Brian R. Heitner, Esq.

Seltzer Sussman Heitner LLP

Brian R. Heitner has been a Partner in Seltzer Sussman Heitner LLP since 2007. He established his own private practice in 1996 focusing primarily on guardianship and estate matters and all aspects of elder law. His practice also encompasses real estate and corporate matters, as well as general civil litigation.

For the last two decades, Brian has developed his practice to become a well-known and well-respected practitioner in the trusts and estates field, with a particular focus on estate litigation, and the specialized area of Article 81 guardianship law.

In addition to routine estate administration in uncontested matters, Brian is a powerful advocate for his clients in contested estates. He has represented petitioners and respondents in litigated estates relative to probate matters, will contests, accounting proceedings and discovery and turnover proceedings in the various Surrogate’s Courts on Long Island and the City of New York. 
 

Brian is a Member of: the New York State Bar Association and its Trusts and Estates Law Section and Elder Law Section; the Queens County Bar Association, its Surrogate’s Court Committee and Committee for the Elderly and Disabled; the Nassau County Bar Association and its Elder Law Committee and Surrogate’s Court Estates and Trusts Committee; and serval other associations.

Brian graduated from Binghamton University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.