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Russel Morgan

4.9
186 reviews
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Rating: 9.3

Licensed for 8 years

Estate planning Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Elder Law ... +5 more

100 Church Street, 8th Fl, New York, NY

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About Russel

Biography

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 & 2019 Super Lawyer Rising Star

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 20%

Estate Planning

20%
Trusts 20%

Probate

20%
Elder Law 10%

Elder Lawyer

10%
Guardianship 10%

Guardianship

10%
Medicaid and Medicare 10%

Medicaid Lawyer

10%
Power of Attorney 10%

Power of attorney lawyer

10%
Probate 10%

Probate lawyer near me

10%
Wills and Living Wills 10%

Wills and Trust

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Payment Methods

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  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
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2024 2023 2020
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Top Contributor
Top Contributor
2018
Platinum Client Champion

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 8 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2017

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Location

Morgan Legal Group, P.C.

100 Church Street, 8th Fl, New York, NY, 10007

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1129 Northern Boulevard, Suite #404, Manhasset, NY, 11030

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300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th fl, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

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1200 Waters Place, Suite # 105, Bronx, NY, 10461

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50 Fountain Plaza, Suite # 1400, Buffalo, NY, 14202

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118-35 Queens Boulevard, Suite # 400, Queens, NY, 11375

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50 Main Street, 10th Floor, White Plains, NY, 10606

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445 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY, 11747

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90 State Street, Suite 700A, Albany, NY, 12207

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510 Clinton Square, Suite 510, Rochester, NY, 14604

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Practice Areas
Estate Planning (55) Trusts (19) Wills & Living Wills (18) Lawsuits & Disputes (12) Probate (12) Real Estate (12) Business (9) Contracts & Agreements (8) Guardianship (6) Elder Law (5) Litigation (4) Corporate & Incorporation (3) Immigration (3) Landlord & Tenant (2) Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect (2) Bankruptcy & Debt (1) Consumer Protection (1) Debt Settlement (1) Divorce & Separation (1) Employment & Labor (1) Family (1) Identity Theft (1) Limited Liability Company (LLC) (1) Power Of Attorney (1) Residential (1)
What Clients Mention
Practice Area Knowledge (58) Case Results (54) Professionalism (41) Recommendation (41) Responsiveness (24) Advocacy (19) Communication Style (18) General Knowledge (15) Character & Conduct (10) Trustworthiness (10) Staff & Support (9) Compassion (7) Cost of Services (6) Free Consultations (2) Punctuality (1)

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Posted by Sarkis | April 27, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Morgan Legal Group PC will help you

I recently hired Russel Morgan for an outstanding student loan debt. What a fantastic experience it has been so far. I will return to edit my review for the final results once completed. Mr. Morgan has been a fantastic advocate, pays great attention to the details of the issues, and is a true pleasur...e to deal with. No need to seek guidance anywhere else.

Posted by Anna | April 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney

I hired Morgan Legal Group PC to handle my green card case.

Russel and his team have been extremely professional, they always take your calls or call you back in a timely matter. They went above and beyond to get my case settled in a timely matter and made sure I am completely satisfied! If you seek advice regarding an immigration issue, you will be provided... with top notch legal advice in a friendly and non - judgmental manner at Morgan Legal Group PC.

Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2018

I love this law firm

Got into accidents back in 2016. They fight for you 200% and get more than what you expect. Russel’s team is super professional and they guide you each and every step. I will always have them represent my family and friends. Call them and see what I mean. In NYC it is hard to find someone that actua...lly cares. I feel like I'm part of their family. Yes. That good!

Posted by Michelle | August 28, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Great legal services

After a scheduling miscommunication with his receptionist led to me waiting 20 minutes for our consultation I wasn’t pleased. However, Russel was clearly apologetic for the confusion and made it clear that he would do whatever it took to make up for this snafu. In the end he really impressed me and ...the will he wrote for me is flawless

Posted by anonymous | August 23, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Awful experience

