This Long Island probate resource is published by Morgan Legal Group, a New York estate and probate practice led by attorney Russel Morgan. The firm focuses on wills, trusts, probate, and estate administration under New York’s EPTL and SCPA, and it represents families before the Nassau County Surrogate’s Court in Mineola and the Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court in Riverhead. Everything on this site is written to reflect how New York probate law actually applies on Long Island.
Attorney Russel Morgan
Russel Morgan is a New York-licensed attorney and the founder of Morgan Legal Group, with a practice concentrated in trusts and estates, probate, estate administration, and incapacity and asset-protection planning. His work centers on the same statutes this site explains — the Estate Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL) and the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (SCPA) — applied to real New York families and estates. (Attorney admission and credential details should be confirmed against the firm’s primary site and bar listings.)
Our approach to Long Island estates
We built this resource around a fact most “Long Island” legal content ignores: Long Island is two counties with two separate Surrogate’s Courts, and its estates revolve around single-family homes held as real property rather than the co-op shares that dominate New York City. That orientation shapes how we counsel clients — from confirming domicile and venue under SCPA 205, to handling executor’s deeds for a Nassau or Suffolk home, to planning around the New York estate-tax cliff for an appreciated property. Our goal is clarity: helping families understand the path through Mineola or Riverhead before they ever set foot in court.
Why trust this information
The content here is grounded in named statutes and verified court details, not vague generalities. We cite EPTL and SCPA sections with plain-English explanations, flag any figure that changes annually with a note to verify, and decline to invent specifics we cannot confirm — because a single wrong court address or fee undermines trust in everything else. This is the standard of accuracy we apply to our own client work and to this resource.
Entity and network references
Morgan Legal Group maintains a consistent professional identity across its New York practice. Our primary firm presence is at morganlegalny.com, alongside our Google Business profile and legal-directory listings. These references ground who we are as the source behind this information.
Service area
We serve clients throughout Long Island, including all of Nassau County (Mineola Surrogate’s Court) and Suffolk County (Riverhead Surrogate’s Court), as well as the broader New York metropolitan area. Whether your estate sits in Garden City, Huntington, Babylon, or out on the East End, we can help you navigate the correct court.
Editorial standard
The legal information on this site is prepared and reviewed with the input of a New York-licensed attorney. It is educational and not a substitute for advice about your specific situation; figures tied to tax years and fee schedules are noted as verify-current where applicable, and the content is updated as New York law changes.
Work with us
If you are facing a probate in Nassau or Suffolk, or want to plan an estate to avoid one, the best next step is a focused conversation. Book a 30-minute consultation with Russel Morgan via Calendly, or see the contact page for service-area details. You can also start with the Long Island estate guide.
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