Top Probate Lawyers Near Me in Melville Area

Over the course of her career, Ms. von Arx has gained diverse experience in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage disputes, and estate proceedings. Since that time, Ms. von Arx has concentrated on multi-party litigation with an emphasis on Labor Law claims and snow removal contractors’ liability defense.. Ms. von Arx is a 2003 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was Articles Editor of Margins: Maryland's Law Journal on Race, Religion, Gender & Class. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. von Arx was awarded The Public Service Award for engaging in service and legal work that significantly advanced the public interest. Ms. von Arx is admitted to practice in New York, and the United States District Court, for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Jaquay B. Felix is an associate in the firm’s Mass Torts Litigation and Probate Departments working out of the Long Island, New York office. Mr. Felix primarily focuses his practice on Wills, Estates, Trusts and Personal Injury. He is responsible for streamlining the probate process for clients in various personal injury departments and assisting with estate distribution. Mr. Felix has appeared in Surrogates courts on behalf of clients to resolve accounting and administrative issues.. Mr. Felix earned his Juris Doctor from the Touro College of Law. While in law school Mr. Felix served as a Mock Trial/Moot Court Coach for the Black Law Student Association. In this capacity he conducted regimented mock trial rehearsals where students were critiqued heavily on poise, diction, enunciation, persuasiveness, and overall presentation skills. He also assisted students in preparing opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and objection drilling. As a third year law student, Mr. Felix had the opportunity to clerk for the Eastern District Court of New York as a student intern under the Honorable Leonard D. Wexler. Mr. Felix was also named an American Inns of Court Fellow and was voted Phi Alpha Delta Vice Justice of the Touro Law Chapter.

I am a dual-licensed lawyer (New York and Florida), and practice actively in both states.  My primary office is on Long Island, in Melville near the Nassau-Suffolk County border.  My secondary office is in Fort Lauderdale, which I called home for 35 years until 2007.. Although considered a "general practice", my work focuses on estate planning and administration, elder law, real estate, small business and litigation.  I also have a specialty in Constitutional Law, which stems from my first career as a newspaper reporter.  I was a media lawyer for 7 years, and continue to keep up with First Amendment and other civil rights law.. I love what I do, helping clients achieve their legal goals with the least amount of stress possible and at a reasonable cost.  In turn, my clients come back and refer their friends and loved ones to me.  My colleagues also refer many legal matters to me, and I reciprocate the professional courtesy.  I couldn't ask for more!

For almost 20 years, I have been a trusted advisor to individuals and businesses, providing expert advice in all areas of estate planning, from simple wills, to complex estate and Medicaid planning.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Melville and surrounding areas.