Trusts & Estates

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Provided by McCarthy Fingar LLP

McCarthy Fingar is one of the leading trusts and estates litigation firms in the New York Metropolitan area and Westchester County. Our attorneys represent clients in litigation matters in the New York Surrogate's Courts and Supreme Courts. We represent fiduciaries (executors, trustee and guardians) and actual or prospective beneficiaries of estates and trusts in a variety of contested proceedings, including Will & Trust Contests; Property Turnover Proceedings; Fiduciary Removal Proceedings, Contested Accountings, Spousal Rights Proceedings; Kinship Proceedings; and Will or Trust Construction Proceedings.

McCarthy Fingar's co-chairs of the Estate & Trust Litigation Group, Irma K. Nimetz ([email protected]) and Frank W. Streng ([email protected]) recently won an important case in the New York State Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, in a case captioned Carlson v. Colangelo, 44 N.Y.3d 116 (2025). Irma K. Nimetz argued the appeal and convinced the Court of Appeals that our client did not violate the in terrorem clause and thus did not forfeit her legacies. Irma and Frank co-authored the appellate briefs.

McCarthy Fingar, a preeminent trusts and estates firm, represents individuals, families and corporate fiduciaries in tax and financial planning, estate and trust administration and guardianship proceedings. The co-chairs of our Trust & Estates Group are Michael S. Kutzin ([email protected]) and Gail M. Boggio ([email protected]).