Practice Areas - Elder Law
- Medicaid Planning
- Nursing Home Planning
- Wills
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- Probate
- Guardianships
- Will and Trust Litigation
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| University | Manhattan College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981 |
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| Law School | Pace University, J.D., 1985 |
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| Admitted | 1986, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York |
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| Memberships | Westchester County Bar Association (Past President; Former Co-Chairperson Elder Law Committee, 1992-2006; Member, Elder Law Committee and Trusts and Estates Section) and New York State Bar (Member: Vice Chair of Elder Law Section; Executive Committee of Trusts and Estates Section; Vice Chairperson, Committee on the Elderly and Disabled of Trusts and Estates Section; Member of House of Delegates of NYBA); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Charter Member and President of New York Chapter of NAELA); Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County. Member, Guardianship Court Committee, New York State Office of Court Administration. |
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| Languages | Italian |
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| Biography | Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as Accredited by the American Bar Association. Former Editor-in-Chief of the "Elder Law Attorney" a quarterly publication of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Former Editor-in-Chief, Senior Editor and Contributing Author, Westchester County Bar Journal. Contributing Author, Westchester County Bar Association Newsletter. Author: "The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and its Effect upon Transfers of Real Property and Assets" Real Property Section Journal, New York State Bar Winter 2007. "How to Prevent Family Conflicts in the Event of Incapacity: Using Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law when a Clash is Inevitable" Trusts & Estates Law Section Winter 2008. ""What Every Attorney Should Know About the New Durable Power of Attorney Form" Trusts & Estates Law Section Fall 2009. "Will the Economic Recovery Act Help Protect Your Home from the Cost of Long Term Care" Trusts & Estates Law Section Winter 2009. "The Treatment of Joint Accounts in an Article 81 Guardianship Proceeding" Elder Law Attorney Fall 2009 and Trusts & Estates Law Section Summer 2009. "Special Needs Trusts: A Primer" The Senior Lawyer Spring 2010. Frequent Lecturer and Chair for Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Guardianship Programs, Westchester County and New York State Bar Associations. Member: Estate Planning Council of Westchester County, Inc.; Board of Directors, Association of Mentally Ill Children of Westchester County; Board of Ethics, Town of Somers.
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| ISLN | 907595739 |
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