Welcome to RickBryan.com!
Welcome to the official website of Richard Bryan Attorney, PLLC. My office is conveniently located at 370 7th Avenue (also known as 7 Penn Plaza) which is one block South of Penn Station and Madison Square Garden on 7th Avenue.
My practice is limited to New York City, and my firm focuses on Estate Planning and Elder Law, as well as various matters which go along with those two areas of law. Estate Planning, for the most part, includes drafting Wills, various types of Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Living Wills, Burial Proxies, and many other documents that help someone protect their wealth, values and dignity, and pass their assets to their children and other heirs in an efficient and tax-effective manner at death. Probate and Administration of decedent's estates is a specialized area within the field of Estate Planning, and if someone in your family has died, I can provide efficient representation in all New York counties. However, there is a lot more to "Estate Planning" than simply Wills and Trusts. Click on the "Estate Planning" link above to go to the Estate Planning page, and watch the clip below to get an idea of my practice.
"Elder Law" is also very broad term, but it generally refers to planning in advance for the eventualities of aging, such as physical or psychological impairments, including dimentia or Alzheimer's. If mom or dad is in this situation, or you understand the need for advanced planning for yourself or your parents, you should come in to talk about the various options available. Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran's benefits, etc., are all part of the field of law known as 'Elder Law.'
"Business Strategies" refers to a variety of legal, tax and financial techniques which are designed and coordinated to help you start, grow and protect your business. Rick Bryan has worked with hundreds of different types of businesses over the past fifteen years, and understands the problems and challenges of running a small business. Corporate by-laws, Partnership and Limited Liability Company agreements; buy-sell agreements, deferred compensation plans, executive bonus plans, Employee Stock Option Plans, etc. etc., are among the dozens and dozens of different types of business strategies we specialize in. Because of the very favorable income tax aspects of life insurance and annuities, these products are often used in a wide variety of strategies and techniques designed to increase wealth in an exponential fashion. Our firm has developed a niche specialization around drafting documents related to the "out-of-the-box" use of financial products.
Recent Posts
- Rick Bryan, Esq. joins Brian A. Raphan, P.C.
- Living Will and Health Care Proxy
- Court Appointed Attorney for Mom has to be Paid
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Medicaid and Medicare
- Medicaid Payback Trusts
- Who pays the premiums?
- Life Insurance Trusts
- Estate of Bosch, 387 U.S. 456 (1966)
- ACTEC Videos
What is Estate Planning?
The term "estate planning" includes a wide range of legal services designed to manage, grow and protect your assets (including children) while you are alive, and arranging your affairs so that at death your assets, including personal values and the legacy you wish to leave behind, are passed to your family, charities and other beneficiaries in an orderly and tax efficient manner, and at the lowest cost possible. Estate Planning lawyers are often able to handle many different types of legal matters, since "estate planning" includes so many different areas of the law.
Estate Planning Page »
What is Elder Law?
Elder Law focuses on the particular legal issues faced by seniors, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefits. The Medicaid rules in particular are very complicated, and you need to act quickly if you are facing a situation where mom or dad has to go to a nursing home or assisted living facility. Guardianship, the legal process whereby someone is appointed as Guardian of the Person (and/or Property) of a person who is incapacitated physically or mentally, is another important area of Elder Law in which the firm specializes.
Elder Law Page »
What are Business Strategies?
A lawyer's role in Insurance Planning is to help you (the client) understand the often complex strategies using life insurance and annuities proposed by insurance agents and financial planners. Our firm has many years of experience working with financial professionals, and can provide an unbiased view of the transaction and make certain all tax and legal requirements are satisfied. Whether as part of a buy-sell arrangement or a deferred compensation plan, or to replace wealth lost to estate taxes, our firm drafts all documents, and supplies the necessary tax and legal expertise, relating to the sophisticated use of life insurance and annuities.
Insurance Planning Page »
