Jeffrey F. Voelkl
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Buffalo, New York
Voelkl Law, P.C.
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1993
Education: Boston University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2026 Jeffrey F. Voelkl is the senior partner at Voelkl Law PC since January 2021. Previously Mr. Voelkl was partner at Robshaw & Voelkl PC since 1993. Located in Williamsville, New York, he provides a variety of legal services for clients throughout Buffalo and the entire Western New York Region. Mr. Voelkl has been admitted to practice in all courts in the state of New York since 1993, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A significant portion of Mr. Voelkl’s practice involves estate planning and administration. He assists these clients with the preparation and review of such documents as Wills, Trusts, Living and Irrevocable trusts, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Medicaid Planning, Probate Avoidance, Asset Shelters, Tax Planning and Guardianship. Mr. Voelkl makes sure that each estate plan component reflects his clients’ objectives and circumstances to minimize confusion and avoid litigation
Mr. Voelkl also works with clients and their family members navigate the probate process.
Mr. Voelkl excels at Estate Litigation, Will Contests, Asset Claw Backs. Accountings and Judicial Settlements of Estate.
Mr. Voelkl has represented businesses' and entrepreneurs advising them on the most appropriate form of legal entity that the business should operate under, buy/sell agreements, corporate record compliance, asset purchase, real estate purchase, operating agreement, partnership agreements, etc.
Voelkl Law also represents hundreds of buyers and sellers every year with the purchase and sale of both residential and commercial properties.
Practice areas
Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation, Business/Corporate, Elder Law, Real Estate: Business, Real Estate: ConsumerFocus areas
Contracts, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts, Will Contests, Wills
- 40% Estate Planning & Probate
- 20% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 10% Business/Corporate
- 10% Elder Law
- 10% Real Estate: Business
- 10% Real Estate: Consumer
First Admitted: 1993, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.voelkllaw.com/attorney/jeffrey-voelkl/
Bar / Professional Activity
- New York, 1993,U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1993, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1993, U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1993U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1993, Virgin Islands, 2002, U.S. Federal Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Tax Court
- New York Bar Association, Member, Erie County Bar Association, Member, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Member, Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, Member, New York State Defenders Association, Member, Admission to Bar Committee, Member, Young Lawyers Committee, Member, Justice Court Committee, Member
Pro bono / Community Service
- President, Amherst Library Board, 2007 to 2025
- Volunteer Lawyers Project, Member
- Buffalo Club Arts & Archives Committee Member, 2004 to 2010
- Guest on Law Line hosted by Mike Desmond
- Hamburg Central School Dist., Speaker regarding Landlord Tenant , 2004 to Present
- Speaker at NBI Seminar regarding Real Estate, Lorman Seminar regarding Landlord/Tenant, Erie County Bar regarding Carbon Monoxide Law
- Western New York High School Mock Trial Judge, 2003 to Present
- Western New York High School Mock Trial Instructor, 1995 to 2004
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Board Member, 2006 to 2008
- Leukemia Society of America Board of Trustee Member, 1996 to 2001
- Town & Village Court Advisory Committee, 2007 to Present
- Chairman and Member, Williamsville Parks Committee, 2006 to 2011
- Founder of Williamsville Court Community Service Program
- Chairman, Erie County Bar Justice Court Committee, 2006 to Present
Educational Background
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, LL.M., Honors: Class Rank: Top 30%, Major: Tax, 1992-1993
- University of Akron - School of Law, 1989-1992
- St. Joseph's Collegiate, Kenmore, New York
- Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1989, Honors: Class Rank: Top 13%, Honors: Degree awarded with Honorable Mention, Honors: Deans List – Five Semesters, Honors: Who’s Who in American Universities, Honors: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Honors: Canisius College Ski Club, President, Honors: Yearbook Photography Editor, Honors: Buffalo Philharmonic Steering Committee
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Speaker at Ellicott District Community Development Real Estate Seminars
Honors
- American Colleges and Universities, Who's Who
- Business First Forty, Under 40 Award
- Endorsed to be Supreme Court Judge by The Buffalo News, (October 30, 2008)
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2026
