The Law Offices of Polizzotto & Polizzotto, LLC

A family firm carried across three generations

The firm opened in Brooklyn in 1962, founded by Alfred Polizzotto, Jr. It carries the name The Law Offices of Polizzotto & Polizzotto, LLC. Today Alfred Polizzotto III runs it, and his daughter Jensen L. Polizzotto practices alongside him as father and daughter. Three generations of the same family have kept the office going, which is a long run for any firm. That continuity is one of the clearest facts on the firm's site, and it shapes how the firm presents itself.

The founding year does double duty. It also marks how long the firm has taken personal injury cases, since the site states it has represented injury clients since 1962. As a reviewer, I read that as one of the firm's longest-running commitments. A firm that has stayed with the same family and the same city for six decades tends to know its local courts well.

The range of legal work handled

Few neighborhood firms cover this many areas under one roof. The firm handles elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning and administration, real estate, family law, immigration, business formation and sales, civil litigation, and personal injury. That spread means one office can help a client with a home purchase one year and a will the next. It points to a general practice built around the everyday legal needs of families and small businesses.

Elder law and Medicaid planning

These two areas work as a pair, and the firm advises on them together. Its attorneys help families protect assets while they prepare for nursing home or long term care costs. Medicaid planning of this kind runs on strict timing rules and a lookback period on transfers, so families often seek advice years before care begins. The work usually means reviewing assets and income, then organizing the paperwork a Medicaid application requires. Getting the sequence right can affect whether a family qualifies for help with care bills.

Estate planning and administration

Wills and trusts are the tools clients ask about most here, and the firm drafts both. It also handles probate administration, the court-supervised process of settling an estate after a death. Administration can involve filing the will with the Surrogate's Court, notifying heirs, paying debts, and distributing what remains. Having the same firm write a plan and later administer it keeps one team familiar with the family and its wishes. In my opinion, that kind of continuity is a practical benefit for clients who plan ahead.

Immigration

The immigration practice reaches several federal case types. The attorneys assist with family based petitions, waivers, parole in place, T visas, and cancellation of removal. Cancellation of removal is a defense raised in immigration court that can let a qualifying person remain in the United States. T visas apply to people who have suffered trafficking and meet set conditions. Parole in place mainly helps certain military families adjust their status. Each of these has detailed eligibility rules and long timelines, so early legal advice tends to matter.

Personal injury and civil litigation

Personal injury is the firm's oldest line of work, running back to that 1962 start. These cases rest on proving that another party's fault caused harm, and many resolve after an exchange of medical records and negotiation with insurers. Civil litigation covers the wider set of disputes that reach a courtroom, such as contract fights and property claims. Both call for steady handling of filings, court deadlines, and evidence. A firm that has done injury work for this long has seen a lot of these matters through.

Real estate, family law, and business matters

The firm rounds out its work with three more everyday areas. Real estate covers the contracts, title questions, and closings that come with buying or selling property. Family law reaches matters such as divorce, custody, and support, which move through New York's family and matrimonial courts. On the business side, the firm handles formation and sales. It can set up a company or paper the deal when an owner sells one. These areas sit naturally next to the estate and elder law work already on the list.

Who practices at the firm

Six attorneys make up the team. Alongside Alfred Polizzotto III and Jensen L. Polizzotto, the roster lists Emilio Rodriguez, Margarita Llamas, Christopher Roselli, and Jonathan Azua. A group of that size can spread the firm's many practice areas across several lawyers, which helps when a single client needs, say, both real estate and family law help. It also means the family name at the top sits over a wider bench of counsel. For a firm covering nine practice areas, a team of six is a reasonable base.

Where the firm takes clients

The firm's reach runs across New York City and its suburbs. It lists clients in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, along with people elsewhere who need New York representation. In my opinion, the Manhasset office gives the firm a foothold for clients on Long Island as well as in the five boroughs. The firm keeps two offices, one in Brooklyn and one in Manhasset, New York.