Biography
Aytan Y. Bellin, who is Counsel to the firm, has been an attorney for over 35 years. Aytan’s practice focuses on all aspects of trusts and estates litigation, including will and trust contests, contested accountings, construction proceedings, and claims against, and defense of executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries. In addition, Aytan advises clients on complex estate planning matters and handles both contested and uncontested Article 81 and Article 17-A guardianships. Aytan is also an accomplished Elder Law practitioner, advising clients about long-term care planning and methods of obtaining payment for such care while preserving assets, as well as litigating, when necessary, to get such care.
Prior to joining the firm, Aytan was Founder and Managing Attorney of the law firm of Bellin & Associates LLC for 22 years. He served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County under Robert Morgenthau and clerked for Judge Kenneth Conboy of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Aytan was also Counsel to the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, a nationally-recognized interdisciplinary commission, appointed by the New York State Governor, with a mandate to develop legal, ethical and policy recommendations for New York State on issues raised by medical advances.