Bernard A. Krooks

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Bernard A. Krooks: Attorney with Littman Krooks LLP
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Biography

Bernard A. Krooks is founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP and chair of its Elder Law and Special Needs Department. He is a nationally recognized expert in elder law and special needs planning. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates since 2008 and was named as 2020 “Lawyer of the Year." Krooks is a member of the Estate Planning Hall of Fame of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, an award given in recognition of distinguished service in estate planning. He is past president of the Board of Directors of the Arc of Westchester, the largest agency in Westchester County serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Krooks is immediate past chair of the Elder Law Committee of ACTEC. He also is immediate past chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association. Krooks is past president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and past chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association. He has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2006 and the Top 25 Westchester County list since 2009.

American College of Estate Counsel; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

(Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation)
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Areas of Practice (17)

  • Elder Law
  • Taxation
  • Estate Planning
  • Trust Administration
  • Estate Administration
  • Special Needs Planning
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Long Term Care
  • Nursing Home Litigation
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Living Wills
  • Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wills and Probate
  • Contested Wills
  • Estate Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
State University of New York at Albany, B.S., magna cum laude
Law School Attended:
Hofstra University, J.D., with honors; New York University, LL.M., Taxation
Year of First Admission:
1986
Admission:
1986, New York; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court
Memberships:

Past President and Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA); Founding Member and Past President, New York Chapter of NAELA; Past Chair, Elder Law and Special Needs Section, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA); Past President, Special Needs Alliance; Immediate Past Chair, Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law (RPTE) Section, American Bar Association (ABA); Immediate Past Chair, Elder Law Committee, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC); Past President, Estate Planning Council of Westchester

Birth Information:
Brooklyn, New York, 1960
Certifications:
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation
ISLN:
905725688
Hobbies & interests:
Working out, Golf

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