Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to have seven attorneys recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Several Pierro, Connor & Strauss attorneys earned recognition on the 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, honoring top attorneys for excellence and peer recognition.
A step-by-step guide to contesting a will in New York. Learn about standing, probate objections, common legal challenges, and how to safeguard your financial interests.
This overview explains how undue influence can affect a will in New York, what it means legally, and how courts evaluate and challenge wills that may not reflect true intent.
Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to have six attorneys recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to announce that three of its partners will be recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one attorney listed as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.™
Families taking advantage of ABLE savings accounts will have a little more flexibility in planning for special needs as a result of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017.
Read moreImagine a scenario where your elderly parent urgently needs skilled nursing care to maintain his or her health condition. In this case, the doctors believe your parent’s condition probably won’t improve, but with proper care, could maintain the current condition or, at least, slow any decline.
Read moreElder abuse has been called the silent epidemic, but not all cases are what they seem. When a 90 year old gentleman (Frank) gifted $100,000 to his companion of 25 years (Marilyn), he intended to provide for her based on their loving relationship, as his estate documents left everything to his children. When he was later diagnosed with dementia, and his health failed, Marilyn took care of him 24/7, including dressing, bathing and feeding him. Even when he became verbally abusive, she cared for him because she “loved him and because he needed me, and I needed him even as he was. I was happy to be with him.” You see Frank’s family moved next door to Marilyn’s in 1956, each with 3 children, with Marilyn’s husband having died in 1959, and Frank’s wife in 1983. After a year of friendship they became more than friends, and at the ages of 69 and 61 Frank and Marilyn began a romantic relationship that lasted 25 years, with Frank moving into Marilyn’s home in 1985 and selling his own house.
Read moreIn the case Clark v. Rameker the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark, unanimous decision that held that inherited IRAs are not “retirement funds.”
