Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to have seven attorneys recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Several Pierro, Connor & Strauss attorneys earned recognition on the 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, honoring top attorneys for excellence and peer recognition.
Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to have six attorneys recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Americans are living longer. The 2020 US Census demonstrates that the average life expectancy for males was 74.5 years and 80.2 years for females compared with an average 71.9 years fifty years ago. We have come out of the Covid-19 pandemic – albeit with terrible loss of life – but with a better understanding of communicable disease and the likelihood of even greater longevity. That’s the good news. But the bad news is that the demographics also show that half of all persons who attain 85 years of age will be unable to perform the basic activities of daily living because of physical or cognitive illness. The large majority of those incapacitated persons who cannot perform personal and financial tasks for themselves have not signed legal documents designating others to act for them. A guardianship proceeding may be then be the best course of action.
Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is proud to announce that three of its partners will be recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one attorney listed as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.™
By: Pierro, Connor & Strauss Attorneys
Summary: Congratulations to our Founding Partner, Louis W. Pierro, for being named 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Elder Law in Albany, NY.
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By: Pierro, Connor & Strauss Attorneys
Summary: Congratulations to our Founding Partner, Louis W. Pierro, for being named a New York Super Lawyer for Elder Law and to Senior Associate Attorney, Frank Hemming III, for being selected as a New York Rising Star for Elder Law in the 2021 Edition of Super Lawyers.
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How Do I Protect My Right to Continue Living in My Son and Daughter-in-Law’s House if Something Were to Happen to My Son?
By Pierro, Connor, & Strauss, LLC.
QUESTION:
My son and daughter-in-law bought a house with a “granny flat” attached. I gifted them the money for the down payment and in return, I can live in the granny flat until my passing. My daughter-in-law and I do not always get along. How can I protect my right to live on the property should anything happen to my son?
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My mother named her financial adviser and his children as beneficiaries in her will. Is it legal for her attorney to allow this?
ANSWER:
I have seen many cases where a client wants to leave money to a professional adviser – lawyer, accountant, financial adviser, physician – and in many cases there may have been overreaching, or perhaps more.
A person can leave her or his property to anyone under the terms of a will, trust or “beneficiary designation.” You can do whatever you want with your money: give it to a family member, a neighbor, friend, lover, your church, your lawyer, accountant or financial adviser, or the society for the protection of beetles. You can do this during your lifetime or have it take effect after your death.
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Knowing the best way to offer support, compassion and financial help to a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease can be challenging. Life Happens Radio host, and founder of Pierro, Connor & Associates, Lou Pierro, spoke on this topic during the August 26th edition of the show. He was joined by Beth Bovin, CEO of the Northeastern New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
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