Ronald Fatoullah & Associates

What Ronald Fatoullah & Associates does

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates is a private New York elder law firm founded by Ronald Fatoullah, Esq., who has practiced in the field since 1977. The firm serves individuals aged 50 and older, families, and individuals with disabilities, with a service portfolio spanning Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts & Wills, Probate & Administration, Medicaid Application & Planning, and Guardianship & Special Needs Planning. Practice coverage is delivered across five physical offices in the New York metropolitan area — Great Neck, Manhattan, Kew Gardens (Queens), Brooklyn, and Cedarhurst (Long Island) — alongside a dedicated elder law hotline and an online intake channel supported by a LawPay payment portal.

The firm's underlying delivery model is conventional professional services: attorneys are billed by matter or by hour on individual client engagements, with no publicly disclosed fee schedule. The technology stack is limited to standard legal-practice tools (LawPay for payments, content platforms for distribution). Distribution is content-driven and community-anchored — the firm operates a YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter accounts, a recurring webinar series, and an Elder Law Review newsletter, and senior leadership holds positions at AARP, the Long Island Alzheimer's Association, and the New York State Bar Association Elder Law & Special Needs Section.

In 2023 the firm merged with Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, retaining its elder law brand while gaining access to a broader multi-practice legal platform. The firm's professional credentials include an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating, a CELA certification for the founder, 12+ years on Best Lawyers in New York, and 10 consecutive years on Super Lawyers. The firm is privately held with no external funding, no published revenue, and no disclosure of AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates

Legal name

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates

Website

https://elderlaw-newyork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates is a New York elder law firm serving seniors, families, and individuals with disabilities across five NYC metro offices, with practice areas including Medicaid planning, estate planning, trusts and wills, probate, and guardianship/Special Needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elder Law and Estate Planning Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benefits, Insurance & Long-Term Care Planning Navigation (Medicare/Medicaid/LTC) (HLADALAI), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Elder law services
• Estate planning
• Medicaid planning
• Trusts and wills
• Probate administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Great Neck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal professional services including elder law consultations, estate planning, Medicaid applications, guardianship proceedings, probate administration, and trust drafting. Services are provided to individuals and families across New York.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates is a New York law firm providing elder law, estate planning, Medicaid planning, trusts and wills, probate and administration, and guardianship and special needs planning services to individuals, families, and seniors across New York City and Long Island. The firm offers legal counsel and document preparation, Surrogate's Court representation, Medicaid eligibility navigation, and special needs trusts. In 2023, the firm joined Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP and continues operating under its own brand with expanded legal resources.

Product overview

Ronald Fatoullah & Associates is a New York elder law and estate planning firm that has joined Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP. The firm offers a unified suite of legal services organized around core practice areas: Elder Law (including Medicaid planning, asset protection, and tax planning), Estate Planning, Trusts & Wills, Probate & Administration, Medicaid Application & Planning, and Guardianship & Special Needs. These services are supported by educational resources including the Elder Law Review newsletter and a Webinar Series covering elder care and estate planning topics. The firm serves clients across New York City, Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elder Law

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRonald Fatoullah & Associates has joined the law firm of Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP. The firm will continue to provide elder law services with the same attentive, compassionate, and individualized legal services while gaining access to additional legal resources for clients. Offices continue to be maintained on Long Island, NYC, Queens, and Brooklyn.
• ElderCare Matters AllianceminorOthersRonald Fatoullah & Associates is a member of the ElderCare Matters Alliance, one of the top elder care resource directories in the country.
• New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)coreOthersRonald Fatoullah serves as Co-Chair of the Financial Planning and Investments Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of NYSBA.
• Long Island Alzheimer's AssociationminorOthersRonald Fatoullah serves as Co-chair of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Legal Committee for the Long Island Alzheimer's Association.
• AARPcoreOthersRonald Fatoullah was selected to serve on the Executive Council of AARP.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP: Acquirer/parent firm in which Ronald Fatoullah & Associates now operates; Meltzer Lippe maintains an elder law practice and provides a multi-disciplinary bench (tax, business, litigation) that overlaps directly with the firm's service portfolio in NY.
• Littman Krooks Elder Law & Estate Planning: NY-based elder law and special needs planning firm with a similar elder/estate/Medicaid practice focus; directly comparable in specialty, client demographic (50+, disabled individuals, families), and geographic footprint.
• Ettinger Law Firm: NY-area elder law, estate planning, and estate administration firm; comparable in core services (elder law, estate planning, probate) and the senior/family client segment targeted by Ronald Fatoullah & Associates.
• Karpf & Karpf: Long-standing NY elder law and estate planning firm sharing Fatoullah's patient demographic, practice areas (Medicaid planning, guardianship, estate administration), and reliance on a senior-attorney brand in the same NYC metro market.

Emerging players

• Wealth.com (formerly Vanilla), Estate Planning Technology Platforms: Digital estate planning platform targeting mass-affluent and next-generation-of-caregiver clients with automated wills and trusts; an emerging adjacent competitor that threatens the firm's traditional high-touch estate planning pipeline over time.

Broad incumbents

• Robbins & Associates Elder Law: Established elder law network operating across multiple states, providing direct comparable competition in Medicaid planning, estate, and special needs services to a senior demographic similar to Fatoullah's clients.
• Hooks Law Center (Hook Law Center): Multi-state elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning firm with a broader geographic reach; directly relevant as a scaled elder law competitor with overlapping practice areas and senior-care client base.

Regional players

• Frank, Frank & Falcone: Long Island-based elder law and estate planning firm operating in the same NY metro geography; competes for many of the same Long Island/NYC aging-population clients with overlapping Medicaid and guardianship services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FatoullahLaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@newyorkelderlaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/elderlawny

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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