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Helping Our Clients Plan for the Unexpected
Estate Planning | Business Law | Medicaid Planning | Real Estate Law
with Expertise in Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Probate Law, Real Estate Law, and Estate Planning in Rochester, NY
Our Legal Experience is Your Advantage
Our attorneys have over four decades of experience in many areas of law including Business Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning / Elder Law, Probate Law, and Real Estate Law. Our experience in many areas allow us to offer a certain breadth of knowledge to better serve our clients. Our Rochester, NY, law firm services include:
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Business Formation Services
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Buying or Selling a Business Services
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Business Counseling Services
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Business Litigation
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Succession Planning
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Contract Negotiations
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Business Brokerage Services
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Powers of Attorney Preparation
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Estate Administration
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Wills and Trusts
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Living Wills and Healthcare Proxies Preparation
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Beneficiary Designation Coordination
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Guardianships Counsel
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Residential Real Estate Legal Services
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Traffic Court Legal Matters
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Town Court Representation
Business Attorney in Rochester NY
with the Experience You Need
Business Law Services Include:
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Forming LLCs, Corporations, and Other Entities
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Business Plan Creation Guidance
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Small Business Advisor
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Contract Negotiation
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Business Counseling and Litigation
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Financing Guidance
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General Business Advisor
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Business Succession Planning
Your Trusted Rochester, NY,
Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning Services Include:
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Draft Wills, Living Wills and Healthcare Proxies
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Estate Planning
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Administration and Probate
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Powers of Attorney
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Revocable, Irrevocable, and Special Needs Trusts
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Guardianships
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Coordination of Beneficiary Designations
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Resolve Legal Disputes About Your Estate
Probate Lawyer in Rochester, NY
At Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates, we are here to help you and your family through the probate process. Our goal is to make settling an estate as easy as possible. Our probate lawyers will protect your interests and help you through the legal aspects involved—whether you're the executor, administrator, or a beneficiary.
Medicaid Planning and Elder Law Firm in Rochester, NY
Medicaid Planning Services Include:
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Medicaid Planning
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Asset Protection Planning
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Retirement Planning
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Guardianships
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Long-term Care Consultations
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Coordination with Financial Planners
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Elder Law Counsel
Residential & Commercial Real Estate Lawyer in Rochester, NY
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Review and Approve Contracts
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Review the Title and Prepare Closing Adjustment
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Provide Legal Representation at the Closing
Selling Property:
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Review and Approve Contracts
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Prepare Closing Documents
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Order Mortgage Discharges
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Prepare Closing Adjustments
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Provide Legal Representation at Closing
YOUR EXPERIENCED BUSINESS LAWYER IN ROCHESTER, NY
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Highly-recommended business attorney in Rochester, NY, with over 40 years of experience
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Effective, dedicated, and responsive legal representation for businesses of all sizes
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Results-driven business advisor and legal counsel for Rochester, NY companies
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Small firm, personalized service with large law firm experience and all of the legal muscle needed to get the results you deserve


ROCHESTER, NY, ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS YOU CAN COUNT ON
Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, and Asset Protection are all connected. Often, the same strategies and legal documents overlap which is why you need a Rochester, NY, Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning attorney who excels in coordinating all of these practices.
What Does an Estate Planning Attorney Do?
An attorney who specializes in estate planning, assists clients in ensuring that their wishes and the distribution of assets are implanted in the most efficient way, including utilizing any and all tax advantages available. Our Rochester, NY, estate planning attorneys will help you plan for disabilities, minimize taxes (including income taxes) at the time of your passing, put a plan together to protect your assets, and much more.
SPECIALIZING IN MEDICAID PLANNING & ELDER LAW IN THE ROCHESTER, NY AREA
Part of Elder Law is Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection. Our attorneys help seniors craft a plan to preserve their assets for use while they are living so they can maintain a quality lifestyle if in-home care is needed, or have enough funds available to be as comfortable as possible should you need nursing home care. Our Rochester, NY, Medicaid Planning attorneys can help you plan for how to pay for long-term care without depleting all of your savings.
Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates helps their clients with Elder Law, which includes Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection, and Estate Planning in Rochester, NY – often at the same time.

TESTIMONIALS
Donald Pederson
"Mr. Axelrod has been my attorney for many years...he has counseled me through buying and selling two businesses, home purchases, legal disputes etc. In all this activity I have always felt he was always attentive to detail and worked out the best solution for me. And, he has a great sense of humor."
Wendy and Richard Levy
"Mr. Axelrod was very knowledgeable and thorough in the several business transactions in which he represented us. Besides the legal expertise he displayed, both he and his associate, Michele, kept a very open and efficient line of communication which was a very comforting quality during trying times."
L. Vincent Testa
"Mr. Axelrod is by far one of the most knowledgeable counselors I have ever worked with. He is one of those 1 in a million people who know what they are doing and seem to have it all memorized. Great guy, great value, great results."

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Our Rochester, NY, Law Firm Focus
The Rochester, NY, Small Business Lawyer, Ronald J. Axelrod, serves businesses that may not be large enough to have their own in-house legal team.
We're the Rochester, NY, Estate Planning attorneys to turn to so that your assets are protected, are not lost, and are distributed to your heirs according to your exact wishes.
Our Medicaid planning attorneys in Rochester, NY, will assist you in protecting your assets when moving into a nursing home or needing home healthcare is eminent.
If you have the responsibility of being an executor or administrator of an estate when someone passes an d need to better understand the probate process, click the link below.