Brent Stack counsels fiduciaries, beneficiaries and distributes in a variety of contested and uncontested proceedings, including probate and administration proceedings, estate and trust accounting proceedings, will and trust contest proceedings, proceedings against fiduciaries, discovery and turnover proceedings, and other trust and estate related matters including a strong practice in guardianship.
Brent served as an Associate Attorney in the Third Department Appellate Division, Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) office of the New York State Unified Court System for over nine years prior to joining PCS. In that role, he gained extensive experience working with guardianship proceedings and litigation matters. Brent argued cases for MHLS in the Court of Appeals, Appellate Division and in the trial courts. One of the best decisions on MHLS jurisdiction and function is the 2016 decision of Albany County Supreme Court in Mental Hygiene Legal Serv. v. Sullivan, 53 Misc 3d 685, where Brent was counsel of record.
In previous roles, he was an Administrative Law Judge with the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, and served in the Columbia County Attorney’s Office as an Assistant County Attorney.
