Brian P.
Corrigan
Trusts & Estates
Partner
New York City & Uniondale
T: 646-237-1804
bcorrigan@farrellfritz.com bcorrigan@farrellfritz.com
About Brian
Brian P. Corrigan focuses on the areas of trusts, estates, and fiduciary litigation. He has represented clients successfully in a variety of Surrogate’s Court matters, including will contests, contested accounting, fiduciary removal, fiduciary surcharge, will construction/reformation and discovery proceedings. Brian has further achieved favorable results for clients in disputes related to powers of attorney, the spousal right of election, and joint accounts/pay on death accounts. He is experienced in contested and uncontested guardianship proceedings in New York State Supreme Court and New York Surrogate’s Court.
Prior to joining Farrell Fritz, Brian was a partner at Holland & Knight LLP, where he practiced for the first 15 years of his career. He was a member of the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice, concentrating in estate litigation.
Credentials
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law
- Providence College
Affiliations & Appointments
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
- The New York Bar Foundation, Fellow
- New York State Bar Association, Executive Committee and Tenth District Representative, Trusts and Estates Section
- New York State Bar Association, Past Chair, Estate Litigation Committee, Trusts and Estates Section
- New York State Bar Association, Past Chair, Committee on Practice and Ethics, Trusts and Estates Section
- New York County Lawyers’ Association, Past Chair, Estate, Trusts and Surrogate’s Court Practice Section
- New York County Lawyers’ Association
- Nassau County Bar Association, Chair, Surrogate’s Court Trust & Estate Committee
- New York City Bar Association
- The Estate Planning Council of New York City
Articles & Advisories
Powers of Attorney: Analyzing Differences between Federal/State Statutes of Limitations and an Agent’s Authority and Duty
A recent decision, Stauffer v. Internal Revenue Service, presents an opportunity to review an important difference between the limitations periods…
July 20, 2020
Staying Alert: Avoiding Identity Thefts and Scams
As performing financial and other personal transactions online becomes more the norm than the exception, the potential for identity theft…
April 27, 2020
’Till Death [And Divorce] Do Us Part
The Surviving Spouse’s Right of Election vs. A Former Spouse’s Rights in the Decedent’s Estate under a Separation Agreement Spousal separation…
August 29, 2018
Strategies for Trusts and Estates in New York: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Recent Developments and Navigating the Estate Planning Process in New York
Brian P. Corrigan authored the attached Defensive Estate Planning chapter for the 2016 edition of Strategies for Trusts and Estates in New…
June 22, 2016
Proving a Joint Account with Right of Survivorship or Totten Trust Account Without the Signature Card
This article was originally published in the November/December 2015 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal. A frequent…
January 23, 2016
Injunctive Relief in Surrogate’s Courts: Trends & Considerations
Written by Brian Corrigan with Faith L. Carter An excerpt from the article: An executor commencing a turnover proceeding for…
September 22, 2014
Exercising the Power to Adjust Between Principal and Income
Brian Corrigan co-authored a New York Law Journal article titled, “Exercising the Power to Adjust Between Principal and Income”. The…
January 31, 2011
Pre-Mortem Probate: Has the time arrived?
Some New York courts are allowing “pre-mortem probate”, ostensibly to protect the elderly. Brian Corrigan investigated whether proving a will’s…
August 07, 2007
News
How Trusts Can Be Used To Counter Tougher Estate Taxes
Imminent estate planning should be a worry for wealthy clients as the tax landscape changes with the Biden administration. The…
April 20, 2021
Press Releases
22 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Leading Lawyers in Their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz has a combined total of 22 attorneys selected to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
September 29, 2022
21 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Leading Lawyers by Best Lawyers
Farrell Fritz congratulates 17 attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023.…
August 18, 2022
Five Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized in Chambers 2022 High Net Worth Rankings
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Estate Litigation partners John (Jack) J. Barnosky, Neil V. Carbone, Brian P. Corrigan,…
July 14, 2022
27 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Leading Lawyers in Their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz has a combined total of 27 attorneys selected to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
September 30, 2021
17 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Leading Lawyers by Best Lawyers
Farrell Fritz congratulates 12 attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022.…
August 19, 2021
18 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Leading Lawyers by Best Lawyers
Farrell Fritz congratulates twelve attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021.…
August 20, 2020
Brian Corrigan Elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel as a Fellow
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Brian P. Corrigan has been elected to the American College of Trust and…
June 05, 2020
Brian P. Corrigan Has Been Elected as a New York Bar Foundation Fellow
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Brian P. Corrigan has been named a Fellow of The New York Bar…
November 18, 2019
Ten Farrell Fritz Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2020
Farrell Fritz congratulates ten attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020.…
August 15, 2019
Ten Farrell Fritz Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
Farrell Fritz congratulates ten attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019.…
August 09, 2018
Farrell Fritz Receives Tier 1 Ranking in 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms”
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that, for the sixth consecutive year, the firm has received a Tier 1 Ranking…
November 01, 2017
30 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Leading Lawyers in their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz had a combined total of 30 attorneys selected to the 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
September 21, 2016
Brian P. Corrigan Joins Farrell Fritz’s Estate Litigation Department as Partner
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Brian P. Corrigan recently joined the firm’s estate litigation department as a partner.…
June 23, 2016
Recognition
Best Lawyers in America
Litigation - Trusts & Estates 2019-Present
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
Fellow
The New York Bar Foundation
Fellow
Chambers and Partners
Private Wealth Disputes – New York, 2022
Super Lawyers
New York Metro (Estates & Trust Litigation) 2021-Present
Community Work
Brian is a member of the Professional Advisors Council of Calvary Hospital, Save the Children, and the Smile Train PAC.