Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning is the legal process you use when you want to protect your assets and property, determine heirs, and plan for management of your estate in case you are ever incapacitated. At the Law Firm of Lorraine Moynihan Schmitt, (The Moynihan Law Firm) in Ithaca, NY, people get the honest legal direction and advice they deserve to create the dependable estate protection.

The Moynihan Law Firm

Our law firm serves people from Ithaca and the Upstate New York area, including Tompkins, Cortland, Schuyler, Cayuga and Tioga Counties. We provide direction and representation in the area of Estate Planning, in addition to a full range of General Practice legal services. We work closely with our clients to help them achieve their goals and to resolve disputes that arise in their personal or business lives.

Attorney Lorraine Moynihan Schmitt

Lorraine is an Attorney and Counselor at Law, with over 17 years of experience. She advises and represents clients for many areas of law practice, and she offers a free 30 minute consultation. Lorraine is experienced with all aspects of Estate Planning, including creation of Wills, Trusts, and Medical Care Directives. She offers honest legal advice, counsel and representation for General Practice and Real Estate matters, including State, Local and Municipal Law and Estate Litigation.

Currently registered to practice law in New York State, Lorraine has been actively practicing law here since 1999. She belongs to several industry associations, including the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Tompkins County Bar Association. She earned her Juris Doctor Law Degree from the Vermont Law School, in 1998.

NY Estate Planning Attorney

Lorraine understands the many options that help her clients plan ahead to protect their assets and property. As a NY Estate Planning Attorney, she offers many ways to protect estates of all sizes. Basic documents, such as Wills and Medical Care Directives are useful for all persons. Detailed documents such as Trusts and Guardianships are necessary documents that meet more demanding needs that many clients with greater estate holdings face.

Lorraine helps her clients create basic Estate Planning and Advanced Planning documents, including: Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Long Term Care & Medicaid Planning, and Guardianships. She is experienced with all issues concerning Probate and Estate Administration.

If you have any questions or concerns about Estate Planning, we are ready to provide the answers you need.

Contact the The Moynihan Law Firm in Ithaca, NY. Call us now, at (607) 256-0727.