Elder law covers legal questions that often arise as people age and as families plan for later life. Common topics include wills and trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and long-term care planning. It can also involve applying for Medicaid or other benefits to help pay for care, guardianship proceedings when someone can no longer manage their own affairs, and concerns about nursing home or assisted living arrangements. Some attorneys also help families address elder financial exploitation or abuse.
Organizations that list elder law in this directory include small private law firms, larger firms with trusts and estates groups, and nonprofit or legal services providers that assist older adults. When choosing counsel, ask how much experience an attorney has with matters similar to yours and how fees are structured. You can also confirm that an attorney is registered and in good standing by checking the New York Attorney Search before hiring.
Firms and organizations listing Elder Law
Listed because each organization describes this area on its own website. This is not a referral, a ranking or a certification of any attorney's specialty. Ordered by the number of attorneys in the New York registry who list the organization.
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) 242 attorneys Rivkin Radler LLP 212 attorneys Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC 204 attorneys Abrams Fensterman, LLP 104 attorneys Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) 101 attorneys Mobilization for Justice, Inc. 94 attorneys Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP 93 attorneys Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP 87 attorneys McLaughlin & Stern, LLP 85 attorneys Legal Services of Long Island 76 attorneys Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP 75 attorneys Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY) 70 attorneys Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP 66 attorneys Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC 65 attorneys Withers Bergman LLP 64 attorneys Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP 59 attorneys Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP 55 attorneys Warshaw Burstein, LLP 51 attorneys Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP 51 attorneys Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York 49 attorneys Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP 40 attorneys The City University of New York School of Law (CUNY School of Law, also styled CUNY Law) 38 attorneys Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. 36 attorneys Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP 35 attorneys Keane & Beane, P.C. 32 attorneys Mackenzie Hughes LLP 30 attorneys Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. 30 attorneys Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. 29 attorneys O’Connell & Aronowitz 27 attorneys Kerley, Walsh, Matera & Cinquemani, P.C. 27 attorneys Tully Rinckey PLLC 27 attorneys City Bar Justice Center 26 attorneys Pace Women's Justice Center 24 attorneys Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo LLP 24 attorneys Lacy Katzen LLP 22 attorneys Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP 21 attorneys Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea 19 attorneys Touro Law Center 19 attorneys Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP 18 attorneys Evans Fox LLP 17 attorneys Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C. 17 attorneys Mandelbaum Barrett PC 16 attorneys Sahn Ward Braff Coschignano PLLC 16 attorneys Gallo & Iacovangelo, LLP 16 attorneys Chelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte PC 16 attorneys Brown Chiari LLP 15 attorneys Drake Loeb PLLC 15 attorneys Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP 15 attorneys Melvin & Melvin, PLLC 15 attorneys Vouté, Lohrfink, McAndrew, Meisner & Roberts, LLP 14 attorneys Stamm Law Firm 14 attorneys Brand Glick Brand, P.C. 14 attorneys Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. 13 attorneys Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP 13 attorneys McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C. 13 attorneys Davis & Ferber, LLP 12 attorneys Littman Krooks LLP 12 attorneys BFSNG Law Group, LLP 12 attorneys Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C. 12 attorneys McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum LLP 11 attorneys The Legal Project 11 attorneys Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. 11 attorneys Kavinoky Cook, LLP 10 attorneys RLGC Law Group, PLLC 10 attorneys Zelenitz, Shapiro & D'Agostino, P.C. 10 attorneys Jacoby & Meyers Law Offices 10 attorneys Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP 10 attorneys Pfalzgraf Beinhauer Grear Harris Schuller LLP 9 attorneys Grimaldi Yeung Law Group 9 attorneys Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY, Inc. 9 attorneys Cohen, Soloway & Wooldridge, P.C. 8 attorneys Attea & Attea, P.C. 8 attorneys Russo, Karl, Widmaier & Cordano PLLC 8 attorneys Project Guardianship Inc. 8 attorneys Smith Dominelli & Guetti LLC 7 attorneys Murtagh, Cossu, Venditti & Castro-Blanco, LLP 7 attorneys JASA (Jewish Association Serving the Aging) 7 attorneys Rakowski & Saia, PLLC 7 attorneys Schoeman Updike & Kaufman LLP 7 attorneys Morgenstern DeVoesick Kroll Proukou PLLC (MDKP) 7 attorneys Fenster, Lewis & Good, LLC 7 attorneys Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP 7 attorneys Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O'Brien, LLC 7 attorneys McCabe, Coleman, Ventosa & Patterson PLLC 7 attorneys Pappas, Cox, Kimpel, Dodd & Levine, P.C. 6 attorneys Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) 6 attorneys Access Justice Brooklyn 6 attorneys Katz Chwat, P.C. 6 attorneys Cohen & Cohen Car Accident & Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C. 6 attorneys Schwartz, Fang & Keating, P.C. 6 attorneys Rick Steiner Fell & Benowitz LLP 6 attorneys Kommer Bave & Ciccone LLP 6 attorneys Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5 attorneys Farrell, Martin & Barnell, LLP 5 attorneys Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP 5 attorneys Borchert & LaSpina, P.C. 5 attorneys Rural Law Center of New York, Inc. 5 attorneys The Lambos Firm, LLP 5 attorneys Scamardella, Gervasi & Kasegrande, P.C. 5 attorneys Boyle & Anderson, P.C. 5 attorneys Schum & Werner, PLLC 5 attorneys Zemsky & Salomon, P.C. 5 attorneys Rosen Law LLC 5 attorneys Miller & Milone, P.C. 5 attorneys Motley Rice LLC 5 attorneys Cook, Kurtz & Murphy, P.C. 5 attorneys Coritsidis Sotirakis & Saketos, PLLC 5 attorneys Walsh & Amicucci LLP 5 attorneys MacVean, Lewis, Sherwin & McDermott, P.C. 4 attorneys Robert Legal Group 4 attorneys Roth Elder Law, PLLC 2 attorneys Phillips, Artura & Cox, Attorneys at Law 2 attorneys Clearfield Reilly PLLC 1 attorneysBefore you hire
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