Steven Vyacheslav Melnik

Steven Vyacheslav Melnik

4.1
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 25 years

Elder law Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare, Trusts ... +4 more

One Rockefeller Plaza, 10th Floor, New York, NY

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 24 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 25 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2001

Due to Reregister within 30 days of Birthday

No misconduct found

Location

Melnik Law Group, PLLC

One Rockefeller Plaza, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10020

Melnik Law Group, PLLC

3072 Brighton 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11235

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Steven Vyacheslav Melnik's Reviews

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4.1 /5.0

33 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Cost of Services

Posted by Ella | September 29, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

Took so much money and left his clients with nothing. No wonder the last reviews are dated 2019, he is nowhere to find. I'll go after him to get my money back. I know where he works... I'll contact the board of association as well

Posted by anonymous | June 08, 2021

Worse Attonery

I strongly recommend you keep a far distance from this attorney, better yet a teacher haha. The worse experience and/or position you can place yourself between. The rates this attorney charges for his level of experience is extremely OVERPRICED. PERSONALLY I wouldn’t hire him to cut my grass nor clea...n my car :)). He often displays his credentials/education which is complete meaningless when you have zero success to show for it, let alone when you actually experience his unknowledgeable , Disrespectful, careless personality. Check your emails once a while and take some time to put some mind in to what you write and how you write. 3yrs

Posted by Svetlana R | January 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Should be ashamed to call himself an attorney

I have dealt with a lot of legal professionals over the years. I hired Melnik Law Group and can easily say that this is easily one of the worst law firms that I have ever had the displeasure of doing business with. Melnik Law Group advertises itself based on Steven Melnik's expertise in law and... accounting. I wouldnt know if he or his firm really have this expertise because once Melnik Law Group had my money they refused to answer any legal questions I had regarding the services they were supposed to provide. They effectively treated me as a stranger, not as a client, after taking my money. Melnik himself will be happy to show you his resume and his education credentials. Dont be fooled. Melnik's education credentials are meaningless - it is as if they dont exist - if he is not using them to provide you with the legal assistance you need. If you are considering using Melnik Law Group, I would advise you to find someone else.

Posted by Irina | July 13, 2018 | Estate Planning

terrible over priced service

We paid over $11,500 for a trust and were told to go to real estate agent to transfer our house into a trust!

Posted by anonymous | July 13, 2018 | Tax

Unacceptable !

I retained Mr.Steven Melnik for his services after meeting with him at his office in the Rockefeller center in NYC for $6,500.00 at the end of 2014. Since which I have repeatedly tried to speak to Mr. Melnik (or his associate Mr. Johnson) but never got past leaving a message with his secretary, whom... assured me each time that I would receive a call back in regards to my case. I have no idea if anything was even submitted by either one of them. So aside from my 20 minute initial consult I have not spoken to or heard from Melnik Law Group. There was an error made by Mr. Melnik on my contract, which has not been corrected due to the fact that I can't reach him. It is now Tax season and time to file. I am upset, worried and in limbo.

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Owner, Melnik Law Group

2000 - Present

Professor, Baruch University

1993 - 2000

Manager, Arthur Anderson & Co.

Associations

2002 - Present

Russian American Bar Association

President

Nassau County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section

Member

Education

N/A

New York University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

New York University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

N/A

City University of New York, Baruch College

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Publications

Languages

English

Russian

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