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RachelleNuhfer

Partner

"I am passionate about working with clients to understand their concerns and objectives and to craft creative and practical solutions."

Overview

Biography

Rachelle primarily concentrates her practice on working with clients in planning and administering trusts and estates matters. She routinely offers guidance on preparing wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and beneficiary designations. Rachelle also provides guidance on family limited liability companies and other entities to provide liability protection and a mechanism for the transfer of ownership of certain assets.

Rachelle counsels clients on a variety of estate planning and estate and trust administration matters and outlines strategies to minimize income, estate, and gift taxes and opportunities. She also handles asset protection with the objective of structuring a comprehensive, effective, and flexible plan to meet the clients’ needs and objectives. Rachelle also advises clients on other business and corporate matters, including succession planning, tax planning, and forming and structuring business entities.

In addition to her legal practice, Rachelle serves as the firm's co–summer associate partner.

Bar Associations

  • Monroe County Bar Association, Former Trusts and Estates Council Member
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
Experience

Prior Experience

  • Lacy Katzen LLP, Associate
  • Appellate Division Fourth Department, Appellate Court Attorney

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Rochester "Lawyer of the Year": Trusts and Estates, 2025; Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2026; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, 2027
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, 2024–2027; Corporate Law, 2026 and 2027; Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2024–2027; Trusts and Estates, 2021–2027
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Stars: Estate Planning & Probate, 2016–2025
Knowledge

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Presented on estate planning, estate administration, and business succession planning at continuing-education seminars through the New York State Bar Association, Monroe County Bar Association, and National Business Institute as well as to financial advisors.

Selected Media

  • Law360 Pulse, "Barclay Damon Announces New Group, Committee Leaders"
  • Rochester Business Journal"Barclay Damon"

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Featured Media

Alerts

Petition for Rehearing Denied by Second Circuit for New York City and State Bans on Gas Appliances in New Buildings

Alerts

NDNY Strikes Down NYS Climate Superfund Law

Alerts

NYS Department of Public Service Staff Recommend Discontinuance of the Community Choice Aggregation Program

Alerts

President Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure the Nation's Bulk Power System

Alerts

New York State Public Service Commission Revises Standardized Interconnection Requirements for Distributed Energy Resources

Alerts

Legacy Article VII Transmission Certificates Move Into the Article VIII Framework