Practice areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
Licensed in New York since: 1991
Education: Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2025 Meirowitz Law
450 7th AvenueSuite 1908
New York, NY 10123 Phone: 212-764-1261 Email: Clifford A. Meirowitz Visit website
Clifford Meirowitz's practice concentrates on elder law, estate planning, asset protection, guardianships, Medicaid, persons with disabilities, wills, trusts, advanced directives, administration, probate and related litigation. He is chair of the New York County Lawyers Association's pro bono Elder Law Project, past chair of NYCLA's Elder Law Committee, adjunct professor at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, member of New York County Supreme Court Guardianship Advisory Committee, a lifetime member of New York Presbyterian Hospital's Planned Giving Advisory Council, a frequent lecturer, and was a contributing author to Elder Law and Guardianship in New York. He has been quoted in newspapers such as The New York Times and the New York Law Journal. Mr. Meirowitz is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
First Admitted: 1991, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.meirowitzlaw.com/cliffordmeirowitz.htm
Bar / Professional Activity
- Mr. Meirowitz was appointed in 2004 by the Chief Judge of New York State to serve on the Commission on Fiduciary Appointments. Mr. Meirowitz is a founding member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital's Planned Giving Advisory Council. Mr. Meirowitz is the past chair of the New York County Lawyer's Association Elder Law Committee and pro-bono Elder Law Project. Mr. Meirowitz was co-chair of a Judicial Training Subcommittee of the New York County Supreme Court Guardianship Advisory Committee and spoke at the 2008 Summer Judicial Seminars. Mr. Meirowitz was a member of the Professional Advisors Council of the JCC in Manhattan, an adjunct professor at NYU's Continuing and Professional Studies, a mentor attorney for the New York Law School Guardianship Clinic and a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Council. He was a contributing author to Elder Law and Guardianships in New York.
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Mr. Meirowitz successfully represented clients in Matter of Heller (Ratner), Matter of Warshawsky, and Matter of Turner (Loeffler), which all resulted in published opinions in the New York City Law Journal.
Pro bono / Community Service
- Mr. Meirowitz is the former chair of the New York County Lawyer's Association pro bono Elder Law Project.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Mr. Meirowitz testified before the New York City Council Joint Committees on Aging and Health regarding resources available to seniors in New York City. He has chaired and / or presented at various Continuing Legal Education classes for the New York County Lawyers’ Association, New York State Bar Association and the City Bar. He has received numerous appointments as court evaluator, guardian and attorney for the alleged incapacitated person in Guardianship proceedings and appointments as Guardian Ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court proceedings. Mr. Meirowitz has spoken on elder law topics at community and advocacy groups including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side, Marble Collegiate Church, New York-Presbyterian Health Outreach, the New York Public Library-Science, Industry and Business Library and the 92nd Street Y.
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Mr. Meirowitz was selected to be part of New York Area's Best Lawyers' 2012-2025 editions in the practice area of elder law. Mr. Meirowitz was also selected to be part of New York Area's Top Rated Lawyers' 2012-2015 editions in the practice area of elder law. Mr. Meirowitz was selected to be part of 2018-25 Lawyers of Distinction and New York Magazine's Leaders in the Law in 2016. The Law Office of Clifford A. Meirowitz, PLLC. was selected as U.S. News and World Report Best Law Firms in New York in 2017-2025.
Office location for Clifford A. Meirowitz
450 7th Avenue
Suite 1908
New York, NY 10123
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2025