the estate and a well hidden money trail leading to my cousin's bank account. These NY estate attorneys got us justice and our inheritance.
April 2018·Avvo
A colleague highly recommended Jason Stern and I hired him to contest a family will. I was left out of a modified will, which was unexpected and emotional. Jason and his partner worked diligently to obtain the evidence needed to invalidate the fraudulent will, and he worked to prevent it from being probated. He helped me obtain justice and win my case.
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Do I need an estate attorney
The question is not whether you need one. It is why you cannot afford to skip one. A poorly drafted will, or no plan at all, can leave assets in limbo, start a family fight, or land the estate in New York probate. Jason W. Stern & Associates will protect the assets and fight for the family’s estate.
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Our NY estate lawyers provide a free contingency consultation
Estate litigation in New York is not only emotionally draining. It is expensive. The firm takes cases on a contingency basis so clients are not priced out of the same representation. No estate firm in New York has consistently achieved a better track record than this one.
The office knows each of the Surrogate’s Courts of the State of New York, and the probate procedure that court uses. The consultation is free.
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