Black estate planning attorney in New York.
Wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and multigenerational wealth transfer. Direct representation from Fabrice K. Michel, Esq. for individuals and families across Long Island and New York City. English and French.
A Black-owned firm built for generational wealth.
Estate planning in Black and immigrant families often carries more weight than a standard revocable trust template contemplates. The home that grew in value for forty years. The small business that supports two generations. The property back home. The nieces, nephews, and godchildren the family treats as its own. The adult children with different financial situations.
Michel Law is Black-owned and Haitian-American. Clients work with the principal attorney directly on every document, every signing, every follow-up amendment. Plans are built on the actual family — not the one the template assumes.
Direct principal access
Fabrice K. Michel, Esq. handles the entire engagement, from intake through signing and after.
Cross-border context
Property held in Haiti or abroad, foreign-born parents, dual-citizenship beneficiaries, and translation of foreign documents.
English and French
Full counsel in English or French. Avocat haïtiano-américain pour clients francophones.
The full estate planning toolkit, deployed with care.
Wills
Simple and complex wills, pour-over wills coordinated with trusts, and testamentary trust provisions for minor or vulnerable beneficiaries. New York EPTL-compliant execution.
Revocable Living Trusts
Probate avoidance, incapacity planning, and privacy. Trust funding assistance so the plan actually works when needed. Estate planning practice.
Irrevocable & Asset-Protection Trusts
Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs), SLATs, and grantor trusts for tax-efficient wealth transfer.
Special Needs & Supplemental Needs Trusts
Preserving government benefits (SSI, Medicaid) while providing for a child or adult with disabilities. First-party and third-party structures.
Powers of Attorney & Health Care Proxies
New York statutory POA, HIPAA-compliant health care proxies, and living wills coordinated with the estate plan.
Estate Administration & Probate
Representation of executors and administrators before New York Surrogate's Courts. Will contests, kinship proceedings, and accounting defense. Estate administration practice.
Fabrice K. Michel, Esq. — founder.
Fabrice K. Michel, Esq.
Fabrice K. Michel is the founder of Michel Law, a Black-owned, Haitian-American boutique New York law firm. His practice spans matrimonial, estate planning and administration, Article 81 guardianship, and real property litigation. Admitted in New York State, EDNY, and SDNY.
Juris Doctor, Albany Law School; MBA, The College of Saint Rose; BA, Siena College. Member, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Metropolitan Black Bar Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Fluent in English and French. Full attorney profile.
Build the plan your family actually needs.
Call (516) 440-3440 or schedule a confidential consultation. Fees credited toward retainer upon engagement.