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Renata A. Mizak Esq.

Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP

Renata A. Mizak Esq.

Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP

Renata A. Mizak Esq.

Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP

Renata A. Mizak, Esq. is a Senior Associate Attorney in the Estate & Trust Practice Group concentrating on Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law and Medicaid.

Renata has spent more than nine years practicing Estate & Tax Planning, Estate & Trust Administration and Litigation, Elder Law & Care Planning (including Medicaid), Guardianships and Conservatorships, as well as Special Needs and Disability Law, Property Tax Appeals and Immigration in New Jersey and New York. Renata was recently admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.

Renata's experience includes representing executors, administrators, trustees and heirs; assisting with all aspects of administering an estate from probate or administration to final distribution, preparing federal and state estate tax returns, estate accountings, and implementing strategies to minimize estate taxation including using disclaimers and trusts. She has also prepared estate planning documents including wills, powers of attorneys, healthcare directives and all forms of trusts (revocable living, special needs, income-only, family and other). Additionally, she has represented Medicaid applicants, disabled and elderly individuals and their family members.

“Renata has extensive experience in Estate Law and will be a great asset to our Estate & Trust Practice Group,” says Managing Partner Tom Ryan, Esq. He continues, “We are thrilled that she has decided to join us.”

Renata received her B.A. in Political Science with Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies Minors from Montclair State University and her J.D. from New York Law School. She is currently pursuing an L.L.M. in Elder Law and Estate Planning.

She is a member of the Sussex and Morris County Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, National Elder Law Foundation, Federal Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Immigration Lawyers Association.

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