team-member

William Gillen

Brooklyn, NY

Licensed for 14 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Probate

Language

English

About

William S. Gillen began his legal career as an Associate at a boutique New York City law firm specializing in estate planning and administration, elder law, special needs planning and real estate transactions. In 2009, William established a private practice focusing on estate planning, probate and estate administration, special needs planning, guardianship and real estate transactions.His practice also includes serving as a Guardian ad Litem in Surrogate's Court Proceedings and as Court Evaluator and Counsel to Alleged Incapacitated Persons in NYS Supreme Court Guardianship Proceedings. William is Vice President of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association and is also an active member of the Brooklyn Bar Association, Richmond County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. He is also an active member of the Rotary Club of Verrazano.He obtained his law degree from New England Law Boston, where he competed nationally as a member of the Tax Moot Court. During law school, he held internships at the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and the Richmond County Surrogate’s Court. William received a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University. He attended Fordham on a scholarship from J.P. Morgan Chase where he worked in Corporate Tax.

Practices Areas

Real Estate

Probate

Language

English

Contact

The Law Offices of William S. Gillen9201 4th Avenue - 7th FloorBrooklyn, NY, 112099201 4th Avenue - 7th FloorBrooklyn, NY, 11209

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
January 14, 2022

Wife and I just sold our house in Brooklyn from our new home in California. Will was hands down the best attorney we've worked with and he made the process clear and easy, from start to finish - this was made especially challenging given COVID and being across the Country. Will had our confidence from the first minute and kept it throughout the closing - and he came with a very strong recommendation from our broker, so his reputation is known widely across the Brooklyn market. Thank you, Will, for making a challenging experience a pleasure. If we have real estate attorney needs in NY again, we will be coming back to you. Thank you!

Kevin
July 2, 2020

Will helped us to close on our first home during a global pandemic - the most stressful thing I've ever done - but working with Will was probably the easiest and most pleasant part of it. He was down to earth, easy to talk to, genuine, super informative and professional, and also humorous and fun to work with. I look forward to working with again on our next home some day.

Mohamed
June 2, 2020

Even with the Covid-19 circumstances and the unfortunate shut down In New York State, William was able to find a way to close on the property I was selling on time. He’s devoted, knowledgeable and responsive whenever I Left him a message or had a question. I would Very highly recommend William Gillen. Excellent service.

Meggie
July 19, 2019

Will was amazing to work with. He was always in contact with us during our mortgage loan process. Since this was our first home purchase, he had to explain everything to us which was done thoroughly. He also made recommendations to us throughout the process and we took his advice and we are happy that we did.

William
June 4, 2019

Had an excellent experience. He handled last minute problems that inevitably popped up, right to the morning of the closing, masterfully. Always responsive to our questions and concerns. Will certainly use him again for future real estate transactions.

jerry
March 9, 2019

Willam represent us as seller's lawyer in 2018. He is really experienced real estate lawyers, He never tired to answer your question and concern and protect you interest.

Shai
March 3, 2019

I would highly recommend Will to friends and family. He was knowledgeable, attentive and consistently went above and beyond to ensure my successful real estate closings.

Paul
December 3, 2018

Will was a godsend on two issues related to my elderly mother. The first involved providing expert consultation on our options for protecting her assets were to face the need for expensive longterm care in a nursing home. He spent 90 minutes with us at no charge, explaining clearly and concisely what our choices were and what the relative merits/demerits were to each. He saved me hours of web searching that almost certainly would have resulted in a flawed understanding. Instead, I was clear and new exactly what next steps should be. As it turned out, we didn't retain Will to take those steps because we unexpectedly took advantage of an opportunity to move my mother closer to my sister in New Jersey. We turned to Will to serve as our real estate attorney and he brought the same level of competence, attention to detail, and client support to this task. He made the entire process effortless. I can't recommend him highly enough for either elder care issues or real estate matters. Were my mother still in New York, he'd be our go-to guy. I can't imagine anyone more competent, more reasonable in terms of expense, or more pleasant to deal with.

