Mishiyeva Law, PLLC., is a law firm focusing on estate planning, probate, and estate administration. We service the hardworking individuals of New York City with pride and expertise. We are here to represent beneficiaries, administrators, executors, grantors, heirs, creditors, and trustees. Our firm is ready to take on cases delving into the complexities of a will contest as well as general estate litigation. There are many crucial estate planning documents that should be considered when you are thinking about planning ahead for the future. We are able to assist in drafting the following: • Revocable Trust • Irrevocable Trust • Living Will • Last Will and Testament • Healthcare Proxy • Medicaid Trust • Power of Attorney Should you need assistance with a guardianship appointment, our firm is ready to provide the proper legal guidance you seek. You can contact us at (646) 535-1667 and make an appointment for a free consultation located in our office on 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004. If you are in need of a Brooklyn probate lawyer, or an estate planning and probate lawyer in New York, we are here to help. A major misconception that most people have is the idea that estate planning should only apply for the elderly. This is completely false. By subscribing to a basic estate planning strategy today, you allow not only yourself, but your family the opportunity to avoid major hurdles as far as taxes are concerned, the possibility of avoiding probate, and a solid plan to avoid a will contest. Elder Law, Estate Planning, & Probate Help in NYC Estate Law is vast and complex. It deals with many items that can come up within a persons lifetime. Probate Administration is the process in which a decedent dies testate which means a will was in place. This process verifies if the will is valid and if so, the distribution of assets within the decedents estate are made to the appropriate parties. Estate Planning considers a wide range of possibilities in an individuals life and plans accordingly to withstand any unpredictability that may pose as an issue on ones financial state along with their medical needs. From appointing a power of attorney in order to have your finances handled while you are incapacitated, to preparing a will, estate planning covers important decisions whether one has passed away or is still living. You can learn more about the numerous aspects involved with this area of law by reading our New York Estate Planning Blog.

Russel Morgan is a practicing lawyer in the state of New York.

Attorney Irina Yadgarova focuses her practice on Trusts & Estates, Probate & Administration, Elder Law, and Real Estate. She is licensed to practice law in the courts of the State of New York, the State New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Ms. Yadgarova's practice encompasses all aspects of Estate Planning, Elder Law and Real Estate. She provides legal services to residents of New York and New Jersey and handles matters pertaining to Wills, Trusts & Estates and Long Term Care Planning. Prior to establishing her own practice, Ms. Yadgarova worked as a wealth management attorney at UBS Wealth Management. While at UBS, she counseled the business with regard to their high net worth clientele. Ms. Yadgarova obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University and her Juris Doctor degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, she acted as president of the Russian Speaking Law Students Alliance and wrote for the Cardozo Law Journal of Dispute Resolution. Ms. Yadgarova is a member of the New York State Bar Association and their Trusts & Estates Law section, the Queens County Bar Association, and the Russian Speaking Business Alliance Network. Ms. Yadgarova frequently lectures on Estate Planning and Advance Directives. Her articles on Estate Planning and Elder Law are often featured in community newspapers. She is fluent in Russian and resides in Queens, New York with her husband and three children.

Katz Law Firm’s founder and managing partner, Adam Katz, is admitted to practice law in New York Supreme Court, Southern District, Eastern District and U.S. Tax Court. He is an active member of the ABA– American Bar Association, NYSBA – New York State Bar Association (and is also a member on the Trusts and Estates Law Committee), NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys), NAEPC (National Association of Estate Planners and Councils) and EPCNC (Estate Planning Council of Nassau County). Adam received a plaque from Martindale-Hubble in 2017 for practicing law. He is recognized and listed for estate planning and probate services on Nolo.com and Avvo.com, where he voluntarily answers questions regarding various aspects within the practice of law. Adam has also been nominated to be a rising star SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters since 2015. In addition, he has been selected to serve as Co-Counsel for other law firms and attorneys. Adam was invited and has accepted the position to become a State Practice Advisor for Interactive Legal, which is among the nation’s elite leading Trusts, Estates and Elder Law legal resource and knowledge base. Adam’s unique academic background enabled him to gain exposure and valuable work experience across a wide variety of financial and legal positions. He has worked in the financial sector at Merill Lynch, practiced corporate litigation at Proskauer Rose LLP, intellectual property at Pennie & Edmonds, corporate transactional law at Jones Day and trusts and estates law at a number of firms. Adam has published articles on accounting and tax in BNA and decanting irrevocable trusts in the Nassau Lawyer. In addition, Adam has substituted as a law professor at Hofstra University’s School of Law and St. Johns Law School on trusts and estates drafting and tax law, lectured and participated in panels at Cardozo Law School and has given classes and presentations in various forums. Adam earned his Juris Doctor at Fordham University School of Law, where he was Notes and Articles Editor for the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law. Additionally, Adam was selected as teacher’s assistant and student coordinator of a research team to publish a treatise on International Law. After law school, he received his Master of Laws in Taxation, with a focus on Trusts and Estates, from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he was elected to be Director of the NYU Law & Business Association and volunteered as a mediator in the NYU Mediation Clinic. Katz Law Firm’s founder and managing partner, Adam Katz, is a cum laude graduate of Hofstra University where he graduated with two degrees and was given the Presidential Academic Fitness Award. Adam received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with honors and was Vice President of Kappa Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society. Adam also received a Bachelor of Arts with a triple-minor in Philosophy, Economics and Asian Studies. He was also elected to be Senator of Hofstra’s Student Government Association and was chosen to be a teacher’s assistant of Finite Calculus with Business Applications. If you need to find a lawyer who you can trust in the Cedarhurst area, Katz Law Firm is ready to use our expertise to serve you—contact us today!