Ms. Melissa Negrin-Wiener

Melissa Negrin-Wiener is a partner at Cona Elder Law LLC. Ms. Negrin-Wiener manages the Government Benefits Department, concentrating her practice in the areas of asset protection, Medicaid eligibility planning, estate planning, special needs planning, mediation, guardianships and Veteran benefits. She supervises the preparation of Medicaid Applications for nursing home care, home health care and community benefits, resolves complex Medicaid issues and represents families facing a reduction in Medicaid home care hours and services.

Awards and Honors

• Top Lawyers

• Leadership in Law

• Top 50 Women in Business

• Outstanding Women in Law

• Top Attorney of North America

• Lawline's Top Women Faculty

• Who’s Who in Healthcare Law

• 40 Under 40 Rising Stars

• Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney

Certifications

• Advanced Elder Law Mediator (New York Peace Institute)

• Mediator, Nassau County Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

• State Certified Court Evaluator, Counsel for Alleged Incapacitated Persons and Guardian

• State Certified Court Examiner

• Accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs

• Admitted to Practice before the United States Supreme Court

• Lawline Continuing Legal Education Presenter

Charitable Activities & Community Initiatives

• Co-Chair, Senior Dreams Come True

• Past Charities Coordinator, 100 Women Who Care About Long Island

• Event Coordinator, Midnight Run

Published Articles

• Special Needs Planning - Understanding Special Needs Trusts and Guardianships (Cerini & Associates LLP)

• The Aging Workforce and Their Loved Ones: What Employers Need to Know (Hauppaugue Reporter)

• Managed Medicaid: Burdensome Appeals Process Coming Soon (Nassau Lawyer)

• Health Care Proxy: A Must For Parents with College-Age Children (Long Island Weekly)

• Elder Care and Estate Conflicts: Which Mediation Model is Best? (Nassau Lawyer)

• Costly Mistakes – Why Clients Need an Elder Law Attorney (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Medicaid Benefits and Managed Long-Term Care (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Working Elder-Caregivers – Help Your Staff and Your Firm (Suffolk Lawyer)

• The Aging Workforce and Eldercare: What Employers Need to Know (Employee Benefit Plan Review)

• Sellers Beware: Sale of Real Property Held in Trust (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits: The Winds of Change Will Impact Elderly Veterans (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Pooled Income Trusts: Preserving Excess Income for Medicaid Home Care (Suffolk Lawyer)

Professional Organizations

• Co-Chair, Healthcare Committee, Hauppauge Industrial Association (HIA-LI)

• Past President, Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association

• Past Co-Chair, Elder Law Committee, Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association

• Past Vice-President of Programs and Membership, Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association

• Suffolk County Bar Association, Elder Law Committee

• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Sections

• Nassau County Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee