Ronald Axelrod |

Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates, P.C.

Ronald Axelrod | Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates, P.C.

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Ron has been practicing law for more than 35 years. His Rochester, New York, law firm focuses on small business law, estate planning and probate matters, Medicaid planning and asset protection, real estate transactions.

Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates’s legal team is committed to providing effective, practical legal services in a timely fashion. They take pride in developing meaningful relationships with their clients and encouraging them to turn to their law firm as their trusted Rochester, NY, small business law, estate planning, and Medicaid planning advisors. Their legal team takes time to learn the results you’re looking for and ensures that you understand what actions can and cannot be taken on your behalf. They also work with you and your other advisors every step of the way to make sure that you fully comprehend the choices you are making and feel empowered to make them. Their goal: to deliver cost-effective and efficient legal solutions to help you, your family, or your business.

Ronald J. Axelrod is a trusted Rochester, NY small business lawyer, who works within a suite of other skilled attorneys – many of whom were former law partners, as well as colleagues that he has collaborated with throughout his career. These attorneys excel in working in areas such as criminal defense, divorce and matrimonial cases, evictions, personal injury, medical malpractice, and more. For over a decade, Ron and his suitemates have worked as a team. They call upon each other often to exchange ideas and share client case files. The outcome of working in this collaborative manner is that Ron Axelod’s Rochester, NY, law firm can provide high-quality outcomes for its clients that need assistance in all areas of legal matters. Likewise, the attorneys that share the suite of offices with Ron benefit from his legal knowledge in areas of law that they know would be handled by him including Rochester, NY, small business law, estate planning and probate, and Medicaid planning and asset protection as part of their elder law services.

Experienced Rochester, NY, Business Lawyer
Ron is the founder of Ronald J. Axelrod & Associates and has proudly served thousands of individual, business, and institutional clients for more than 35 years. The areas of law that his firm focuses on is estate planning and probate, elder law which includes Medicaid planning and asset protection, business law, real estate transactions, and much more. He is also co-founder of Transworld Business Advisors of Western New York – a full-service business brokerage firm serving buyers and sellers of small and medium sized businesses. Outside of the law, he has worked in a wide range of business areas, including insurance, retail, real estate, construction, distribution, floor covering, franchising, and more, all of which help him provide the depth of knowledge that helps him better understand his clients’ needs, and provide creative solutions to their particular issues.​

Education and Professional Memberships
Ron Axelrod is proud to be a Rochester, NY, native. He graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, where he was a member of the prestigious Law Review.

Professional memberships are an indication of how attorneys stay up to date on issues and trends, maintain their legal education credentials, and share information with colleagues and the public. Ron demonstrates all of these responsibilities by regularly attending local, state, and national continuing education courses in the field of law. He was a charter member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is currently a member of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester, the Corporate Real Estate and Trust, and Estate Sections of the New York State and Monroe County Bar Associations.

Involvement in the Rochester, NY, Community
Public service is an important element of any attorney that cares about his or her clients and community. Ron has served on the board of directors of many local charitable and philanthropic organizations, including the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, Brighton Chamber of Commerce, Pittsford Rotary Club, and Draper School of Dance. He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for over 20 years.

Published Author, Writer, & Presenter
The legal profession expects its leading members to contribute to its body of knowledge on behalf of fellow attorneys and the public. Ron demonstrates that commitment to education and public service as a contributing editor of GENERATIONS, Planning Your Legacy, published by the Esperti Petersen Institute. He regularly hosted a radio “call-in” talk show dealing with medicaid planning, asset protection, and elder law matters,and was a columnist for and on the advisory editorial board of Business Strategies magazine.

Ron has presented seminars on Estate Planning and Elder Law in many public forums, including programs sponsored by AARP and numerous top investment and financial firms in the Rochester, NY, area. In these workshops, he makes extremely technical subjects interesting and easy to understand.