Daniel J. Reiter
Adult Guardianship and Estate Litigation
Daniel J. Reiter is an adult guardianship and estate litigation attorney in New York City. He authors the Adult Guardianship Law Blog and Surrogate's Court Monitor.
Mr. Reiter routinely represents guardians and petitioners in proceedings for the appointment of a guardian (contested and uncontested). He has also represented alleged incapacitated persons and incapacitated persons, and has served as court evaluator and an independent court-appointed guardian.
Mr. Reiter is an experienced estate litigator and practitioner in Surrogate’s Court, where he handles kinship proceedings, will contests, turnover proceedings, contested accounting proceedings, creditors’ claims against estates, wrongful death compromise proceedings, and a variety of other matters. He has served as a Guardian ad Litem for disabled individuals in Surrogate’s Court proceedings.
During law school, Mr. Reiter interned in Richmond County Surrogate’s Court, where he played a leading role in drafting a judicial decision regarding a guardianship dispute.
Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as a political reporter for Politicker.com, providing political coverage from the floors of the 2008 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Following his departure, he was lauded as an “omnipresent” reporter by the Baltimore Sun.
Mr. Reiter lives and works in New York City and practices throughout the entire state of New York.
- Estate Litigation
- Adult Guardianship
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Suffolk University Law School
- J.D. (2013)
- Honors: Dean's List
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- State Bar of New York
- Member
- Current
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- Defensive Estate Planning with Powers of Attorney: How to Avoid Mayhem, Chaos and Unintended Consequences
- New York State Bar Association One on One
- Obviating the Need for Guardianship With Powers of Attorney: It’s Not as Easy as You Think
- New York State Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Journal
- Interposing Mistake as an Objection to Probate
- New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter
- Adult Guardianship in New York 101 (MHL Art. 81 Overview), Continuing Legal Education
- National Law Institute
- Real Estate and Estate Planning Strategies, Continuing Education for Real Estate Agents
- National Law Institute
- Continuing Education for Real Estate Agents
- Defensive Estate Planning: Avoiding Conflict, Abuse, and Litigation, Continuing Legal Education
- LawLine.com
- Presentation to Surrogate’s Court interns about law school admissions, law practice management, and the day-to-day life of a lawyer, Richmond County Surrogate’s Court
- Richmond County Surrogates Court
- On July 1, 2019, Daniel J. Reiter, Esq. was invited to speak with college students and law students interning at the Richmond County Surrogate’s Court. Mr. Reiter, who interned at the same court as a law student, spoke with interns about law school admissions, managing his own practice, and the day-to-day life of a lawyer. https://www.djrattorney.com/daniel-j-reiter-esq-invited-to-speak-to-surrogates-court-interns/
- Presentation on adult guardianship law in New York with a focus on powers guardians can and cannot exercise
- Think Tank (Attorney Study Group)
