Estate Planning

Estate Planning, and Trust and Estate Administration

Hill & Fischer, PC, has developed an expanded practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration, and Estate and Gift Taxation. Understanding that every person and family has different issues and necessities, we offer the assurance of complete confidentiality and responsive service. At Hill & Fischer, PC, we put our client’s minds to rest on all matters relating to Trusts and Estates Law. Each client receives specialized and focused planning, as we help them draft a comprehensive, strategic and highly-personalized plan that addresses their goals and wishes.

Call us today to schedule a consultation if you are in the Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, or Syracuse areas of New York.

Wills and Trusts

One of the most important facets of our practice is to consider each client’s needs and circumstances to help carefully craft the type of estate plan to best serve each client. We can help you ensure the proper documents are in place that will take into account:

• Children and Family Members with Special Needs

• Planning for the management of one’s estate during and after their lifetime

• Specialized planning to take into account blended and progressive family structures

• Medicaid Planning

• Pet Trusts

• Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts

• Elder Law

• Inheritance and Asset Protection

• Tax and Financial Planning

• Complex Family Issues

The size and scope of our client’s estates vary greatly, but they all receive the attention and care needed to effectively plan and manage the estate. Our focus is on the client during their life, and their family after their passing, to ensure a smooth and efficient administration of the estate. Let us help you and your loved ones avoid the mess and difficulty that occurs when someone does not have sufficient planning.

Knowing that it is not always easy to come to an attorney’s office, especially in the snowy months, with appropriate planning, the attorneys at Hill & Fischer, PC are available for home, office, and hospital visits.

Probate and Estate Administration

Your attorneys at Hill & Fischer, PC, will carefully guide and assist your loved ones through the difficult process of probate. Often times, because of the sensitive nature involved in someone’s passing, family issues arise as a result. We can help you navigate these issues, and protect your interests. Hill & Fischer, PC, specializes in guiding loved ones through the following:

• Probate of Will or Appointment of an Administrator

• Collection of assets and determination of their value

• Payment of debts and administration expenses

• Accounting to the beneficiaries of the estate

• Distribution of the Estate

End-of-Life Decision Making

The attorneys at Hill & Fischer, PC, assist our clients in navigating their end-of-life choices. When possible, many individuals want at least a sense of control over their final moments. At Hill & Fischer, PC, we can help ease your mind, and simplify your options for you.

For help in the Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, or Buffalo areas of New York, call today and schedule a consultation.