Atty. Brent R. Stack
Brent Stack counsels fiduciaries, beneficiaries and distributes in a variety of contested and uncontested proceedings, including probate and administration proceedings, estate and trust accounting proceedings, will and trust contest proceedings, proceedings against fiduciaries, discovery and turnover proceedings, and other trust and estate related matters including a strong practice in guardianship. Brent served as an Associate Attorney in the Third Department Appellate Division, Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) office of the New York State Unified Court System for over nine years prior to
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Brent R. Stack is an Associate based in Latham, New York, practicing at Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Their practice focuses on wills, trusts, probate, business, and poa. Admitted to practice in New York (2008). Educated at Western New England University School of Law (J.D., 2008) and Hobart and William Smith Colleges (B.A. Philosophy, 2004). Active member of New York State Bar Association. Serands clients in Latham, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Brent Stack counsels fiduciaries, beneficiaries and distributes in a variety of contested and uncontested proceedings, including probate and administration proceedings, estate and trust accounting proceedings, will and trust contest proceedings, proceedings against fiduciaries, discovery and turnover proceedings, and other trust and estate related matters including a strong practice in guardianship
- Brent served as an Associate Attorney in the Third Department Appellate Division, Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) office of the New York State Unified Court System for over nine years prior to joining PCS
- In that role, he gained extensive experience working with guardianship proceedings and litigation matters
- Brent argued cases for MHLS in the Court of Appeals, Appellate Division and in the trial courts
- One of the best decisions on MHLS jurisdiction and function is the 2016 decision of Albany County Supreme Court in Mental Hygiene Legal Serv. v
- Sullivan, 53 Misc 3d 685, where Brent was counsel of record
- In previous roles, he was an Administrative Law Judge with the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, and served in the Columbia County Attorney’s Office as an Assistant County Attorney
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Latham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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