Experienced and successful
Jason W. Stern
And Associates
One of New York’s most trusted estate planning firms. Forest Hills, overlooking Forest Hills Gardens. Licensed in New York and New Jersey. Contingency fees available.
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Estate litigation in New York is not only emotionally draining. It is expensive. The firm takes cases on a contingency basis so clients are not priced out of the same representation. No estate firm in New York has consistently achieved a better track record than this one.
The office knows each of the Surrogate’s Courts of the State of New York, and the probate procedure that court uses. The consultation is free.
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Mr. Stern has built his practice on the drafting and probating of wills for New Yorkers while establishing himself as a leading will contest lawyer. He holds a distinguished record for overturning fraudulently drafted wills, far outpacing peers in recovering estate assets for defrauded beneficiaries. Our firm has secured tens of millions of dollars for clients, including non-marital children in groundbreaking paternity cases. Notably, Mr. Stern and his partner Matt Hunter litigated one of the largest paternity estate battles in U.S. history, valued at over $200 million.
Matt Hunter is one of a select few estate attorneys in New York who have been successfully handling complex kinship cases for more than 30 years. He has represented countless families of decedents who died without wills in the recovery of tens of millions of dollars. Many of these kinship cases also involved the families of people who perished in the Holocaust. He is also a highly experienced real estate attorney and has represented numerous Forest Hills co-ops in often complex real estate transactions.
Successful, tough, and highly skilled
Overlooking Forest Hills Gardens
No other New York firm has had more success litigating estates than The Law Offices of Jason W. Stern & Associates. Our Queens estate firm is one of only a handful of estate litigation firms in New York who have successfully challenged valid attorney drafted and witnessed wills. Our offices have recovered tens of millions of dollars of estate assets for unfortunate beneficiaries who have been defrauded by greedy family members and fiduciaries.
Will contests in New YorkWe get tremendous results for our clients
Personalized attention, and a record in will contests and estate litigation. The firm’s experience challenging attorney-drafted wills is what it uses to litigate a file, or to keep a family out of court entirely.
October 2023·Google
I am so thankful to have found Jason Stern and his partner Matt Hunter. They took my case when our family member died and we realized we were not receiving our inheritance. Jason found a very elaborate scheme to defraud the estate and a well hidden money trail leading to my cousin's bank account. These NY estate attorneys got us justice and our inheritance.
April 2018·Avvo
A colleague highly recommended Jason Stern and I hired him to contest a family will. I was left out of a modified will, which was unexpected and emotional. Jason and his partner worked diligently to obtain the evidence needed to invalidate the fraudulent will, and he worked to prevent it from being probated. He helped me obtain justice and win my case.
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The question is not whether you need one. It is why you cannot afford to skip one. A poorly drafted will, or no plan at all, can leave assets in limbo, start a family fight, or land the estate in New York probate. Jason W. Stern & Associates will protect the assets and fight for the family’s estate.
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