Experience

JOSEPH ROKACZ, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Sole Practitioner

1993-Present
    • Sole practitioner specializing in trusts and estates.
    • Unique background in private law practice and business management.
    • Excellent negotiation, communication and analytical skills.
    • Counselor for financial planning, investment strategy, family wealth transfer.
    • Expert in family foundations and charitable trusts.
    • Extensive experience writing wills and creating revocable/irrevocable and testamentary/inter vivos trusts.
    • Extensive writing and research experience for construction proceedings and wrongful death compromise proceedings.
    • Experience in litigating will contests including 1404 hearing, Putnam hearing and trials.
    • Article 81 guardianship and Surrogate’s Court guardian ad litem appointments.
    • Experience in Elder Law issues, including Medicaid planning.
    • Proven ability to tailor approach to clients’ needs.
    • Provides a creative, personal approach to individual wills and trusts tailored to clients’ needs, direction, and lifestyle.
    • Creates trusting client relationships to provide expert legal direction and a high level of client satisfaction, resulting in referral business.
EDUCATION

J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1978

B.A., Temple University, 1975

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

New York (1989)

Pennsylvania (1979)

Illinois (1978)

AFFILIATIONS

New York County Bar Association Subcommittee on Trusts and Estates

New York County Bar Association Subcommittee on Elder Law

New York State Bar Association

VOLUNTEER AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Volunteer, Legal Service Elderly Project

Guardian-ad-litem pro bono appointments in NY County Surrogate’s Court