Big-firm discipline. Boutique accountability.

The firm brings together litigation, in-house counsel, financial-services and elder-law experience—then applies that perspective with the direct access and personal responsibility clients expect from a boutique practice.

The Approach

Preparation. Precision. Follow-through.

The work is grounded in a simple belief: clients should understand what is happening, why it matters and what comes next.

Every engagement begins with careful attention to the facts and a disciplined view of the decisions ahead.

01 / Founder & Managing Attorney

Founder & Managing Attorney

Amer A. Latif, Esq.

Amer's path to founding The Latif Law Firm, PLLC ran through some of the most demanding corners of the profession. He began his career at Ayco, a Goldman Sachs company, advising on complex financial and legal matters, then practiced litigation at Goldberg Segalla before serving as Deputy General Counsel for PIP, Inc., a global corporation—experience that taught him how high-stakes matters are actually won: through preparation, precision, and follow-through.

He founded The Latif Law Firm, PLLC to bring that standard to individuals and families across Upstate New York—practicing family law, criminal defense, and estate planning and elder law with the attention of a boutique and the rigor of a much larger firm.

Admitted: New York State Bar, Appellate Division, Third Department (2021)
Education: J.D., Albany Law School · B.A. Psychology, Business minor, University at Albany
Experience: Ayco (a Goldman Sachs company) · Goldberg Segalla · Deputy General Counsel for a Global Corporation, PIP, Inc.

Estate Planning · Elder Law · Medicaid Asset Protection

02 / Of Counsel

Of Counsel, Estate Planning and Elder Law

Mark Brian Grosky, Esq., M.B.A.

Mark brings more than thirty years of legal experience across a diverse range of practice areas, with particular depth in elder law, estate planning, and Medicaid Asset Protection. His work has guided generations of Upstate New York families through long-term care planning, asset protection, and estate transitions requiring sound judgment and careful coordination.

For approximately a decade, Mark has served as a strategic consultant and mentor to Amer A. Latif, offering perspective shaped by decades in practice. Mark serves as Of Counsel to The Latif Law Firm, PLLC while independently operating the Grosky Law Firm; the firms remain separate business entities. He also serves as a financial advisor with Stage 2 Planning Partners, bringing complementary legal and financial insight to complex planning matters.

Focus: Elder Law · Estate Planning · Medicaid Asset Protection
Experience: 30+ years in practice · Grosky Law Firm
Advisory: Strategic Consultant & Mentor to Amer A. Latif · Approximately 10 years · Financial Advisor, Stage 2 Planning Partners

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