John Brenon
Partner
Williamsville
Practice Areas
Adoption
Trusts & Estates
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About Me
To John Brenon, the practice of law is not just a job — it's a vocation.
John's practice has focused on the full range of estate planning, estate administration, elder law issues, and, at the other end of the spectrum of life, the law with respect to the adoption of children.
He has extensive experience designing estate plans for clients ranging from those with only modest means to those with significant wealth, and is skilled at estate planning utilizing simple and complex wills, revocable and irrevocable living trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, supplemental needs trusts, and charitable remainder trusts.
John has also overseen the probate and administration of hundreds of estates and trusts ranging from uncontested matters through complex, contested matters.
His adoption law experience includes local, interstate, and international adoptions in which he has successfully represented, variously, the adoptive parents, birth parents, children, and agencies in both contested and uncontested cases. He has also testified as an expert witness on the subject.
Credentials & Achievements
Education:
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A.
Admissions:
State of New York Appellate Division- 4th Department
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States Tax Court
United States Bankruptcy Court
United States Court of Military Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Achievements:
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025-2026
Professional Focus
Industries Served:
- Banking & Finance
Affiliations
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New York State Bar Association – Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Sections
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Bar Association of Erie County – Practice & Procedure in Surrogate’s Court Committee & Elder Law Committee









