Practice Areas
Will & Trust Litigation
Representing clients in will contests, disputed estate accountings, and fiduciary matters in Surrogate’s Court and other legal proceedings.
Disputes over wills, trusts and the conduct of fiduciaries are often emotional and procedurally demanding. The firm handles estate, trust and accounting litigation, a subject on which Mr. Bashian has written and lectured extensively.
As Described In The Firm’s Materials
- Estate and Trust Litigation Firm narrative
- Estate, Trust and Accounting Litigation Martindale entry (G. E. Bashian)
- Estate Litigation G. E. Bashian biography
- Will, Trust and Estate Litigation A. Naclerio biography and Martindale entry
Related Writing By Gary E. Bashian
February 2026
“Strictly by the Rules: Surrogate Courts’ Procedural Discipline in Estate Litigation”
Westchester Lawyer, Vol. 13 No. 2
2023
“An Evidentiary Puzzle: Dismissal of an Undue Influence Objection Upon Summary Judgment”
NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal, Vol. 56 No. 4
July 12, 2021
“An Appellant’s (Mostly) Procedural Guide to Noticing, Filing, and Perfecting an Appeal from the Surrogate’s Court to the Appellate Divisions”
NYSBA Trusts & Estates Law Section Journal, Vol. 54 No. 2
Late Fall 2020
“The Probate Exception: From Jurisdictional Shotgun to Jurisdictional Scalpel”
New York State Bar Association Newsletter, Vol. 53 No. 4
Spring 2017
“Defeating Summary Judgment in an SCPA Turnover Proceeding”
New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Newsletter
Winter 2015
“Constructive Trusts and the “Elastic” Power or Equity”
NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 48 No. 4
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The firm serves clients from offices in White Plains, New York; Greenwich, Connecticut; and Newburgh, New York.