Updated - The following review is my opinion. Absolutely awful experience. Retained in October 2025 for estate and real estate representation after losing a loved one. My case was delayed weeks due to employee turnovers. They 1st assigned me to an estate attorney but then the estate attorney said I n...eeded a real estate attorney. Then for the next 7 months I struggled more to get answers from my attorney than I did previously with the opposing side. I was met with unanswered emails, ignored concerns, lack of drive, minimal advice, but in my opinion plenty of attitude, gaslighting, deflection and ego. In November 2025 my attorney charged me for 2 hrs work @ $450/hr for a “due diligence” search on the real estate and personal property that failed to turn up a lien on the property that hasn't been resolved. The same lien that is preventing a title search to clear which will also block any prospective buyer from obtaining financing. Which was even brought to my attorney's attention in April of 2026, by the opposing side, but he failed to mention it to me, advise me on it, or try to resolve it. But he did continue to bill me for his “negotiations” for the real estate property. I sent a complaint to the owner regarding my attorney's poor performance, lack of responses to my emails and questions, lack of regular updates, lack of a plan, lack of progress and billing issues. Instead of resolving the issues the owner forwarded my complaint to my attorney which destroyed any remaining client/attorney relationship, if there ever was one. Then my attorney responded and billed me for it, twice. My attorney and the owner promised credits for a double billing and a full billing review which I hadn't received as of 8/23/26. As of August 23, 2026 I still hadn't received June's invoice, a final bill or my case files which I requested on July 27, 2026. 8/24/26 they did send some case emails and my case files, my invoices and final bill. The billing department had never answered any of my many attempts to resolve billing issues. My attorney was a real estate attorney handling the estate portion of my case. He was very inexperienced, 3 years young as an attorney, immature and ego centered. He frequently complained he was handling over 100 cases. There were many irreplaceable items taken from the estate on multiple occasions and my attorney failed to take any action to protect my share of the estate. Any time I complained my case was not progressing my attorney and the owner would blame the other side. But that's what you hire the attorney for, if the other side intentionally delays a good experienced lawyer would have acted instead of making excuses. Very unprofessional overall, the office, in my opinion, is run poorly. There are frequent employee turnovers and no notification to clients, no organization. The last email I received from my attorney was June 17. I emailed again on July 19th, ccing the owner, and both my attorney and paralegal's emails sent me an automated “Out of office” reply stating they were no longer with the company. Then I emailed the owner directly and he suggested we discuss everything on a call, my billing issues, my complaints and what the next steps would look like including “leverage, cost, timing” to secure the estate property. I agreed to the call and then spent almost the entire call with the owner berating me, blaming me, blaming the opposition, cursing and raising his voice. It was disrespectful and unprofessional. On that call the owner offered a credit of $2205 towards continuing the case with probate proceedings. 8/24/26 I was credited the $2205, unconditionally, and given a final bill of $0.00 as well as a cease and desist letter regarding my recent reviews. In my opinion they overbilled me, at least, $2317.50. 8/24/26 I was also sent a right to arbitration notice regarding any billing disputes I may still have. My case is no further along than it was in October 2025, in fact it's worse.

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Trusts lawyer | Jun 27

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Experience

Rating:  9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2024

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2023

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2023

Top Lawyer, Fortune Magazine

2023

Top Estate Lawyer New York, Lawyers of Distinction

2022

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2022

Best Lawyers in New York, New York Magazine

2021

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2021

Top Lawyer, New York Magazine

2020

2020 Who's Who Recipient, Who's Who Legal

2020

Super Lawyer Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2020

Top Lawyer, New York Magazine

2020

Top 10 Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine

2020

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2019

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2018

10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel

2018

Top 10 Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Founding Member, Morgan Legal Group, P.C.

Associations

2023 - Present

AEA INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS NETWORK

Member

2023 - Present

Better Business Bureau

Member

2020 - Present

Forbes Business Council

Member

2018 - Present

Jewish Lawyers Guild

Member

2017 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2017 - Present

New York City Bar Association

Member

2017 - Present

Russian American Bar Association (New York chapter)

Member

Education

2013

New York Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2010

City University of New York, Brooklyn College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2020

Estate Sales & Probate Issues

Estate Sales

2018

CLE

Tax Reform & Effect On Estate Planning

Publications

2018

Attorney and Practice Magazine Your Guide To Incentive Trusts

Languages

English

Russian

Spanish

Activity

37

Legal Answers

82

Legal Guides

Top Contributor

Russel earned significant contribution points in 2018.

Legal Answers

Q&A

My brother died and my sister won't give us his will what can i do

20 Jan 2022
Q&A

What do I need to do to settle a relatively simple trust and will, lawyer has been in charge of trusti/will for years?

20 Jan 2022
Q&A

Can an alcoholic be considered incompetent for the purposes of guardianship?

25 Sep 2018
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Legal Guides

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3 times you need a probate attorney on your side

25 Mar 2019
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Do you need to hire a probate attorney?

25 Mar 2019
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New parents? Estate planning tips to consider

25 Mar 2019
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