Estate plan
Last Will
of
- I.The fee, fixed before we start
- II.Four steps to a signed plan
- III.The attorney who writes it
- IV.How to reach us
- V.Where and when you sign
Signed in Garden City, New York
Put it in writing, once.
So your family doesn’t have to guess. Wills, trusts and powers of attorney in Garden City, at a flat fee you see before we start.
Illustrative image, AI-generated
Ruth Corwin and Daniel Thale write wills and trusts for families across Nassau County. You get the fee in writing at the first meeting, drafts in ten business days, and one signing in our office with two witnesses and a notary.
- 45minutes for the first consult, free
- 10business days from questionnaire to drafts
- 1signing in our office, about an hour
- 2attorneys, both admitted in New York
Article I
The fee, fixed before we start.
One flat fee per plan, quoted at the first consult and confirmed in a letter. No hourly billing on any of these.
Book a free consultWill package
$1,200$1,800 for a couple
Your will, a HIPAA release, and the signing in our office with witnesses and a notary.
Revocable living trust
$3,400$3,900 for a couple
The trust, a pour-over will, a new deed for your New York home, and a funding checklist with each account named.
Power of attorney and health care proxy
$650$950 for a couple
New York statutory power of attorney, health care proxy and living will, signed in one visit.
Probate help
from $4,500flat, quoted at the consult
Uncontested probate in Nassau County Surrogate’s Court: the petition, the notices, and a week-by-week checklist for the executor.
Trust review
$450credited to any update
We read your current will or trust, mark what no longer fits your family, and put the $450 toward the changes.
Court filing fees and deed recording fees are billed at cost, with the receipt. Sample prices for this concept.
Article II
Four steps to a signed plan.
- I
First consult
45 minutes, freeAt our office or by video. You leave with a recommendation and the flat fee in writing.
- II
Drafts
Within 10 business daysYou fill in a short questionnaire online. Drafts arrive in plain English, with notes in the margin.
- III
Review call
30 minutesWe go through every page together by phone or video and change whatever you mark.
- IV
Signing
About an hour, in our officeTwo witnesses and a notary. The originals go in our fireproof vault and a signed copy goes home with you.
Article III
The attorney who writes it is the one you meet.
Ruth Corwin
Ruth writes the firm’s wills and trusts. Clients with a second marriage or a parent who needs care usually end up at her table.
- Revocable living trusts
- Blended families and second marriages
- Planning for a parent’s long-term care
Daniel Thale
Daniel handles estates after a death. Executors get a checklist on day one and a short email update every Friday until the estate closes.
- Probate in Nassau and Queens
- Estate administration for executors
- Reviews of older wills and trusts
Article IV
How to reach us.
During a signing our phones are off. These four keep working in the meantime.
Corwin & ThaleText message
- Missed call · 5:48 PM
- Hi, this is Corwin & Thale in Garden City. Sorry we missed your call. Is this about a will, a trust or an estate? Reply here or pick a time: demo.flowway.dev/book
- My mother passed in April. I’m the executor and don’t know where to start.
- We’re sorry about your mother. Daniel Thale handles estates and has a free consult Thursday at 10 AM. Book it here: demo.flowway.dev/book
- Booked Thursday. Thank you.
FlowWays feature
Missed call? You get a text.
Call while we’re in a signing and a text reaches you within a minute, with a link to book. The attorney reads your reply before the consult.
Corwin & ThaleText message
- Day after the signing · 10:05 AM
- Thank you for signing with us yesterday, Ana. Your originals are in our vault and your copies are in the mail. If we earned it, a Google review helps other families find us: g.page/review
- Done. Ruth made a hard topic easy for my husband and me.
- Thank you, Ana. We’ll call in three years for your plan review.
FlowWays feature
A thank-you after the signing.
The day after you sign, one text tells you where your originals are and asks for a Google review. No reminders follow it.
FlowWays feature
Ask our chat.
Fees, hours, parking, what to bring. It answers from our fee schedule and our FAQ at any hour.
FlowWays feature
Pick a consult time.
Choose a time and you get a confirmation text, plus a reminder the day before.
10:00 AMTuesday
3:30 PMTuesday
9:30 AMWednesday
1:00 PMThursday
11:00 AMFriday
10:30 AMSaturday, video
Sample times. Each one opens our live booking demo.
Schedule B
Before we meet.
Four answers, and the first consult starts with your plan. Please leave out account numbers. We go over the details in person.
What clients wrote to us.
“Ruth explained every page of the trust before we signed. We went home with a binder and no open questions.”
“I was my father’s executor and had no idea where to start. Daniel’s checklist told me what to do each week.”
“We booked a Saturday video consult. My brother joined from Ohio, and the fee letter came the same afternoon.”
Questions from first consults.
What does the first consult cost?
Nothing. It runs 45 minutes at our office or by video, and you leave with the flat fee for your plan in writing.
Do I need a will or a trust?
It depends on your home, your accounts and who you want to receive them. At the first consult we recommend one and give you the fee for each.
How long does it take?
About three weeks from the first consult to the signing. Drafts arrive within 10 business days of your questionnaire.
Do both spouses need to come in?
For a couple’s plan, both of you sign in person. The consult and the review call work by video.
Where do you keep the originals?
In our fireproof vault, at no charge. You take home signed copies in a binder with every document.
Do you handle probate outside Nassau County?
Daniel handles probate in Nassau and Queens. For other counties we refer you to an attorney we know there.
Article V
Where and when you sign.
22 Quillmere Lane
Garden City, NY 11530Fictional address for this concept
- Monday to Thursday
- 9 AM to 6 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM to 3 PM
- Saturday
- Video consults, 10 AM to 1 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Free parking in the lot behind the office, with a space by the door for anyone who needs it. The train station is a four-minute walk.