Wills, Trusts, and Estates Attorneys
at Lewis & Hand, LLP - a Brooklyn, New York, Law Firm

Approximately half of all Americans die without a will.  Even fewer take simple measures during their lifetimes to preserve their wishes by planning their estates.  At Lewis & Hand LLP, we offer a variety of planning services designed to give you and your loved ones security and comfort.  As a veteran of the renowned Tax Departments of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, and Proskauer Rose LLP, Apryl Hand is uniquely suited to meet your estate planning needs.

Wills
A will protects your loved ones by ensuring that you, not the court, will decide how to distribute your assets. Lewis & Hand LLP will work closely with you to develop a will that provides for the care of your minor children, ensures smooth distribution of your estate, and provide security for your loved ones.

Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Medical Directives
Attorney Apryl E. Hand is experienced in creating living wills, health care proxies, and medical directives in conjunction with wills or separately. These documents ensure that your wishes will be carried out in the event you are unable to make your own medical decisions. We will help you create documents to reflect your wishes and needs.

Trusts and Estate Planning
Trusts and estate planning are not just for millionaires! Proper estate planning can reduce your tax burden during your lifetime and save your loved ones from other hassles and tax consequences and minimize court involvement in the settling of your estate. Apryl Hand’s broad experience as a tax attorney will help you to create trusts, plan for eldercare, avoid the probate process, and generally assist with all of your trust and estate planning needs.

Legal Incapacity and Guardianship
Our experienced guardianship lawyers will help you to solve the difficult issues surrounding the incapacitation of a loved one. Our experience handling numerous guardianship proceedings throughout the New York area enables us to resolve these matters quickly and cost-effectively.

Domestic Partnership Agreements (DPAs)
Attorney Apryl E. Hand is proud to serve the GLBT community through our full range of wills, trusts, and estate planning services, including the drafting of Domestic Partnership Agreements. Apryl Hand has a great deal of experience drafting DPAs from her prior position as a Senior Associate at the GLBT boutique law firm of Kurland & Associates.

Pet Trusts
Pet trusts are not just for hotel magnates and heiresses! Under New York State law, any pet owner can provide for the care of a domesticated animal - whether cat, dog, bird, horse, guinea pig, turtle, ferret or snake - in the event of the owner's death or incapacity, under a legally enforceable trust instrument. A pet trust is a flexible instrument that allows you to assign the care of your pet to a general animal retirement facility or a designated person that you (and your pet) trust, to specify any other details, such as what types of food, medicines, exercise, grooming, favorite squeaky toys and other comforts your pet requires, and even to set aside funds for the care of your pet, so that you can rest assured that your pet will continue to live and thrive, even when you are no longer there. If you have any animals in your life that matter to you as much as you do to them, contact Lewis & Hand,  to discuss setting up a trust arrangement for your pet.

We serve clients in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and throughout the United States from offices near the Brooklyn Bridge.

Lewis & Hand
Attorneys at Law, LLP
45 Main Street, Suite 818
Brooklyn, NY 11201-8200

Phone: (718) 243-9323 
Fax: (718) 243-9326

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Estate planning, business organization, and real estate transaction services are available for clients throughout the New York metropolitan area, including the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, New York City, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, New York.

New York County, Nassau County, Kings County, Westchester County, Rockland County