Roberta Feldman takes pride in her thorough and efficient handling of virtually all aspects of Family Law matters. Ms Feldman has represented individuals in actions to dissolve a marriage, including property division, custody, visitation and support. She has counseled clients in negotiating pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements to protect family wealth or children of a prior marriage. Ms Feldman is also experienced in handling adoptions, both agency and private, as well as legal guardianships and paternity proceedings.
Ms Feldman places special emphasis upon fulfilling the legal needs of her clients on an individual and personalized basis. She and her staff take a unique problem solving approach to service clients in an efficient and cost effective manner. Most importantly, Ms Feldman recognizes and make it a core principal of her practice to provide the personal attention required by clients involved in matrimonial disputes. Roberta Feldman is justifiably proud of her outstanding reputation for professionalism and sensitivity.
The attorneys at Gray & Feldman LLP have substantial experience advising clients and their families concerning Wills, Trusts, Estates, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Living Trusts, estate and tax planning, estate administration, planning for long-term care and Medicaid. For our business clients, the Firm combines knowledge of tax, corporate, family and estate law to provide a comprehensive approach to business succession planning. The firm has built a unique niche assisting family members of persons with a disability to establish Special Needs Trusts and to answer their questions on the operation of the Trust itself.
Our priority is to develop a plan to fit each client’s unique family needs regarding estate, tax, retirement or disability planning. Our focus on quality service insures legal advice and representation which meets your individual needs. The size of our Firm and the energy and "hands on" attitude of our attorneys differentiate us from larger firms.
Our attorneys will gladly meet the family and client at home or other locations if the client cannot travel to our offices. Our offices are located in a newly renovated building that is completely handicap accessible, in a safe, suburban location with ample parking.
George Gray has over eighteen years of involvement meeting the planning needs of persons with a disability and their families. He has counseled many parents, grandparents and persons with a disability on the formation and operations of Supplemental Needs Trusts. Mr Gray has handled numerous applications for Article 17-A Guardians for adults that are mentally retarded or developmentally disabled. Recently, he was appointed a Guardian of a mentally retarded adult so that he now has the experience similar to that of a parent who sits on the "other side" during certification for government benefits and coordination of needed services. He takes a collaberative approach to special needs planning, working often with financial advisors, insurance professionals, accountants, individual and corporate trustees and case managers to solve the complex needs of a person with a disability relying on Government Benefits. His involvement with the special needs community is more than professional. He is Vice President and a Board member of the Learning Disabilities Association, a nember of the Board of the Norman Howard School Foundation and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He has lectured on the topics of Supplemental Needs Trust and Medicaid Planning throughout the Western and Central New York area. Mr Gray has taken the required training and he is certified by the New York Court System to serve as a Article 81 Guardian, a Court Evaluator, a Guardian ad litem and a Trustee of a Supplemental Needs Trust. �
George Gray’s practice provides a wide variety of services to meet the needs of the Firm’s business and not-for-profit clients. He is skilled in a mix of practice areas commonly confronting the firm's business clients, such as formation and operation of a business entity and state and federal tax law. The philosophy of our Firm is to consider all areas affecting the issue presented and to provide a solution that includes a variety of concentrations.
Mr. Gray regularly provide counsel on the various stages of business formation. He is very active in the entrepreneurial community and has assisted a number of its clients raise capital through a private placement of equity and debt.
The practice includes negotiating and closing of acquisition and disposition of stock and assets through traditional sources of bank financing, mergers and leveraged buyouts. Financing of all types, including bank financing, tax-exempt bond financing, equipment leasing and bank borrowing, also constitutes the Firm's merger activity.
The tax considerations of most transactions affecting the firm's clients have always played a major role in the advice provided by our attorneys. The advice given varies with the transaction, from tax-free exchange of property to amortization of intangibles.
Since a majority of the firm's business clients are closely held, Mr. Gray has often been called upon to assist in compensation planning for executives and transaction planning for ownership of the business. Our firm is prepared to work with a variety of professionals, including accountants, insurance agents and family counselors, to provide a smooth succession of ownership and control of our family-owned business clients.
Buying or selling your home is complicated and can be stressful. Our Firm is pleased to offer its services knowing that we can relieve much of the anxiety and stress which can plague the process of a real estate closing. Our attorneys and professional staff work closely with buyers and sellers to determine their individual needs and goals, and to ensure that their purchase or sale of a home is a pleasant and rewarding experience. We take pride our staff's attention to detail and the fact that our attorenys anticipate trouble spots before they become a major obstacle to a smooth and "on-time" closing.
The attorneys and staff of Gray & Feldman LLP are prepared to assist our clients in all matters involving real estate - residential and commercial purchases and sales, mortgage financing, commercial leases and a host of other related matters. All of the attorneys at Gray & Feldman LLP have substantial experience in conducting private residential mortgage closings, and the Firm represents dozens of sellers and purchasers property each year.
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Our firm handles a variety of litigation and our attorneys have trial experience in every court in New York, including: New York Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, County Court, City, Town and Village Courts, as well as the U.S. District Court.
In the area of creditors rights, we represent a wide array of clients to collect amounts owed on a variety of commercial transactions. We also represent clients on a variety of traffic offenses, including speeding and other moving violations. In business, we represent plaintiffs and defendants in all types of disputes arising from various business relationships; including: contract rights, covenants not to compete, non-solicitation agreements and warranty claims. Personal matters involved in litigation encompass property loss, contract disputes, matrimonial, and family disputes.