Linda
November 19, 2018

It was great working with Will, who managed the sale of our house. In addition to be responsive to questions and requests he was proactive in getting all necessary work done in a timely fashion. Because of his competence and great organization skills the house closing went so smoothly. He's a winner and I highly recommend him.

Danny
October 16, 2018

My family retained Will to represent us through the purchase of our first home and to write our wills, living wills and heath care directives. (Glad we have them but hope we don’t need them!) Will was thoughtful, detailed and attentive and we are very happy with him. We were in contract to purchase our home for months and had multiple issues arise during the process. Luckily, we had Will and he resolved those issues and made the stressful home buying process much better. All in all, Will is a knowledge, experienced and competent attorney who is accessible and has fair prices. We plan to retain his services again in the future as needed and recommend him without reservation to others in need of legal representation.

anonymous
January 14, 2022

Wife and I just sold our house in Brooklyn from our new home in California. Will was hands down the best attorney we've worked with and he made the process clear and easy, from start to finish - this was made especially challenging given COVID and being across the Country. Will had our confidence from the first minute and kept it throughout the closing - and he came with a very strong recommendation from our broker, so his reputation is known widely across the Brooklyn market. Thank you, Will, for making a challenging experience a pleasure. If we have real estate attorney needs in NY again, we will be coming back to you. Thank you!

Kevin
July 2, 2020

Will helped us to close on our first home during a global pandemic - the most stressful thing I've ever done - but working with Will was probably the easiest and most pleasant part of it. He was down to earth, easy to talk to, genuine, super informative and professional, and also humorous and fun to work with. I look forward to working with again on our next home some day.

Mohamed
June 2, 2020

Even with the Covid-19 circumstances and the unfortunate shut down In New York State, William was able to find a way to close on the property I was selling on time. He’s devoted, knowledgeable and responsive whenever I Left him a message or had a question. I would Very highly recommend William Gillen. Excellent service.

Meggie
July 19, 2019

Will was amazing to work with. He was always in contact with us during our mortgage loan process. Since this was our first home purchase, he had to explain everything to us which was done thoroughly. He also made recommendations to us throughout the process and we took his advice and we are happy that we did.

William
June 4, 2019

Had an excellent experience. He handled last minute problems that inevitably popped up, right to the morning of the closing, masterfully. Always responsive to our questions and concerns. Will certainly use him again for future real estate transactions.

jerry
March 9, 2019

Willam represent us as seller's lawyer in 2018. He is really experienced real estate lawyers, He never tired to answer your question and concern and protect you interest.

Shai
March 3, 2019

I would highly recommend Will to friends and family. He was knowledgeable, attentive and consistently went above and beyond to ensure my successful real estate closings.

Paul
December 3, 2018

Will was a godsend on two issues related to my elderly mother. The first involved providing expert consultation on our options for protecting her assets were to face the need for expensive longterm care in a nursing home. He spent 90 minutes with us at no charge, explaining clearly and concisely what our choices were and what the relative merits/demerits were to each. He saved me hours of web searching that almost certainly would have resulted in a flawed understanding. Instead, I was clear and new exactly what next steps should be. As it turned out, we didn't retain Will to take those steps because we unexpectedly took advantage of an opportunity to move my mother closer to my sister in New Jersey. We turned to Will to serve as our real estate attorney and he brought the same level of competence, attention to detail, and client support to this task. He made the entire process effortless. I can't recommend him highly enough for either elder care issues or real estate matters. Were my mother still in New York, he'd be our go-to guy. I can't imagine anyone more competent, more reasonable in terms of expense, or more pleasant to deal with.

Linda
November 19, 2018

It was great working with Will, who managed the sale of our house. In addition to be responsive to questions and requests he was proactive in getting all necessary work done in a timely fashion. Because of his competence and great organization skills the house closing went so smoothly. He's a winner and I highly recommend him.

