Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

Focus and practice areas

Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC is a New York law firm built around estate and elder law. The firm handles estate and trust planning, estate and trust administration, and the litigation that can follow when a will or trust is contested. It also covers elder law, Medicaid planning, special needs planning, guardianship, tax planning, and business planning. That is a wide set of related fields, and they hang together around one theme: helping people plan for later life and pass on what they own.

The estate work runs from wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts to probate and powers of attorney. When a dispute arises, the firm handles estate and trust litigation as well. So a client who starts with a plan can stay with the same firm if that plan is later challenged in court.

The elder law side is detailed. It covers Medicaid eligibility, home care and nursing home care planning, and guardianship under New York's Article 81 and Article 17-A. In my opinion, naming the specific statutes matters here, because guardianship rules differ by article and by who needs protection.

Who leads the firm

The site names three partners. Louis W. Pierro is the founding partner. Aaron E. Connor is the managing partner. Frank E. Hemming III is a partner. Each has a stated focus, which gives a reader some sense of how the work is divided.

The founding partner

Louis W. Pierro founded the firm and works in estate and trust planning, estate and trust administration, business succession planning, tax planning, elder law, and special needs planning. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and Albany Law School. His practice spans both the planning and the administration sides, so he covers a client's file from the drafting stage through to settling an estate.

The managing partner

Aaron E. Connor concentrates on guardianship, will and trust contests, and other estate-related litigation. He heads the firm's Long-Term Care Planning Department, where he advises clients on preserving assets for themselves and their families. He handles complex trust and estate litigation and uses estate planning tools in that work. That pairing, planning knowledge applied to disputes, is useful when a case turns on how a document was drafted.

Another partner

Frank E. Hemming III attended Albany Law School and graduated in 2013. He handles elder law matters and also assists clients with estate planning and probate issues. His focus overlaps with the firm's core work, which keeps the elder law and probate files staffed.

How the firm reaches clients

The firm serves clients across New York State. It lists offices and service locations in the Capital Region around Latham, in New York City, and in Garden City, Hudson, Ronkonkoma, Lake Placid, and Utica. It also lists Westfield, New Jersey. That spread lets the firm meet clients closer to home rather than asking everyone to travel to one office.

Two offices anchor the practice. The main base sits in Latham, in the Capital Region, and a second office is in New York City. Between the two, the firm covers both upstate and downstate matters, which is helpful for estate work that often involves property or family in more than one part of the state.

Public education and outreach

Beyond casework, the firm runs a weekly radio show on WGY, at 103.1 FM and 810 AM, described as being in its fifteenth year. It also hosts seminars and events on estate and elder law topics. This kind of steady public presence tells you the firm treats client education as part of the job, not an afterthought.

As a reviewer, I read that ongoing show as a sign of consistency. A weekly program that has run for years takes commitment, and estate and elder law are areas where the public often lacks basic information. Explaining Medicaid rules or the difference between a will and a trust in plain terms has real value for listeners who are trying to make decisions for aging parents or for themselves.

The firm also keeps profiles on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. For a practice that hosts seminars and a radio show, those channels fit the pattern of putting information in front of people before they ever call.

What the record shows

The picture here is of a firm with a clear identity. It works in estate planning and elder law, it litigates the disputes that grow out of those plans, and it advises business owners on formation, succession, and tax planning. The partners named on the site have stated concentrations that line up with those areas, so the roles are not vague.

Some details are not published on the pages reviewed. Individual attorney biographies were limited, and the site does not state a founding year, though it describes more than forty years of service. Where facts like those are absent, this review does not fill the gap. What can be confirmed is a defined practice, three named partners with distinct focuses, offices in Latham and New York City, service across the state, and a long-running public education effort.

In my opinion, the firm's strongest signal is coherence. The practice areas connect, the partners' focuses match the work, and the outreach reinforces the same subjects the firm handles for clients. For someone weighing estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, or a trust dispute in New York, Pierro, Connor & Strauss offers a focused option with a physical presence in both the Capital Region and New York City.