Reviews

I was referred to Fatoullah & Associates by my financial planner. Stacey Meshnick was very helpful and saved my family a lot of expense when filing NY State paperwork for an elderly loved one. A few years later, Stacey Meshnick and Jordan Lipka worked with me on the preparation of the Accounting and Receipt, Release and Refunding Agreement for a Trust for my deceased parent. They recommended the preparation and execution of these documents to both settle the Trust distribution as well as protecting me from any liability as Trustee. All was prepared,executed, and filed in a professional and timely manner. I would highly recommend them and their firm for any ElderCare Legal and Planning issues you may encounter.

Attorney Stacey Meshnick of this firm was invaluable in assisting me with a Power of Attorney and later a Trust for my father. I appreciated her knowledge, guidance, answers to questions and overall help in getting needed documents completed. I live out of the country and my father in New York, thank you!!

Our family attorney recommended we contact Ron Fattoulah in March of 2017, when my husband was diagnosed with a debilitating desease. One of the attorneys in the firm , Stacey Meshnick took over our case, It turns out she also helped us 20 years ago with my parents estate. Then and now I cannot begin to express how thankful I am that we chose this route. My husband and I, with Stacy and other staff members guidance, each opened an irrevocable trust, health proxy, power of attorney and many other important documents. Unfortunately, my husband after being ill at home for quite a few years, had to go into a nursing home the beginning of last year and passed away in November. My children and I are so grateful to Ron Fatoulla and all his staff for making our great loss a little easier. We have recommended them to many of our friends, and will continue to do so. Thank you again.

Stacey Meshnick, Esq. guided me step-by-step through the process when I had to apply for Medicaid for my mom. This law firm also keeps me up to date on changing Medicaid rules via email. For example, they notified me when Medicaid increased the monthly amount of money my mom could keep. Another family member is using a different attorney who told them nothing.

I am using the services of a home health agency. In order for me to do that, I had to receive Medicaid. To make sure I was eligible, I had a few outstanding issues that needed to be addressed. I worked with Stacy Meshnick from this law firm to address those issues. I only needed one session with her via FaceTime. We couldn't meet face to face due to Covid restrictions. She was punctual to the meeting and was thorough and spent nearly an hour asking me many questions and me giving as many details as possible. After that meeting, any concerns that needed to be addressed that we didn't have the answer for, she found out the answer the next day. She was very knowledgeable and thorough. She was very timely and her responses as well. It was highly appreciated and it was successful because of the fact that I do receive home services now. To this law firm, you have nothing but my gratitude. Thank you for everything.

I am an advocate assisting people with Medicaid and home care applications, and have had the distinct honor of working with Ronald Fatoullah and his associates for a number of years in preparing many clients to become financially eligible for Medicaid. I dealt with other elder law attorneys prior to becoming acquainted with Ron and his team, and the knowledge base of this firm regarding Medicaid law is light years ahead of any of the other attorneys I have encountered. They have a large Medicaid department which is headed by Stacey Meshnick, who has a vast knowledge of the ever-changing regulations regarding Medicaid and home care eligibility. I participate in my clients’ consultations with Stacey, or other members of the firm, as appropriate, so I see first hand how they advise my clients and prepare the legal documents to make them Medicaid eligible. I also consult with members of the firm, including their equally knowledgeable paralegal staff, on a regular basis for guidance on addressing the recent, and non-user friendly, changes regarding criteria for Medicaid and home care services. Their knowledge is surpassed only by their professionalism, compassion, and the highest ethical standards in how they relate to their clients. Every one of my clients over the years has been very pleased with the caliber of service they received from the attorney they worked with. And they all receive the monthly newsletter prepared by the firm describing many relevant aspects of estate planning. Fatoullah & Associates goes beyond the typical estate planning that elder law firms are known for, however. They are leading advocates promoting legislative change for the betterment of all clients. A number of years ago Ron successfully negotiated with the NYC Human Resources Administration to change their policy so that retirement accounts in payout status would be an exempt resource for Medicaid purposes. This policy gradually got rolled out to all the other counties in NY State. His advocacy protected countless clients who would otherwise be ineligible for Medicaid. This is an elder law firm that truly has their clients’ best interests at heart, and that deserves an across-the-board five-star rating.

Ron created a family trust many years ago. It performed as plan and we were happy with the experience. Recently, I had a few questions and Ron addressed my concerns immediately. I appreciate the quality and professionalism Ron and his team brings to the table. I will definitely engage with the firm again.

If you are looking for a good law firm that will actually perform quality work for you, keep on going, because this is not the firm. They took my retainer, and provided absolutely nothing in return but excuses. Worst legal experience ever!

We found the staff to be very accommodating, patient and knowledgeable. They took their time, answered all our questions and explained everything clearly. We are very satisfied!