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Small Business Formation
We provide legal guidance on entity selection, governance structuring, and contract drafting to launch your small business securely and position it for long-term growth.
Real Estate
We provide comprehensive legal counsel for residential and commercial real estate transactions, contracts, and title disputes to ensure your property investments are fully protected and seamlessly executed.
Asset Protection
We implement robust legal strategies, including specialized trusts and asset restructuring, to shield your wealth from lawsuits, creditors, and unforeseen risks while securing your family's future.
Tax Planning
We provide strategic tax planning to minimize your liability and maximize the wealth passed down to future generations.
By implementing sophisticated trust structures and estate valuation strategies, we protect your hard-earned assets from unnecessary state and federal tax burdens.
Special Needs Planning
We provide compassionate special needs planning to secure your loved one's financial future while preserving their eligibility for vital government benefits like Medicaid and SSI.
By designing customized Special Needs Trusts, our legal team ensures your family members receive enhanced supplemental care and lifelong protection.
Medicaid Planning
We handle the complexities of Medicaid applications and look-back reviews, taking the bureaucratic burden off your family while protecting your long-term financial future.
By strategically structuring your assets, we ensure you qualify for necessary care and maintain your independence without spending down your hard-earned life savings.
Estate Litigation
We pursue and defend the rights of beneficiaries, distributees (heirs), executors, administrators, trustees and creditors.
We contest wills, trusts, deeds, beneficiary designations executed as a result of a lack of capacity, undue influence, fraud or forgery. Where appropriate, we negotiate advantageous settlements to resolve matters that would otherwise continue indefinitely.
Probate & Administration
When a loved one passes away, depending on how his or her assets are titled, the estate may have to go through a probate or administration proceeding in Surrogate's Court.
We can assist you in opening the estate, appointing the executor or administrator, marshalling the assets of the decedent, preparing an account, and distributing the estate assets according to the will or statute.
Estate Planning - Trusts & Wills
We draft comprehensive estate plans designed to minimize taxes, protect assets, and ensure your wealth is distributed according to your final wishes with absolute clarity and legal precision.
A traditional estate plan generally includes a revocable living trust, pour-over will, durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy, living will, HIPAA release, and the necessary deeds to properly fund your real estate into the trust.
Our Practice Areas
Dedicated Advocacy
Servicing Suffolk, Nassau and the boroughs, we work with you to provide unparalleled representation whether it is in the courtroom or at your kitchen table.
Our attorneys, Peter J. Groffmann III, Esq. and Gabriella R. Cabrera, Esq., take a different approach to practicing law. We make ourselves available to our clients. We prioritize direct access and clear communication, ensuring our clients feel heard every step of the way.
When defining our legal strategy, your priorities come first—we listen closely to your needs and partner with you to achieve meaningful, lasting results.
When You're Ready,
Let's Schedule a Consultation
G&C offers free initial consultations!
We are open during standard business hours, but we understand life gets busy. We gladly accommodate evening and weekend appointments upon request, and offer fully virtual consultations for your convenience.
Our office is easily accessible on Park Avenue, with an ample parking lot and handicap accommodations, including a ramp, automated doors and elevator.
"Accessible, timely response, caring, respectful and efficient. Upon the death of a family member we had many aspects of the estate that could have been very problematic as it was prepared by another attorney. However, working with Peter he was able to smooth out the process. Peter was always willing to help us through obstacles that could have caused real damage or just help prepare confusing government forms. I highly recommend him for your legal counsel."
Victor D.
"We came to Peter to set up our wills and couldn't have asked for a better experience. From the start, his calm demeanor and thorough explanations put us completely at ease — he broke down everything in simple, clear terms so we always understood exactly what we were signing and why. What stood out most was his honesty. He was upfront about what we actually needed versus what we didn't, and never once made us feel like he was upselling us on services we didn't need. That kind of integrity is rare and made us trust him immediately. He was also incredibly relatable and easy to talk to, which made a stressful topic feel a lot less daunting. We left feeling confident and taken care of, and we'll absolutely be returning to him for any future estate planning needs. Highly recommend!"
whitney F.
I recently worked with Peter Groffmann to create my revocable trust, and the experience was excellent from start to finish. He took the time to thoroughly explain how the trust works, how to use it properly, and other important steps I should take to protect myself and my children. His office was friendly, welcoming, and easy to work with. Even after everything was finalized, I was able to call with additional questions that went beyond the trust itself, and he was always helpful and responsive. Overall, it was a great experience, and I will absolutely continue working with Peter for my future estate planning and legal needs. I highly recommend him.
Lisa L.
"Peter is amazing to work with. He's very smart, very kind and very understanding. A kind and tough lawyer is a fierce protector and a deeply empathetic listener behind closed doors. Peter combines a sharp, unyielding legal mind with a warm heart, using fierce advocacy to shield this clients while offering genuine care and steady reassurance through difficult legal battles."
vince n.