Item: Ettinger Law Firm
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Author: K. D.

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Attorneys & Staff
- Michael Ettinger
- Bonnie Kraham
- Suzanne Ettinger
- Danielle Becker
- Alberthe Bernier
- James Asquith
- Michelle Berman
- Lindsay Thomas
- Tiffany Ghicas
- Tara Cullen
- Lorraine Sabalja
Staff Profiles
- Lisa M. Govel
- Patricia Brown
- Katherine Drysdale
- Alison Thompson
- Jessica Ahern
- Jacqueline Perez
- Molly Nichols
- Charde Davis
- Dana Ceppos
- Keegan Passalic
- Sabrina Mureb
- Melissa Taggart
- Oliver Sauther
- Carolann DeLaRosa
Practice Areas
- New York Elder Law Attorneys
- Wills
  - Wills in General
  - Pitfalls of Will Planning
  - Executor vs Trustee Fees at Death
  - Writing an Ethical Will – Legacy Development
- New York Living Trusts Attorneys
- Medicaid Strategies
- New York Special Needs Trust Attorneys
- Estate Administration and Probate
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- About Living Trusts
- About Medicaid
- About Medicare
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- Attorney Michael Ettinger Named 2010 Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager
- Glossary of Estate Planning and Elder Law Terms
- Four Major Reasons Why Trusts are Preferred Over Wills for Seniors
- Types of Health Care Services/Living Accommodations for Seniors
- Asset Protection With a Medicaid Trust
- Choosing a Professional Trustee
- Estate Planning for Pets — A Trust for Fluffy?
- Geriatric Care Managers — Helping Seniors and Their Families Take Aging in Stride
- Keeping Your Assets in the Family — The Inheritance Trust
- Michael Ettinger's Top Ten Reasons to Plan Your Estate
- Planning for the Disabled Child With a Supplemental Needs Trust
- Writing an Ethical Will – Bequeathing Who You are and What You Stand for
- Trustee's Duties Upon the Death of the Grantor
- Irrevocable Trusts Do's and Don'ts
- Understanding a Veteran With PTSD
- The Ettinger Law Firm Way
- Elder Law Estate Planning in a Nutshell - Part One: Disability Planning
  - Part Two: Death Planning
  - Part Three: Inheritance Planning
  - Part Four: Asset Protection Planning
  - Printable version of Elder Law Estate Planning in a Nutshell
- 2021 Newspaper Columns
  - The Five Perils Estate Planning Avoids
  - A Baker's Dozen Reasons to Use a Trust
  - Avoiding Guardship in New York
  - Biden's Latest Estate Tax Exemption Proposal
  - Biden's Gift and Estate Tax Plan
  - ''Disclaimer Trusts'' for Couples with Taxable Estates
  - The Elder Law Power of Attorney
  - Myths About Estate Planning
  - The Farmer's Daughters
  - Writing an Ethical Will
  - Saving Half on the Nursing Home Doorstep
  - Good Reasons to Plan Your Estate (Part One)
  - Good Reasons to Plan Your Estate (Part Two)
  - Planning For Disability to Avoid Guardianship
  - Choosing a Health Care Proxy
  - In Wills We Trusted
  - Inheritance Protection Trusts to Keep Assets in the Family
  - Spousal Refusal – Just Say No
  - Leaving Assets to Minors
  - Leaving Assets to Spendthrift Children
  - Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) v. Life Estate Deed
  - Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatments
  - The State of Estate Taxes
  - Trusts Create Order Out of Chaos
  - Pet Trusts
  - Planning for Singles and Couples Without Children
  - Powers of Attorney Are for Everyone
  - Prenuptial Agreements
  - Qualifying for Medicaid to Pay for Long-Term Care
  - Retroactivity of Gift and Estate Tax Law Changes
  - Second Marriage Planning
  - Taking Back Control with a Living Trust
  - The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (''MAPT'')
  - The ''Santa Clause'' in Estate Planning
  - Using ''Moral Suasion'' in Estate Planning
  - What is Elder Law Estate Planning?
- 2022 Newspaper Columns
  - Aging Life Care Managers (ALCM)
  - Avoiding New York Estate Taxes
  - Caregiver Agreements
  - The Caregiver as Invisible Patient
  - Cashing in Your Life Insurance Policy
  - Checklist of Elder Law Estate Planning Concerns
  - The Ettinger Law Firm Way (Part One)
  - The Ettinger Law Firm Way (Part Two)
  - The Ettinger Law Firm Way (Part Three)
  - The Ettinger Law Firm Way (Part Four)
  - Gifting to Minors
  - Special Needs Children and Grandchildren
  - Comedian Tim Conway’s Final Years
  - The Young Family Estate Plan (YFEP)
  - Reverse Mortgages
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- Mid-Hudson Valley
- Long Island
- New York City - Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
- Rockland/Westchester
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Office Locations
- Albany, NY
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Fishkill, NY
- Middletown, NY
- Rhinebeck, NY
- Huntington, NY
- Islandia
- New Hyde Park, NY
- Melville, NY
- Rockville Centre, NY
- New City, NY
- White Plains, NY
- Brooklyn, NY
- Staten Island, NY
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Communities
- Greene County, New York
- Rensselaer, New York
- Putnam County, New York
- Bronx County, New York
- Columbia County, New York
- Brooklyn/Kings County, New York
- Queens County, New York
- Suffolk County, New York
- Nassau County, New York
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This is the best choice for elder care and estate planning! Well established and transparent in services and quality of staff is suberb. K. D.

Outstanding professionals at every level within their organization. Interpersonal communications outstanding. F. O.

Very happy with the firm and so pleased we have them helping us. C. D.

Mr Ettinger has worked with my family for over a decade and has provided excellent advice on numerous issues relating to trust and elder law. B. A.

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