Marina Theodoris joined Bouklas & Associates in 2022 as an associate of the firm’s Estate Planning group. She came to the firm with extensive experience representing real estate owners and developers in commercial and residential real estate transactions and complex litigation.

 

At Bouklas & Associates, Marina combines her legal knowledge and experience with practical expertise to help clients protect and transfer wealth seamlessly across generations.  She specializes in structuring comprehensive estate plans, including the preparation of wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and advance directive documents such as powers of attorney and health care proxies, all of which are critical components of any estate plan.  Marina also assists clients with long-term care planning—whether at home or in a nursing facility—by creating asset-restructuring strategies that help facilitate eligibility for Medicaid and other government programs.

 

In addition to her estate planning work, Marina advises business owners on the formation of entities, succession planning, and the efficient transfer of business interests.  Her expertise in trusts and estates, real estate, and business law enables her to offer solutions that preserve and grow her clients’ wealth while ensuring long-term sustainability for their businesses.

 

Marina was recognized among the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in New York as a Super Lawyer New York Metro Rising Star honoree for 2021 and 2022. She has also lectured for the Rent Stabilization Association on the effects of recent legislation on the real estate industry.

 

She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and its Trusts and Estates Law Section, the Hellenic Lawyers Association, and the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association.  Marina is also active in a number of community initiatives of the Greek Orthodox Church.

 

Outside of her professional and volunteer work, Marina is an avid runner and has completed multiple international marathons, embracing the challenge of new courses, cultures, and personal limits.

 

Marina is fluent in Greek.