Ellen L. Baker

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Ellen L. Baker: Attorney with Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Distinguished Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
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Biography

Member, Board of Trustees and Chair, 2000-2008, Anderson Educational Foundation. Member, Lifetime Honorary Membership of the Anderson Center for Autism/Anderson Center Services. Member of the Poughkeepsie-Arlington Rotary Club. Member, Board of Directors of the Dutchess Community College Foundation. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley. Former Member: Board of Directors and Secretary, 2002-2006, Southlands Foundation; Children's Fund of the Astor Home.

Areas of Practice (47)

  • Trusts and Estates
  • Advance Directives
  • Adult Guardianship
  • Aged and Aging
  • Ancillary Probate
  • Contested Trusts and Estates
  • Contested Wills
  • Decedents Estates
  • Elder Care
  • Elder Guardianship
  • Elder Law
  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
  • Estate Planning for the Disabled
  • Estate Planning for the Elderly
  • Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
  • Estate Settlements
  • Family Trusts
  • Family Wealth Transfer
  • Fiduciary Law
  • Fiduciary Liability
  • Fiduciary Litigation
  • Guardian Ad Litem
  • Guardianship
  • Guardianship Administration
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Inheritance
  • Living Trusts
  • Living Wills
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Personal Planning
  • Pet Trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Probate
  • Probate Administration
  • Probate Litigation
  • Probate Taxation
  • Special Needs Trusts
  • Surrogates Court Practice
  • Trust Administration
  • Trust Law
  • Trust Litigation
  • Trust Planning
  • Wills
  • Wills and Probate
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Union College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Law School Attended:
Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Year of First Admission:
1983
Admission:
1983, New York; 1986, US District Court, Southern District of New York; 1983, US District Court, Northern District
Memberships:
Dutchess County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1992-1993; Secretary, 1993-1994); New York State Bar Association (Member: House of Delegates, 1989-1994; Sections on: Estates and Trusts; Elder Law); Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association (President, 1987-1988); National Association of Elder Law Attorneys; Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council.
ISLN:
909299277

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Available
Credit Cards Accepted
Yes
Other Information
Fixed fees available

Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (7 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.5/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/19/14 in Trusts and Estates

    She has been doing trusts and estates for over 30 years and is very knowledgeable and experienced at it. She also is a very calming influence and has a special way of dealing with elderly clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/24/10 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 06/21/10 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/28/10 in Estate Administration

    Ellen Baker is a very competent estate attorney with good communication skills and an excellent professional reputation publicly and among her colleagues in her community.

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  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/13/10 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 05/28/10 in Estate and Gift Taxation

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  • 3.6/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/28/10 in Trusts and Estates

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