Donna Heinrichs
SCHRADE & HEINRICHS, Attorneys & Counsellors at Law
I am a very well-rounded practitioner. I have had extensive experience in the past with litigation and appeals both to the Appellate Division and the NY Court of Appeals. I have recently cut back on litigation and have concentrated my practice in wills, trusts, estates, estate planning, probate and elder law.
I am honest and fair in my charges. I am particular in what matters I take on and will not take on any and every matter that walks in my door. I expect cooperation and a positive attitude from my clients so that I may do the best job for them.
I am not fond of real estate closings although I am very experienced in doing them. I am totally "hands-on" and find most closings to be too time-consuming to be profitable.
I have a significant client base built up over a number of years.
If I believe a client has been treated unjustly, I am a formidable adversary.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Elder Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Mental Health Law
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Fee depends upon type of case taken.
- New York
- New York
- Albany Law School
- College of Saint Rose
- B.S. (1980) | Business Administration
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- Completed four-year degree program in three years
- Honors: Graduated magna cum laude 3.875/4.0. Outstanding achievement in Social Sciences 1980; Kappa Gamma Pi, Honor Society for graduates of Catholic Women's Colleges, 1980.
- Activities: Numerous
- Junior Bar Member, Moot Court Board: Recognition of superior oral advocacy & legal writing skills
- Albany Law School
- National Scholastic & Activity Honor Society
- Kappa Gamma Pi
- Outstanding scholarship in the Social Sciences
- College of St. Rose
- Inducted as Member
- National Honor Society
- Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York
- Member
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- Activities: Seminars
- Who's Who in American Law
- Honorary member
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- Albany County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- New York State Bar  # 1961382
- Member
- - Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Past member
- Elderly Clients Need a Strong Advocate
- Albany County Bar Association Newsletter
- Identity Theft: It can happen to anyone
- Albany County Bar Association Newsletter
- The Insanity Defense: Common Myths & Why It Doesn't Work
- Albany County Bar Association Newsletter
- The Crime of Mental Illness: A Look at Andrea Yates
- Albany County Bar Association Newsletter
- New York's Health Care Proxy Law Encompasses More Than End-of-Life Treatment Situations
- Albany County Bar Association Newsletter