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Helping Our Clients Plan for the Unexpected
with Expertise in Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, and Probate Law in Rochester, NY
Turn to Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates
When You Need a Trusted Attorney for Your Business, Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Real Estate Closings in Rochester, NY
Our attorneys have over four decades of experience in many areas of law including Business Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection, Elder Law, Probate Law, Estate Administration, and Real Estate Law in Rochester, NY. Our experience in many areas allow us to offer a certain breadth of knowledge to better serve our clients. We are committed to providing personalized legal counsel to our clients to plan for the unexpected.
Business Attorney Services
How can a business attorney help your business succeed?
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Forming LLCs, corporations, and other entities
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Business plan creation guidance
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Small business advisor
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Contract negotiation
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Business counseling and litigation
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Financing guidance
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General business advisor
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Business succession planning
Estate Planning Services
What services do estate planning attorneys provide to help protect your assets for the future?
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Draft wills, living wills, healthcare proxies
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Estate planning
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Estate administration and probate
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Coordination of beneficiary designations
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Powers of Attorney
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Revocable, irrevocable, and special needs trusts
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Guardianships
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Resolve legal Disputes about your estate
Learn more about how Ronald J. Axelrod, an estate planning attorney in Rochester, NY, can help.
Estate Administration
How can an attorney help you with estate administration
Estate administration is the overall process of managing and distributing a deceased person's assets. Administering an estate can be overwhelming, especially if you are not familiar the process and with State laws. Hiring an experienced estate administration attorney can assist you with the entire process. Estate administration services include:
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Appointing of selected representative
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Preparing and filing Surrogate's Court documents
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Notifying beneficiaries
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Planning for taxes for estates and trusts and that all tax filings are met
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Ensuring creditor notifications are met
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Assisting with gift and estate tax returns
Probate Administration
How can an estate planning attorney help you with the probate process?
An estate planning attorney can guide you through the sometimes overwhelming probate process and represent you in any court proceedings. Probate administration services assists you with:
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Validating and filing the will with the probate court.
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Getting you formally appointed as the executor.
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Notifying all creditors and beneficiaries.
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Ensuring that the estate complies with state laws.
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Gathering, identifying, and taking inventory of the deceased person's assets and liabilities, and obtaining property appraisals.
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Liquidating the deceased person's property.
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Paying the deceased's person's final debts and collecting any final assets.
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Filing the deceased person's final tax returns.
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Disputes or conflicts that may occur between the deceased person's heirs.
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Distributing remaining assets to the rightful heirs.
Medicaid Planning & Asset Protection Attorney
What services can an elder law attorney assist you with when planning for future nursing home care?
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Medicaid planning
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Asset protection planning
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Retirement planning
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Guardianships
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Long-term care consultations
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Coordination with financial planners
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Elder law counsel
Learn how medicaid planning can help protect your assets with elder law services.
Real Estate Legal Services in Rochester, NY
What legal services can a real estate attorney assist you with?
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Review and Approve Contracts
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Review the Title and Prepare Closing Adjustment
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Provide Legal Representation at the Closing
Selling Property:
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Review and Approve Contracts
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Prepare Closing Documents
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Order Mortgage Discharges
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Prepare Closing Adjustments
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Provide Legal Representation at Closing
If you are buying or selling a property, learn more about Ronald J. Axelrod's real estate services.
What makes Ronald J. Axelrod the best business attorney in Rochester, NY?
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Highly-recommended business attorney in Rochester, NY, with over 40 years of experience
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Effective, dedicated, and responsive legal representation for businesses of all sizes
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Results-driven business advisor and legal counsel for Rochester, NY companies
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Small firm, personalized service with large law firm experience and all of the legal muscle needed to get the results you deserve
What can Ronald J. Axelrod, an estate planning attorney in Rochester, NY do for you?
Ronald Axelrod, an estate planning attorney in Rochester, NY, provides comprehensive estate planning services to help you secure your assets and ensure your wishes are carried out. Our services are designed to guide you through every step of the estate planning process, offering clarity and peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Services include:
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Preparation of estate planning documents
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Identification of beneficiaries
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Establishment of Powers of Attorney
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Advance healthcare directives and long-term care planning
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Trust planning and creation
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Collaboration with financial advisors for tax planning
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Probate avoidance strategies
Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection & Elder Law Services in Rochester, NY
Part of Elder Law is Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection. Our attorneys help seniors craft a plan to preserve their assets for use while they are living so they can maintain a quality lifestyle if in-home care is needed, or have enough funds available to be as comfortable as possible should you need nursing home care. Our Rochester, NY, Medicaid Planning attorneys can help you plan for how to pay for long-term care without depleting all of your savings.
Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates helps their clients with Elder Law, which includes Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection, and Estate Planning in Rochester, NY – often at the same time.
TESTIMONIALS
Donald Pederson
"Mr. Axelrod has been my attorney for many years...he has counseled me through buying and selling two businesses, home purchases, legal disputes etc. In all this activity I have always felt he was always attentive to detail and worked out the best solution for me. And, he has a great sense of humor."
Wendy and Richard Levy
"Mr. Axelrod was very knowledgeable and thorough in the several business transactions in which he represented us. Besides the legal expertise he displayed, both he and his associate, Michele, kept a very open and efficient line of communication which was a very comforting quality during trying times."
L. Vincent Testa
"Mr. Axelrod is by far one of the most knowledgeable counselors I have ever worked with. He is one of those 1 in a million people who know what they are doing and seem to have it all memorized. Great guy, great value, great results."
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Our Focus
The Rochester, NY, Small Business Lawyer, Ronald J. Axelrod, serves businesses that may not be large enough to have their own in-house legal team.
We're the Rochester, NY, Estate Planning attorneys to turn to so that your assets are protected, are not lost, and are distributed to your heirs according to your exact wishes.
Our Medicaid planning attorneys in Rochester, NY, will assist you in protecting your assets when moving into a nursing home or needing home healthcare is eminent.
If you have the responsibility of being an executor or administrator of an estate when someone passes an d need to better understand the probate process, click the link below.