About Renata Mizak
Renata Mizak is Practice Leader of the Wills, Trusts and Estates practice group, and heads the Elder Law practice.
Renata is certified by The National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney. The National Elder Law Foundation is the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to offer certification in the area of elder law.
Renata has spent nearly her entire legal career exclusively practicing in the areas of Estate & Tax Planning, Estate Administration, Estate and Trust Litigation, Elder Law & Care Planning, Medicaid, Guardianships, Special Needs and Disability Law. She assists individuals in creating customized estate plans, consisting of wills, trusts, powers of attorneys and healthcare directives — while minimizing estate taxation. She also represents:
- Executors and administrators in administering estates for deceased individuals
- Trustees in administering trusts for grantors and beneficiariesFiduciaries under a Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directive, Guardianship or Conservatorship, in understanding and carrying out their legal and fiduciary obligations
- Beneficiaries of estates and trusts, in understanding their rights and interests; and Individuals who were wronged and require representation as litigants.
- For elderly clients, Renata assists in establishing long-term care plans with asset preservation, and helps clients navigate through the Medicaid application process.
- She also assists individuals who are incapacitated or developmentally disabled, as well as individuals who seek to be appointed as Guardians for such individuals.
Renata is a resident of Sussex County, where she is frequently found speaking at local seminars to share her knowledge and information with the community, especially in a field where everything is always changing. Renata’s articles can be found in the NJ Herald and on the Laddey, Clark & Ryan website.
Renata was selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star, in the area of Trust & Estates, in 2018-2020.*
*This award is conferred by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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Sparta NJ 07871
United States