Nicholas Moneta

Nicholas G. Moneta is an attorney with Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale, New York. His practice focuses on Trusts and Estates and Elder Law, with an emphasis on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, as well as estate and trust administration. He advises individuals and families on planning strategies designed to address long-term goals, incapacity planning, and the efficient transfer of assets. Nicholas works closely with beneficiaries, trustees, executors, and other fiduciaries in navigating complex legal and tax considerations.

Nicholas regularly prepares wills and trusts, advance directives, and gift and estate tax returns. His experience includes assisting clients with irrevocable trust decantings, sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts, and other planning techniques used in appropriate circumstances. He also represents clients in probate and administration proceedings before the Surrogate’s Court, guiding them through each stage of the process with careful attention to procedural and compliance requirements.

In addition to his client work, Nicholas has contributed written articles to the New York Law Journal, the Trusts & Estates Law Section Journal of the New York State Bar Association, and JD Supra. He has also appeared in episodes of television crime dramas including Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, and Unforgettable.