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Life has become so complicated! How can one make sure that you have done all that you can to protect yourself and your family. We all are concerned about our finances, minimizing taxes, and paying for health care especially long term care. We also want to help our families and our communities.

Many seniors have Powers of Attorney, but do you have the right one? This is a very important question because no one has the right to make financial decisions for you, unless you have legally appointed a person with the authority to act for you.  The best way to give that legal authority is by executing a Comprehensive Durable Power of Attorney.

STATUTORY FORM

It is critical that your Power of Attorney is a NEW YORK STATUTORY FORM:  DURABLE GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.  This means that the document must be followed by banks and financial institutions in New  

We understand how difficult it is to cope with the death of a loved one while trying to figure out probate and trust and estate administration. We can provide professional services to help ease your burden, both during the planning process, and when a loved one passes. You can relax knowing that the job is being done right  

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 uses the vehicle chosen to impose the most regressive changes to the Medicaid program since its creation in 1965, as a part of what President Johnson called “The Great Society”.  Medicaid grew to be the major provider of long term care for our aged, blind and disabled.

Life seems to just get more challenging for all of us. Who could have predicted the economic crisis that our country is facing today? I am sure that we will all pull together as Americans and get through this crisis but we are in for tough times.

With that in mind, it is important to take steps to ensure that each one of us
 

VINCENT J. RUSSO, J.D., LL.M.,CELA, Managing Shareholder of Vincent J. Russo & Associates, P.C., Long Island’s Signature Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning Law Firm with offices in Westbury, Islandia, Lido Beach, and Woodbury, New York has championed the rights of seniors and people with special needs since 1985.

Vincent is a Founding Member, Fellow and Fifth President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and is a Founding Member and First President of the New York Chapter of NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys).  He is the only NAELA member to receive the prestigious President’s Award twice.  He is also a member of the invitation only, NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP). Vincent is a certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation.  He is a Founding Member and Past Chair of the Elder Law Section and Co-Chair of the Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA).

Vincent is a Co-Founder of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and Past Board Member and President of the Guardianship Corporation of United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County and a Co-Founder and Officer of The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs.

He is also Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of ElderCounsel, LLC.

He is admitted to the New York, Massachusetts and Florida state bars and is the co-author of New York Elder Law  and Special Needs Practice (Thomson Reuters).