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My mission in life is to care for elders.

I was blessed to have four wonderful grandparents. It all started here.

I loved my grandparents so much. I was young and in school when they each went through their illnesses. I saw what my parents, aunts and uncles did to help and it wasn’t easy for them or my grandparents. My fond memories are clear but there is an emotion tied to their aging and caregiving issues that has inspired me and fueled a motivation to help other families, parents and grandparents. I wanted to help them – people of their generation, in their stage of life – older folks and grandparents.

Learn more about why I became an Elder Care Attorney.

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OUR SERVICES

Tully Law Group has spent more than two decades helping families across Long Island and the NYC area respond to the challenges older adults face as they age and through the demands of those confronting illness and disability. Whether you have an urgent need for health care or want to plan your estate in advance, our team of Melville attorneys, paralegals, and elder care coordinators has the experience to guide you and develop the appropriate estate plan with confidence.

Our approach to Elder Care and Estate Planning includes providing for your legal, financial, and long-term care needs. We provide legal services in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Medicaid Eligibility, Probate and Guardianship. In addition, we were the first Long Island elder law firm to integrate the Life Care Planning model into its practice. Life Care Planning is a unique approach that helps families respond to every health care challenge their elderly loved ones may face.

Let our elder care experience bring you the peace of mind you deserve.

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Keeping Assets Out of Probate

When someone dies, the assets in their estate must go through probate for division. A person’s estate is the property that is owned solely in their name and does not have a named beneficiary. The court appoints a person to collect the property in the estate, use it to pay the deceased person’s creditors, and distribute the balance to the decedent’s heirs.

Probate can be expensive and take considerable time, often a year or more. Until the process is complete, the decedent’s family members do not have access to the property in the estate. In some cases, that could cause considerable hardship.

It is rarely possible to avoid probate entirely, but an estate plan can limit the property that is subject to probate. It is possible to reduce the probate estate by transferring wealth into trusts, purchasing life insurance, holding property jointly with someone else, and naming beneficiaries to brokerage and bank accounts. When planning an estate, our skilled Melville attorneys could help ensure that the portion of a deceased person’s estate that must go through probate is as small as possible.

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

Karen Morea
Couldn’t be happier with the service from the Tully Group. They are knowledgeable and professional. Each person we came in contact with was helpful. They made the whole process of...
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Ginny Davis
My husband and I worked with Brian and his excellent staff to prepare for end of life issues. Just thinking about this topic was very stressful. But I’m happy to...
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Andarw Sirlin
Most would not consider estate planning or having your will prepared an event you'd look forward to. That being said, the Tully Law group is the right choice to make....
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Gil Ricci
Initially upon arrival was greeted by a very cordial attentive staff. I was then led to conference room where I met with Attorney who began the interview. Later after him...
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Elizabeth Hourihan
Tully law is an excellent elder care law firm. Amy Latuga and her lovely staff have helped my Mom for many years and my sisters who is handicapped and now...
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Howard Powell
I can't say enough good (great) things about our family's experience with the Tully Law Group. We consider ourselves extremely blessed. Our initial meeting with Brian and his team was...
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Pat Harte
We first "met" with Atty. Jamie Larken of Tully Law Group, PC through a phone consultation after my mother-in-law's passing. We had a ton of questions and Jamie patiently and...
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Eileen Hagerman
I first met with Tully Law Group to try and learn how best to plan for my mother’s future as we journeyed through Alzheimer’s. We first met with Brian Tully,...
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Peggy Lombardo
My sons and I called upon Brian and his team to do a Trust and a will for myself since my husband passed in March of 2022. Brain and his...
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Jay Feld
The Brian Tully practice has been with my mother and me every step of the way! They've walked with us through legal, financial, and health care issues. We were never...
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Russell Mauro
The Tully Law Group is a dedicated Elder law firm that takes the time to explain difficult issues with their clients. They are polite and caring in dealing with their...
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Scott Caesar
Brian Tully and the team are trustworthy, honest and brilliant people that answer to the highest standards of the law and moral excellence. I was amazingly satisfied with the service...
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Charles Urtnowski
Tully Law Group was recommended to my wife and I, and we could not have asked for a better recommendation. Brian listened to our needs and concerns and answered all...
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Michael
There are truly no words to describe the level of service, expertise, care and professionalism the Tully Law Group: Elder Care Law Firm provided to my family under very difficult...
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Marge D
Tully Law Group was recommended to us. Working with Lisa and Lorraine was amazing. They were so helpful and responsive. A pleasure to work with them. Raina, our Elder Care...
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Linda Catalano
My family and I had a great experience with Tully Law Group. They were with us from beginning to end, helping us with a trust and Medicaid. Our questions and...
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Jill Foschi
Tully Law Group was recommended to my husband and myself from a friend of ours who had set up her and her husbands elder care planning with them. They had...
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Charles Ferris
We had Tully Law Group work on Wills, Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, etc, along with setting up a Trust for our family. Everyone we dealt with was extremely knowledgeable...
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Jill Foschi
What a wonderful experience from start to finish. I'm pretty good with paperwork but without Tully Lawn Group-, I would have been devastated. So many details, so much information; I...
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Marty Columbia
Very professional, thorough and understanding firm under trying circumstances for the client. They provide outstanding legal services and client nursing support, as well as unequalled preparation for Medicaid filing. Very...
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Bennett Weiss
I have had the pleasure of working with Tully Law Group over the course of a year, dealing with multiple situations that required both professional legal advice and compassionate understanding....
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Christopher Szimanski
Working with the folks at Tully Law Group has been a wonderful experience. Tony Farina proved to be the perfect person to both educate and support my family's needs. With...
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Aimee Mallen
As someone in the home care industry Brian and his team were the only ones I trusted to guide my parents and I through their estate planning. They were thorough...
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OUR MISSION

Our mission is to help families find peace of mind and guide you through the entire process of Life Care and Estate Planning.

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Ensuring Your Wishes Are Respected

The laws of intestacy govern what happens to someone’s property when they die without a will. New York Estates, Powers, and Trusts Law § 4-1.1 states that when a deceased person without a will has a surviving spouse and children, the spouse gets one-half of their property plus $50,000, and the children divide the rest. The spouse gets everything when there are no surviving children, and the children share everything equally when there is no surviving spouse. Parents, siblings, and grandparents could inherit when there are no closer surviving relatives.

Many people would prefer to distribute their property differently than the law requires. They can do this by having a will as a component of a comprehensive estate plan. The estate plan allows many of their assets to pass directly without probate, and the will makes sure that those assets that must go through probate pass to the people the decedent intended.

Someone creating an estate plan also must think about who they want to make decisions if they become unable to make or communicate their wishes. When making an estate plan, our Melville attorneys would include a durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy, and living will.

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Contact a Melville Attorney for Help Developing an Effective Estate Plan

Taking the time to construct an estate plan now can save you and your family significant time, money, and worry in the future. A thoughtful estate plan is a wonderful gift to your loved ones that will benefit them long after you are gone.

Our Melville estate planning attorneys will listen to your needs and construct a plan that furthers your goals. Contact our firm to set up an initial consultation.