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VictoriaD'Angelo

Special Counsel

"I am dedicated to the firm's culture of service to clients and community, including extensive involvement in professional and bar association activities."

Buffalo
P: 716.858.3835
Overview

Biography

Victoria primarily concentrates her practice on trust and estate planning and administration, elder law, and real estate.

Bar Associations

  • Bar Association of Erie County, Surrogate’s Court Committee Chair
  • New York State Bar Association, Executive Committee Member, Estate & Trust Administration Committee, and former District Representative for the Eighth Judicial District
  • Women's Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
  • Estate Analysts of Western New York
  • Financial Planning Association
  • Financial Planning Counselors
  • Western New York Planned Giving Consortium
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Represented an estate involving an unknown, homeless heir and was able to locate him in England.
  • Represented individuals in the entertainment business for trust and estate planning and administration.
  • Represented a local developer in business and real estate acquisitions and land-conservancy matters.
  • Represented numerous extended families in complicated trust and estate administration matters.
  • Served on the Attorney Grievance Committee for six years and helped decide ethical complaints.

Prior Experience

  • Damon Morey LLP, Special Counsel
  • Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, Special Counsel
  • Law Offices of Victoria L. D’Angelo
  • Village of Williamsville, Village Justice

Selected Community Activities

  • Williamsville Rotary Foundation, Board of Directors Secretary
  • Estate Analysts of Western New York, Former Board of Directors President
  • Professional Advisor Council of the Development Committee of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Former Board Member
  • Financial Planning Counselors, Former Board of Directors Member
  • Rotary Club of Williamsville, Former President and Board Member

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Trusts and Estates, 2013–2026
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Upstate New York: Estate Planning and Probate, 2007–2019
  • Buffalo Business First, Women Who Mean Business Award
  • Rotary Club of Williamsville, Paul Harris Fellow Award, 2011
  • Rotary Club of Williamsville, Rotarian of the Year, 2007
Knowledge

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • New York State Bar Association, “Overview of Marital-Planning Issues”
  • New York State Bar Association, “Probate and Administration of Estate”
  • New York State Bar Association, “Retirement, Annuity, and Life Insurance Benefit Planning”
  • Erie Institute of Law, “Ethics in Estate Planning and Administration”
  • Merrill Lynch, “Making a Difference: Family, Philanthropy, and Wealth Sustainability – What Is Your Legacy?”

Selected Media

  • New York Bar Association Trusts & Estates Newsletter, Contributor
Overview Experience Knowledge

Education

  • New York Law Clerkship Program
  • University at Buffalo, BA

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Admitted to Practice

  • New York

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