About Bousquet Holstein PLLC

Bousquet Holstein PLLC stands as a trusted provider of professional legal counsel for individuals, businesses, and institutions across Central and Upstate New York. The law firm is grounded in a mission focused on understanding client goals and delivering innovative, practical solutions that protect assets and advance long-term interests. A commitment to ethical advocacy, careful preparation, and strategic insight defines every engagement, supporting informed decision-making when legal matters carry significant personal or financial impact.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC brings together attorneys recognized as counselors, strategists, and advocates who emphasize lasting professional relationships built on trust and consistency. The firm’s interdisciplinary practice-group structure allows matters to be addressed from multiple legal perspectives, promoting thorough analysis and efficient problem-solving. With more than 45 years of experience, the law firm has earned a reputation for prompt service, sound judgment, and consistently high-quality legal representation across complex and evolving legal landscapes.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC offers comprehensive legal services across business and commercial law, brownfields and economic development incentives, litigation, real estate, employment and labor, employee benefits, trusts and estates, tax planning, and tax controversies. Notable experience includes leadership in New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program, supporting redevelopment projects representing more than $9 billion in construction value and over $1.5 billion in tax credits. Industry recognition includes Chambers and Partners 2026 New York Spotlight Guide honors and multiple Best Lawyers in America® distinctions.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC operates from offices in Syracuse and Ithaca, serving clients throughout the Finger Lakes, Central New York, and the Southern Tier. The firm maintains a strong commitment to confidentiality, community involvement, diversity, and pro bono service. Thought leadership is reflected through publications, seminars, and legal alerts that address timely issues. This approach reinforces a dedication to client priorities, sound legal guidance, and dependable advocacy when it matters most.

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights
  • Asset Protection
  • Assist in Filing Proof of Claim
  • Bankruptcy - Hourly
  • Bankruptcy - Trustee
  • Borrow Rights and Opportunities
  • Commercial Lender Issues (Including Farm Lenders)
  • Creditor Claims
  • Defense of Voidable Preference Claims
  • Landlords and Tenants - Executory Contracts
  • Litigate Discharge ability Complaints
  • Motions to Modify Automatic Stay
  • Purchase and Sale of Assets
  • Raising Capital / Capital Development
  • Recovery of Creditor Collateral
  • Warn Act Issues
  • Work Out / Turnarounds
Business and Commercial Law
  • Daily Operations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Business Tax Planning and Analysis
  • Business Transitions
  • Executive Compensation
  • Bank Representation - Commercial
  • Construction Law & Financing ( Real Estate Development )
  • Entity Dissolution/Liquidation
  • Entity Formation/Governing Documents
  • Environmental Matters
  • Hospital Representation
  • Insurance Industry Representation
  • Minutes
  • Securities and Private Placement
  • Economic Development Incentives
  • Health Care
  • Not-For-Profit / Tax Exempt
  • Public Finance
  • Tax Controversies
  • Tax Planning and Advocacy
Trusts and Estates
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Estate Planning
  • Elder Law and Long-Term Care Planning
  • Special Needs Planning
  • Guardianships
  • Wills, Trusts and Estate Litigation
  • Retirement and Financial Planning
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Gift Planning
  • Medicaid
Divorce and Family Law
  • Uncontested Divorces
  • Divorce Litigation
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
  • LGBTQ+ Divorce Proceedings
  • Nontraditional Custodial Disputes
  • Enforcement
  • UCCJEA Litigation
  • Retirement Asset Division
  • Child Custody Disputes
  • QDROS
Employment and Labor
  • Breach of Employment Contract
  • Compensation Agreements
  • EEOC
  • Employee Handbooks
  • Employment at Will / Temporary Employment
  • Employment Dispute (employee)
  • Employment Dispute (employer)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • High Level Management Issues
  • Non-Compete Agreements
  • Non-Compliance Issues
  • NYS Department of Labor / Division of Human Rights
  • Retaliation
  • Severance Agreements
  • Sexual Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Title IX
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Wage and Hour Issues
  • Whistleblower Litigation
  • Employee Benefits
Government Relations & Municipal Law
  • Government Relations / State - Non-Federal
  • Land and Energy Law
  • Municipal Representation
Immigration
  • Immigrant Employment Visas
  • Nonimmigrant Employment Visas
  • Corporate Immigration Services and Support
  • International Students and Exchange Visitors
  • Uniting Couples and Families
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Immigration Problems
  • Crimmigration
  • Dual Citizenship
  • Educational Institutions
  • Employment Of Foreign Nationals
  • Families
  • Investors and Developers
  • Start-Ups
Intellectual Property / Trademark
  • Compliance Issues
  • Copyrights
  • Marketing (Products and Services)
  • Protection and Licensing
  • Trade Secrets / Practices / Rights
  • Trademarks
LGBTQ+ and Non-Traditional Families
  • Burial Rights
  • Divorce and Family Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment and Discrimination
  • Estates and Trusts Planning / Wills
  • Tax Advocacy / IRS Accounting
Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration/Mediation)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (Participant)
  • Appellate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business and Commercial
  • Disability Denials
  • Dual Citizenship
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment/Employer
  • Estates and Trusts
  • Foreclosure
  • Intellectual Property
  • Divorce and Family Law
  • Personal
  • Real Estate
  • Securities
  • Tax Litigation
  • Title IX
Real Estate
  • Commercial
  • Condominium Laws
  • Foreclosure
  • Homeowner Associations
  • Oil and Gas Leasing
  • Real Property Financing
  • Residential
  • Tax Challenge – Certiorari
  • Title Insurance and Title Law
  • Development
  • Solar and Wind Leases
  • Real Estate Conflicts

Fees

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Office locations for Bousquet Holstein PLLC

Bousquet Holstein PLLC - Ithaca

200 E Buffalo St 4th Floor, Ithaca, NY 14850

Bousquet Holstein PLLC - Syracuse

One Lincoln Center, 110 W Fayette St #1000, Syracuse, NY 13202