Marie A. Corliss

A Cortlandt Manor, Mount Kisco, and Manhattan, New York attorney, Marie A. Corliss  founded the Corliss Law Group, P.C., where she represents clients in Westchester County, Putnam County,  Dutchess County, and New York City. Ms. Corliss and her team of highly skills attorneys and paralegals provide personalized Estate and Special Need Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Probate and Estate Administration services. She also has extensive experience Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Applications and Special Needs Planning. 

Known as a very knowledgeable, highly experienced trusted adviser with a compassionate understanding of issues clients face, she develops plans to solve the most complex of issues successfully.  With this comprehensive approach, Ms. Corliss suggests legal instruments that best serve her clients’ objectives. Honest, sharp and compassionate, she is committed to making the Estate, Medicaid and Special Needs Planning and Estate Administration process as straightforward as possible. 

Completing her undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1981 at Fordham University, Ms. Corliss acquired her Juris Doctor degree in 1985 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Her law school tenure includes serving as an article editor of the university’s International Law Journal and winning a regional moot court competition as part of a team. A former assistant district attorney with the Bronx County District Attorney’s office, she primarily focused her time on critical child and elder abuse cases.

Before establishing Corliss Law Group, Ms. Corliss gained significant experience as the partner and lead elder law attorney at a renowned law firm in Katonah, New York. She holds the Accredited Estate Planner designation awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, which signifies and reflects her knowledge and professional reputation in estate planning. 

Honored with an “Excellent” rating from Avvo, Ms. Corliss loves expanding her network through associations such as the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Elder Law Answers and the Estate Planning Council of Putnam County.