This Brooklyn estate resource is published by Morgan Legal Group, a New York firm focused on estate planning, trusts, and probate, led by attorney Russel Morgan. The goal of this site is straightforward: give Kings County residents accurate, statute-grounded answers about wills, trusts, incapacity planning, and the Kings County Surrogate’s Court — written by people who practice this law in New York every day.
Who is behind this resource
Russel Morgan is the founding attorney of Morgan Legal Group, with a practice centered on New York estate planning and probate. He is admitted to practice law in New York, and the firm’s work spans wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, Medicaid asset protection, estate-tax planning, and the administration of estates through New York’s Surrogate’s Courts — including the Kings County Surrogate’s Court at 2 Johnson Street that serves Brooklyn.
(Specific credentials, bar-admission dates, and recognitions are maintained on the firm’s primary profiles; we publish only verifiable facts.)
Our approach to Brooklyn estates
Brooklyn estates have a signature challenge: appreciated real property. A brownstone bought decades ago for a fraction of today’s value can dominate an estate, raise estate-tax cliff questions, and — without planning — drag the family through a long Kings County probate. Layer on the borough’s cross-border families, where kinship must sometimes be proven with foreign documents, and the planning gets specific. We write and plan for those exact facts, not generic situations.
Why trust this information
- New York focus. Our content cites the actual governing statutes — EPTL 3-2.1, EPTL 4-1.1, SCPA 1402, SCPA 2307, SCPA 2402 — with plain-English explanations, not vague generalities.
- Local accuracy. Court names, the 2 Johnson Street address, and fee structures are stated to be correct or flagged to verify, because a single wrong fact undermines trust.
- Experience. The firm handles the planning and the probate, so the guidance reflects what actually happens at the Kings County court, not theory.
Editorial standard
Every page on this site is reviewed against current New York law by a NY-licensed attorney. Where figures change annually — estate-tax exemptions, filing fees — we say so and advise verifying the current-year number. This is informational content, not legal advice for your specific situation.
Entity and profiles
Morgan Legal Group maintains its primary presence at morganlegalny.com and across recognized legal directories and its Google Business profile. This Brooklyn site is one of the firm’s focused local resources.
Service area
We serve clients across New York with a focus on Brooklyn (Kings County) and the Kings County Surrogate’s Court, alongside the broader New York City and downstate region.
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