Experienced Estate Planning Attorneys

Estate Planning Lawyer Serving Orchard Park, Cheektowaga, Lancaster & West Seneca, NY

Estate planning enables you to determine how your assets will be distributed — and how medical and family decisions will be carried out — in the event of your death or if you become mentally incapacitated. Developing the right estate plan is the best way to build and protect your legacy.

At the estate planning law firm of Smolarek Law, we help clients across Buffalo, Orchard Park, Cheektowaga, Lancaster, and West Seneca, NY realize both their financial and their family goals by helping them create personalized estate plans. Whether your estate is large or small, we are the firm to contact for trusted counsel throughout every stage of your estate planning process.

A comprehensive estate plan should address your needs while you are living and include a smooth transition to your heirs. At Smolarek Law, we utilize a variety of planning tools to cover all of your long-term goals and address the special needs of your family, including:

• Last Will and Testament - This is a legal document that defines how you want your estate to be distributed after you are gone. It can name alternate guardians for your children who are under 18 years old.
• Powers of Attorney - This legal document allows someone to handle your financial affairs and act on your behalf if you cannot do. This person can be your husband, wife, child, friend or another responsible person.
• Probate and Estate Administration - This legal process includes administering the decedent’s estate and distributing assets according to their Last Will and Testament.
• Living Will and Health Care Proxy - This process allows you to choose one person who will make health care decisions for you if you lose the ability to make decisions yourself. The Living Will states your preferences for medical treatment.
• Elder Law - We offer legal advice for seniors including Estate Planning, Medicaid/Long Term Care Planning and Probate Law.
• Medicaid Planning - We offer legal advice when it comes to the complicated Medicaid laws. Let us help you protect your family and assets.

Benefits of Hiring an Estate Planning Attorney

When creating important documents during estate planning, including a will, trust, power of attorney, and other important decisions to ensure your wishes will be honored when you die, it is important to hire an estate planning attorney. Our team will help:

• Update documents when a significant life event occurs. - This may include when you get a new house, obtain a new property, children or grandchildren are born, or you have been divorced.
• Ensure your documents comply with current law practices. - Our team will help draft your documents in accordance with current New York State law. Some documents and the laws surrounding them vary from state to state and change from time to time.
• Create documents that say what you want them to say. - The estate planning language can be complex and confusing. Our attorneys can help draft your documents to say explain what you want them to say so there are no questions after you pass.
• Provide you with legal advice. - We can review your documents and assets and help make recommendations, help you change beneficiaries, and make sure steps are not overlooked.
• Provide a trusted resource for your family. - After you pass, our attorneys can help ensure a smooth transition of your estate and help administer your trust.

Contact Our Office Today to Schedule a Consultation

At Smolarek Law, we listen to your concerns, explain your options and counsel you toward the right solutions that best help you reach your goals. To talk with one of our experienced estate planning lawyers, call us at (716) 771-1601. We look forward to speaking with you.