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BrianaKrawczyk

Associate

"My goal is to always do right by my clients. That means listening closely, offering sound advice, and working diligently to carry out the plan."

Overview

Biography

Briana focuses her practice on litigated trusts and estates matters, including contentious family disputes. She counsels clients through the complex probate process as well as with their estate administration needs, and she advises fiduciaries during the process to ensure they fulfill their duties.

Additionally, Briana provides estate planning services and drafts all estate plan documents, including wills, a wide variety of trusts, and advanced directives, such as health care proxies and powers of attorney. Briana also drafts marital agreements.

Briana has experience litigating Article 81 guardianship and estate-related proceedings before New York State supreme courts.

In addition to her legal practice, Briana serves as a guardian ad litem in Erie County.

Bar Associations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Erie County

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum    
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Successfully settled a multimillion-dollar, highly contentious estate and trust dispute between a young child dealing with the death of his father and a relative, who was in charge of his father’s estate. As a result of settling the dispute, the client received the money and properties he was entitled to.
  • Prepared and completed an estate plan for a disabled veteran.
  • Assisted a low-income beneficiary with filing for probate.
  • Representing a young adult client whose father passed away in a case against family members who are depriving her of insurance payouts.
  • Successfully settled a litigious estate wherein an alleged nonmarital child asserted a claim against the estate.

Prior Experience

  • Barclay Damon LLP, Law Clerk
  • Erie County Surrogate’s Court, Judicial Intern
  • Duke, Holzman, Photiadis & Gresens LLP, Law Clerk
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Investigative Intern

Selected Community Activities

  • Sisters of Charity Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Volunteer
  • University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Board of Directors Member

Selected Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Trusts and Estates, 2024–2025
  • Buffalo Business First, 30 Under 30, 2024
Knowledge

Selected Media

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Featured Media

Alerts

RAPID Action: NYS Office of Energy Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission Announces Draft Regulations for New Transmission Siting Framework

Alerts

NYSDEC Issues Draft Freshwater Wetlands General Permit

Alerts

USPTO Updates Audit Program

Alerts

NYS DOL Publishes Long-Awaited FAQs on Paid Prenatal Leave Law

Alerts

Update on Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Disclosures and EEO Reporting Requirements in 2025

Alerts

Massachusetts Employers Required to Provide Job Applicants Notice That Use of a Lie Detector Test Is Unlawful

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