Lisa R. Valente
Top rated Elder Law attorney in Garden City, New York
Practice Areas:
Elder Law,
Estate Planning & Probate,
Wills
Education Qualification:
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Practice Areas:
Elder law,
Estate planning & probate,
Wills
600 Old Country Road, Suite 444Garden City, New York, 11530
First Admitted: 2020, New York
Professional Webpage: https://makofskylaw.com/attorneys/lisa-r-valente/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the New York State Bar Association and its Elder and Special Needs Section, Trusts and Estates Section and Young Lawyers Section. 10th Judicial District Delegate for the New York State Bar Association's Elder and Special Needs Section. Chair of the CLE Committee for the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estate Section. , 2023
- Board Member and Vice President of the New York Portuguese American Leadership Council, 2023
- Member of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association, 2023
- Member of the Portuguese American Bar Association, 2023
- Member of the Nassau County Bar Association and currently serving as Co-Chair of its Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee, 2023
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Pro bono/Community Service:
- Nassau County Bar Association Mentorship Program - mentoring a middle school child from a local school. , 2022
- Team leader and participant of Lustgarten's Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk. Team raised over $12,000., 2023
- Serve as a Board member of the Nassau Community College's Paralegal Advisory Board, 2023
- Religious educator at St. Raphael's R.C. Church in East Meadow, NY since 2019., 2023
Honors/Awards:
- Inducted into the 2020 Portuguese-American Women's Hall of Fame, Portuguese-American Women's Hall of Fame, New York Portuguese American Leadership Conference, 2020
- Recipient of the 2021 "Women of Distinction" Award, Women of Distinction Award, New York State 17th Assembly District, 2021
- Recipient of this award for accomplishments as a strong Portuguese-American woman., International Women's Day Award, Associação Girassol, 2020
Educational Background:
- J.D. from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - Cum Laude, 2019
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Winner of the 2019 Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition, Author, Constitutional Challenges to Article 17-A Guardianships, New York State Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, 2019
- Presented a live webinar to other attorneys in regard to estate planning with digital assets. , Presenter, Digital Assets, Nassau Bar Association Elder Law Committee, 2021
- Attorney article focused on the dos and don'ts of estate planning for non-English speaking clients., Author, Drafting Estate Planning Documents for Non-English Speaking Clients, Nassau Lawyer, 2020
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Winner of the Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition for my article titled “Constitutional Challenges to Article 17-A Guardianships,” which has since been reprinted and cited by others in the legal community., 2019
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