Crystal A. Doolity has joined Young/Sommer LLC acting of counsel. Her practice concentrates in the areas of Trust/Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law and Real Estate. She received a J.D. from Albany Law School with a concentration in Family and Elder Law, upon completion of a joint B.A./J.D. degree with the University at Albany. Ms. Doolity is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

While at Albany Law, Ms. Doolity was one of two Edgar and Margaret Sandman Fellows at the Government Law Center in 2003 and co-authored “Adult Protective Services: Responding to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults”. She interned with the New York State Office for the Aging, New York State Office of Children and Family Services – Bureau of Adult Services and Schenectady County Family Court with Hon. Mark L. Powers. Ms. Doolity also competed in Moot Court programs, served on the Moot Court Executive Board and participated in American Inns of Court. She continues to be an active alumna as a mentor to students and a Director of the National Alumni Association Board.

Ms. Doolity is a member of the New York State, the Albany County and the Schenectady County Bar Associations. She has served as the Liaison to the Elder Law Section and a Fourth District Representative for the State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, as well as co-chair of the Albany County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee.

A frequent public speaker, Ms. Doolity has given presentations on Estate Planning and Advance Directives in Albany, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Ulster and Westchester counties.

Bar Admissions

Connecticut, 2004
New York, 2005
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2005

Education

Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, J.D., 2004
Concentration: Family & Elder Law

State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, B.A., 2002
Honors: Cum Laude

Honors and Awards

Robert A. Barker Outstanding Service Award, 2004
Edgar and Margaret Sandman Fellow, 2003

Published Works

Adult Protective Services: Responding to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
Albany Law School Government Law Center, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

Albany County Bar Association
Albany Law School National Alumni Association
Capital Alliance of Young Professionals
Ellis Hospital Ethics Committee
Irequois-Empire Volleyball Association
New York State Bar Assocation
Schenectady County Bar Association

Legal Assistant information

Betsy Wykes, 518-438-9907 x. 255
bwykes@youngsommer.com