Ettinger Law Firm has been exclusively engaged in elder law estate planning since 1991. For over 30 years we have been working to help our clients avoid probate proceedings; reduce legal fees; reduce or eliminate estate and capital gains taxes, and protect their assets from long-term care costs. Ettinger Law Firm has prepared over thirty thousand estate plans and has filed thousands of Medicaid applications.
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Hours
| Wednesday | 9AM–5PM |
| Thursday | 9AM–5PM |
| Friday | 9AM–3PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9AM–5PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM–5PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 6369 Mill St #216, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Phone: (845) 876-6266
Website: https://www.trustlaw.com/rhinebeck-ny.html
Services
Estate Planning Attorney
Asset Protection Planning
Business Succession Planning
Disability Planning
Elder Law Estate Planning Attorneys
Elder Law Estate Planning Lawyers
Elder law attorney
At Ettinger Law Firm, we combine elder law and estate planning to provide a comprehensive approach to the needs of each client and their family. Planning wise, we usually recommend trusts to avoid probate proceedings at death and to provide for substitute decision making in the event of disability.
Estate Administration and Probate
Probate is the legal procedure in which the probate court assumes jurisdiction over the assets of someone who has died. The court supervises the payment of debts, taxes, and probate fees. Then distribution of the remainder to the persons named in a will, or to the legal heirs if there is no will.
Estate Planners
Estate Planners And Elder Law
Estate Planning Consultation
Estate Planning For Pets
Estate Planning Lawyers
Estate Planning Process
Estate Planning Reviews
Estate Planning Wills
Guardianship Proceedings
High Net Worth Estate Planning
Inheritance Planning
Irrevocable Trusts
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Living Trusts
Generally superior to a will for transferring assets to heirs at death. Trusts avoid probate court proceedings needed to settle will and often save the family time and expense in closing the estate. The living trust also helps avoid a court taking over control of your assets if you become disabled.
Living Wills
Marriage Planning
Medicaid Applications
Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts
Medicaid Planning
Medicaid Strategies
Confusion often reigns supreme when navigating the Medicaid application process. Well-meaning family, friends, and even professional advisers may give conflicting or incomplete advice causing families to needlessly lose their property and assets.
Probate Consultation
Probate Estate Administration
Probate Matters
Probate Proceedings
Revocable Living Trusts
Special Needs Trusts
Parents or grandparents of a disabled child should leave assets to them in a special needs trust, to avoid the child being disqualified from receiving government benefits, such as SSI and Medicaid. Before the protection now afforded by these trusts, parents would disinherit their disabled child.
Supplemental Needs Trusts
Tax Returns
Trusts And Estates
Trusts Attorney
Trusts Estate Administration
Trusts Lawyer
Trusts Legal
Wealth Preservation
Wills
A Will, also known as Last Will and Testament is used to state formally who you want to receive your estate and to name an Executor to settle your affairs. Wills are especially important if you have children, to state at what ages they should receive an inheritance and who will manage it for them.
Wills & Trusts
Wills And Probate
Young Family Estate Planning
Every young parent needs documents – a Will, Power of Attorney, and Health Care Proxy – what we term “Young Family Estate Planâ€, that formalize your wishes in unexpected circumstances.YFEP ensures that should anything happen to you, your family will continue to thrive and reach their full potential.
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Reviews & Complaints
Hope Swell
I have witnessed Michael Ettinger in action on several occasions. I saw him give a seminar in Woodstock at a restaurant where he screamed at the waitress for serving people while he was talking. Maybe he forgot that he showed up late and that they were doing there job. He treated the entire wait staff with such personal loathing that he should be shunned publicly. He spent nearly the entire seminar telling you how great he is. I then saw him at a restaurant in Rhinebeck where he was even nastier to the wait staff there. I think the other couple who was with him was very embarrassed. I personally have dealt with thousands of customers and have never seen someone treat others with the disrespect that Michael Ettinger shows others. Even if he is nice to you in his office, his complete lack of repect for others who provide services to him should tell you that he is not a quality human being.
… more R K
We called around to 5 other law firms to help us with our family trust concerns. We had multiple legal and financial issues that made our case very complex (elders, disabled family members, blended families, children, multiple family businesses, real estate, the works…) By their own admission, no other law firm was capable of dealing with all of the complexities of our case — except for Michael Ettinger. He and his team at Ettinger Law have been amazing. His expertise has meant so much to our family. Now instead of holding my breath every day that everything will be ok, I can breathe a sigh of relief!
… more Sharon Decker
Everyone was very professional and explained things clearly.
… more ben blackburn
Good reviews and advice.
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