Danny
October 16, 2018

My family retained Will to represent us through the purchase of our first home and to write our wills, living wills and heath care directives. (Glad we have them but hope we don’t need them!) Will was thoughtful, detailed and attentive and we are very happy with him. We were in contract to purchase our home for months and had multiple issues arise during the process. Luckily, we had Will and he resolved those issues and made the stressful home buying process much better. All in all, Will is a knowledge, experienced and competent attorney who is accessible and has fair prices. We plan to retain his services again in the future as needed and recommend him without reservation to others in need of legal representation.

anonymous
January 14, 2022

Wife and I just sold our house in Brooklyn from our new home in California. Will was hands down the best attorney we've worked with and he made the process clear and easy, from start to finish - this was made especially challenging given COVID and being across the Country. Will had our confidence from the first minute and kept it throughout the closing - and he came with a very strong recommendation from our broker, so his reputation is known widely across the Brooklyn market. Thank you, Will, for making a challenging experience a pleasure. If we have real estate attorney needs in NY again, we will be coming back to you. Thank you!

Kevin
July 2, 2020

Will helped us to close on our first home during a global pandemic - the most stressful thing I've ever done - but working with Will was probably the easiest and most pleasant part of it. He was down to earth, easy to talk to, genuine, super informative and professional, and also humorous and fun to work with. I look forward to working with again on our next home some day.

Mohamed
June 2, 2020

Even with the Covid-19 circumstances and the unfortunate shut down In New York State, William was able to find a way to close on the property I was selling on time. He’s devoted, knowledgeable and responsive whenever I Left him a message or had a question. I would Very highly recommend William Gillen. Excellent service.

Meggie
July 19, 2019

Will was amazing to work with. He was always in contact with us during our mortgage loan process. Since this was our first home purchase, he had to explain everything to us which was done thoroughly. He also made recommendations to us throughout the process and we took his advice and we are happy that we did.

William
June 4, 2019

Had an excellent experience. He handled last minute problems that inevitably popped up, right to the morning of the closing, masterfully. Always responsive to our questions and concerns. Will certainly use him again for future real estate transactions.

jerry
March 9, 2019

Willam represent us as seller's lawyer in 2018. He is really experienced real estate lawyers, He never tired to answer your question and concern and protect you interest.

Shai
March 3, 2019

I would highly recommend Will to friends and family. He was knowledgeable, attentive and consistently went above and beyond to ensure my successful real estate closings.

Paul
December 3, 2018

Will was a godsend on two issues related to my elderly mother. The first involved providing expert consultation on our options for protecting her assets were to face the need for expensive longterm care in a nursing home. He spent 90 minutes with us at no charge, explaining clearly and concisely what our choices were and what the relative merits/demerits were to each. He saved me hours of web searching that almost certainly would have resulted in a flawed understanding. Instead, I was clear and new exactly what next steps should be. As it turned out, we didn't retain Will to take those steps because we unexpectedly took advantage of an opportunity to move my mother closer to my sister in New Jersey. We turned to Will to serve as our real estate attorney and he brought the same level of competence, attention to detail, and client support to this task. He made the entire process effortless. I can't recommend him highly enough for either elder care issues or real estate matters. Were my mother still in New York, he'd be our go-to guy. I can't imagine anyone more competent, more reasonable in terms of expense, or more pleasant to deal with.

Linda
November 19, 2018

It was great working with Will, who managed the sale of our house. In addition to be responsive to questions and requests he was proactive in getting all necessary work done in a timely fashion. Because of his competence and great organization skills the house closing went so smoothly. He's a winner and I highly recommend him.

Danny
October 16, 2018

My family retained Will to represent us through the purchase of our first home and to write our wills, living wills and heath care directives. (Glad we have them but hope we don’t need them!) Will was thoughtful, detailed and attentive and we are very happy with him. We were in contract to purchase our home for months and had multiple issues arise during the process. Luckily, we had Will and he resolved those issues and made the stressful home buying process much better. All in all, Will is a knowledge, experienced and competent attorney who is accessible and has fair prices. We plan to retain his services again in the future as needed and recommend him without reservation to others in need of legal representation.