Bonnie Lawston

No Worries. No Stress. Don't worry about paying any legal retainer fees.
We do not require legal retainer fees. We are full service estate and probate estate administration and litigation firm. There is no need for you to leave your home, travel or stress over your loved one's estate. We provide probate, estate administration and trust services to clients that have a loved one that died a resident of New York, Long Island or has real estate in New York but died in another state. We also service clients who have an interest in a Florida Estate matter. Ancillary, kinship, estate and probate matters.

A large part of our practice is focused helping our clients who live out-of-state with New York and Florida estate matters who are either executors, heirs,
beneficiaries and trustees who reside all over the country such as Florida, Texas, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Maryland, and other U.S. states as it relates to the New
York or Florida Estate or Trust matter.

Our office offers unique solutions and options as it relates to attorney fees. We know how difficult it is to afford to hire legal services yet it’s necessary. It has been shown that when you retain an attorney early on in the estate matter, you not only save time and money, stress but also maximize the estate inheritance. Many estates have little cash and mostly real estate value or the family cannot access the estate funds, but our attorneys can not only help you with the estate administration , we can do it with no money due up front. Your legal fees can be paid from the estate. Most all of the estate cases qualify for this unique type of retainers allowing our clients to obtain the legal representation early on that they deserve and desperately need to protect their rights and maximize the inheritance. Don’t sign your rights away. Get counsel now by contacting our office for a free consultation.

• Estate Administration
• Fiduciary Rights and Duties
• Fiduciary Commissions
• Ancillary Estate & Administration Proceedings
• Inheritance Rights

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Florida

The Florida Bar

Since 2016

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2597169

Since 1994

Founder

Law Office of Bonnie Lawston, P.C.

1998 - Current

Associate Attorney

Ferdelle & Feldman

1992 - 1998

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

J.D. (1992) | Law

Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus

B.A. (1989) | Criminal Justice

Graduated with Honors; President, Criminal Justice Association

Very Good Rating

Avvo

2023

Peer Reviewed

Martindale-Hubbell

2023

Connecticut Bar Association

Member

Current

New York State Bar

Member

1994 - Current

When a Family Member Dies

Law Office of Bonnie Lawston, P.C.

2023

What Do I Do When a Loved One Dies?

Law Office of Bonnie Lawston, P.C.

2020

When to Change Your Will

Law Office of Bonnie Lawston, P.C.

2019

Does Your Loved One Need a Special Needs Trust?

Lawyers Success

2013

Investment, Insurance, Planning and Probate, Estates & Probate Trapani Discussions, East Meadow

2018

New York State Notary

Certified Guardian ad Litem

Q. Is it normal for an estate sale to be delayed this long?

March 19, 2025

A: Normally the executor who go through the items and hire assistance. It’s not the job for the attorney to go through the items like that and should not be charging a legal rate for work that’s not legal. It’s not normal or acceptable. You should take steps to force the clean out and sale. 631-425-7299

Q. MY SISTER INLAW DIED 2019 LIVED IN PUERTO RICO. DUE TO POOR HEALTH WE CAN'T TRAVEL TO PR-NEED A PROBATE LAWYER TO HELP

August 30, 2024

A: Please email us the details and information at bonnielawstonesq@gmail.com.

631-425-7299

Q. Can a NYS POA sign a will on behalf of the principal?

May 17, 2024

A: No they cannot.