Top Rated Elder Law Attorney in Garden City, NY

Honors/Awards:

• 10.0 Rating, Avvo
• AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2017
• Member, Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2017
• Top 100 in New York State, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
• 5.0 Rating, Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2007 – 2017
• Telly Award, for "Military Moms," 2016
• Elder Law Section Award, The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Elder Law Section, 2005
• President's Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1998
• Gala Honoree for 28 Years of Caring For Long Island Families, Alzheimer’s Association Long Island, 2011
• Elder Law Lawyer of the Year for Tri-State Area, Best Lawyers, 2013
• Elder Law Lawyer of the Year for Tri-State Area, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
• Platinum Professional, Parker Jewish Institute, 2016
• Medal of Honor and Citation, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, 2005
• Community Service Award, Long Beach Regional Catholic School Crystal Ball, 2007
• LI's Top Lawyer (Elder Law), Pulse Magazine, 2011
• Phenomenal Hero Degree, CP Nassau, 2014
• Best Lawyers, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
• Telly Award, "No Greater Love", 2017
• Participation in NAELA Medicaid Strategies Task Force, President Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2006
• NAELA Institute Un-Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2002
• Strathmore Who’s Who, 2009
• Telly Award, for Alzheimer’s Impact on Family-The Henley Family Story, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1995
• Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Tucson, Arizona, February 14, 1995 – Present
• Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2006

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Bar Association, 1979 - Present
• Member, Suffolk County Bar Association, Elder Law Committee, 1988 - Present
• Member, Nassau County Bar Association, Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee, 1989 - Present
• Member, New York State Bar Association, 1979 - Present
• New York State Bar Association – Elder Law Section, Chair, 1995 – 1996, Secretary, 1994 – 1995, Secretary/Treasurer, 1993 – 1994, Elder Law Section: Tenth District Delegate of the Elder Law Section Member of Sections on Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Taxation, 1991 – 1992, Founding Member – Elder Law Section, 1989
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fellow, 1990, Board of Directors, 1988 – 1993, Treasurer, 1988 – 1991
• New York State Bar Association – Elder Law Section, Special Needs Committee, Co-Chair, 2008 - 2011, Advocacy Committee on Medicaid Budget, Member, 2010, Leadership Task Force, Chair, 2004, Special Legislative Task Force, Chair, 1997
• Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, First Annual Elder Law Institute, 1991
• President Elect, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1991 - 1992
• President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1992 - 1993
• Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Public Policy Committee, 1993 – 1994
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Programs and Education Committee, 2007 – Present
• Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Symposium, 1995
• Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Special Legislative Task Force, 1997
• New Jersey
• Florida, 01/25/1990
• New York State, 05/23/1979
• Massachusetts, 12/22/1978

Pro bono/Community Service:

• National Elder Law Foundation, Chair, Programs Committee
• Cerebral Palsy Association Of Nassau County, Past Member – Board of Directors, 1987 – 1990, Chair – Guardianship Committee, 1991 – 2002, Committee Member – Guardianship Committee, 1991 – 2002
• The Assembly, State of New York, Member – Aging Advisory Council, 1991 – 2011
• The Center For Social Gerontology, Member – Technical Advisory Committee, 1985 – 1987
• Long Beach Catholic School, School Board President, 1994 – 1996
• Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center, Founder and Past Chair – Legal Advisory Board, 1990, Legal Advisory Committee, Member, 1990 – Present
• Arthritis Foundation, Long Island Chapter, Board Member, 2006 –  2010, Member, Committee for Financial Development Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability and Estate Planning, 2006 – 2010
• Member, Adelphi University, Suburban Aging Committee, 2009
• Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter - Member 1990 - Present
• Founding, Chair, NAELA Foundation Programs Committee, 2011 – present
• Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter Legal Advisory Board, Founder and Past Chair, 1990
• Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, United Cerebral Palsy Guardianship Corporation, President, 2003 - Present
• Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs, Co-Founder and Treasurer, 1991 - Present
• Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter, Member, Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability & Estate Planning, 2003 - 2010

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Former Co-Editor-in-Chief, New York Elder Law Newsletter, Thomson Reuters Business
• Former Adjunct Professor, CUNY School of Law at Queens College, The City of New York, 1996 - 1997
• New York Elder Law and Special Needs Planning is a treatise that explains how to handle specific problems facing senior and disabled clients.  It provides informed advice, practice pointers, case studies, checklists, suggested language for legal drafting, and model forms in print and on CD-ROM.  It examines issues such as preservation of assets, taxes, health care advance directives, private insurance, Medicare, nursing homes and guardianship.  It also discusses practice issues in detail under both New York and federal law., Co-Author, New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice, Thomson Reuters/West , 1999
• Editor and Contributing Author, All the Bunnies, Academy of Special Needs Planners
• Contributing Author, Anna’s Legacy, The Beauty of our Special Children
• Contributing Author, Why Wills Won’t Work, Avery, A Member of the Penguin Group
• Co-Author, A Will is Not Enough in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Board of Directors 1988 -1993
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member New York Chapter - 2004
• New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair, Compact Working Group, 2004 - Present
• Academy of Special Needs Planners, Co-Founder and Officer, 2006 - Present
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Foundation - Board Trustee, 2011
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Fellow - 1990
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - President, New York Chapter - 2004 - 2005
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - President - 1992 - 1993
• New York State Bar Association Special Needs Section - Co-Chair - 2008
• ElderCounsel, LLC - Chairman of the Board, 2015
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member 1988
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) 2006 - Present
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Medicaid Strategies Task Force Chair - 2003 - 2007
• New York State Bar Association - Founding Member Elder Law Section - 1989
• ElderCounsel, LLC - Co-Founder, 2006
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Long Range Planning Committee Chair - 1995 - 1998
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member, 1988, 2011

Educational Background:

• Masters of Law in Taxation, Boston University School of Law, 1978 - 1979
• Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn, New York, 1967 - 1971
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Degree: Bachelor of Science/Accounting, 1971 - 1975