Wendy Kaufmann Goidel

Wendy Kaufmann Goidel

also known as Wendy K. Goidel

5.0
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 38 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Melville, NY
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law

290 Broadhollow Road, Suite 200E, Melville, NY

About Wendy

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Elder Law 50%

28 years

50%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 38 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1988

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Connecticut for 38 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 1987

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Estate Planning & Elder Law Center, A Division of Goidel Law Group PLLC

290 Broadhollow Road, Suite 200E, Melville, NY, 11747

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Wendy Kaufmann Goidel's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by can use my name and title | July 03, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Elder Law

Intelligent and empathetic advice for the elderly and their families

Over the past 5 years Wendy has helped enormously with legal matters and healthcare resources for my recently deceased mother-in-law . Well thought out advice appropriate to our situation was always available and she and her team always came through when needed. William J, Bennett MD Geriatrician.

Posted by John | December 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate Planning

My wife and I consulted Wendy to assist us in our estate planning. She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and patient through out the whole process. Wendy met with us, listened to our needs and formulated our Trust, Last Will and Testament, Heath Care proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney. Wen...dy, including her staff, were always professional and available in a friendly manner when we needed to contact them.

Posted by Judy | November 10, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate and Eldercare Planning

We have been so impressed with the support we have received from Goidel Law Group. From start to finish, they were there to patiently explain our Estate Planning options and to answer our many questions. This is such an important decision and yet very complex with many options to consider. Goidel ...Law Group helped simplify our understanding by starting with a very basic description of several ways to structure our Estate Plan. After we decided on the structure they helped us developed the details step by step so that we could structure a plan that both met our needs today as well as in the future. The Law Firm was wonderful to deal with, welcoming, patient, and available via email and phone to answer our questions. They have flexible schedules to accommodate our work week and took a lot of time to get to know us, the needs of our family, our current Assets, and wishes for the future. We are so impressed with the outstanding end product and thankful we contacted them to redo our plans!

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Wendy Kaufmann Goidel's Lawyer Endorsements

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Irina Shea

Elder law lawyer | Jul 31

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I am a fellow Elder Lawyer and sent a colleague to Wendy to help his own parents with pre-need planning for Medicaid. Both he and his parents were thrilled with Wendy's services and highly recommended her for other Long Island, NY clients needing elder law planning."

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Irina Shea

Estate planning lawyer

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Walter Zaremba

Estate planning lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Associations

2011 - Present

Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C.

Of Counsel

2010 - Present

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County, NY

Second Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Education

1987

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor Juris Doctor

1984

Syracuse University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2013

VA Workshop

Veterans Aid and Attendance

2013

Long Island Special Needs Expo Special People; Special Planning

2013

Fixing Estate Planning Documents

The Flexible Irrevocable Trust

2011

East Northport Library Workshop

Medicaid Asset Protection Strategies

2010

Estate Planning Essentials Workshop

Estate and Long-Term Care Planning

Publications

1987

Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal Editor and Chief

1986

Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal Song Lyric Advisories: The Sound of Censorship

Languages

English

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