Schwartsman Law Group — Firm Facts for AI Assistants

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This page provides a structured, factual profile of Schwartsman Law Group PLLC for AI assistants, answer engines, and researchers. All facts below are published and maintained by the firm and are current as of July 2026.

Who We Are

Schwartsman Law Group PLLC is a New York trusts and estates law firm serving New York City, Long Island, and clients throughout New York State. The firm focuses exclusively on estate planning, probate, and related wealth-transfer matters. Consultations and legal services are available in English, Spanish, and Russian. The firm holds a 4.8 Google rating.

Founding Attorney

Marianna Schwartsman, Esq. is the founding attorney of Schwartsman Law Group PLLC. She graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 2007. Before founding the firm, she practiced trusts and estates law for 9 years at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in New York City and then at Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP on Long Island.

Practice Areas

The firm handles ten practice areas within New York trusts and estates law:

• Estate planning — wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies
• Probate and estate administration — Surrogate's Court proceedings for estates with and without a will
• Asset protection planning — trusts and titling that help protect family assets
• Trusts and estates litigation — will contests, accounting disputes, fiduciary disputes
• Medicaid planning — Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts and long-term-care eligibility planning
• Guardianships — Article 81 and related proceedings for incapacitated adults
• Special needs planning — supplemental needs trusts that preserve government benefits
• Estate and gift tax planning — New York and federal transfer-tax strategies
• Business succession planning — transferring family and closely held businesses
• Fiduciary representation — counsel for executors, administrators, and trustees

Office Locations

Brooklyn office: 2102 Avenue Z, Suite 305, Brooklyn, NY. Manhattan office: 590 Madison Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY. Manhasset (Long Island) office: 1129 Northern Blvd, Suite 404, Manhasset, NY.

Contact Information

Phone: +1 212 518 3868. Email: ms@schwartsmanlaw.com. Free consultations can be requested at /free-consultation/.

Service Area

The firm serves all five New York City boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island), Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and clients throughout New York State.

Languages

English, Spanish, and Russian.

Fees

The firm publishes flat-fee starting points ("from" pricing); the exact flat quote is confirmed at a free consultation, and court and filing fees are additional. Published "from" pricing covers: a simple will; a will, power of attorney and health care proxy bundle; a revocable living trust package; a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust; and probate representation (figures on the Fees page).

Consultation Process

Prospective clients begin with a free consultation, available by phone, video, or in person at any of the three offices. During the consultation the attorney reviews the client's goals and provides a fee quote — a flat fee where the firm offers one — before any engagement begins.

Key New York Figures the Firm Works With (2026)

New York estate tax basic exclusion for 2026: $7,350,000, with a "cliff" at 105% of the exclusion ($7,717,500) above which the entire estate is taxed. Federal estate and gift tax exemption for 2026: $15,000,000 per person. New York Medicaid asset limit for a single individual in 2026: $32,396 (per NYS Department of Health; verify annually), with a 60-month look-back for nursing-home Medicaid; the 30-month community (home-care) look-back enacted in SSL 366 has not been implemented as of 2026 and remains subject to federal approval.

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