First Admitted: 1978, Massachusetts

Professional Webpage: https://www.vjrussolaw.com/staff-member/vincent-j-russo/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, American Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member, Suffolk County Bar Association, Elder Law Committee, 1988 - Present
Member, Nassau County Bar Association, Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee, 1989 - Present
Member, New York State Bar Association, 1979 - Present
New York State Bar Association – Elder Law Section, Chair, 1995 – 1996, Secretary, 1994 – 1995, Secretary/Treasurer, 1993 – 1994, Elder Law Section: Tenth District Delegate of the Elder Law Section Member of Sections on Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Taxation, 1991 – 1992, Founding Member – Elder Law Section, 1989
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fellow, 1990, Board of Directors, 1988 – 1993, Treasurer, 1988 – 1991
New York State Bar Association – Elder Law Section, Special Needs Committee, Co-Chair, 2008 - 2011, Advocacy Committee on Medicaid Budget, Member, 2010, Leadership Task Force, Chair, 2004, Special Legislative Task Force, Chair, 1997
Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, First Annual Elder Law Institute, 1991
President Elect, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1991 - 1992
President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1992 - 1993
Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Public Policy Committee, 1993 – 1994
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Programs and Education Committee, 2007 – Present
Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Symposium, 1995
Chair, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Special Legislative Task Force, 1997
New Jersey
Florida, 01/25/1990
New York State, 05/23/1979
Massachusetts, 12/22/1978

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1995
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Tucson, Arizona, February 14, 1995 – Present
Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2006

Pro bono/Community Service:

National Elder Law Foundation, Chair, Programs Committee
Cerebral Palsy Association Of Nassau County, Past Member – Board of Directors, 1987 – 1990, Chair – Guardianship Committee, 1991 – 2002, Committee Member – Guardianship Committee, 1991 – 2002
The Assembly, State of New York, Member – Aging Advisory Council, 1991 – 2011
The Center For Social Gerontology, Member – Technical Advisory Committee, 1985 – 1987
Long Beach Catholic School, School Board President, 1994 – 1996
Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center, Founder and Past Chair – Legal Advisory Board, 1990, Legal Advisory Committee, Member, 1990 – Present
Arthritis Foundation, Long Island Chapter, Board Member, 2006 – 2010, Member, Committee for Financial Development Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability and Estate Planning, 2006 – 2010
Member, Adelphi University, Suburban Aging Committee, 2009
Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter - Member 1990 - Present
Founding, Chair, NAELA Foundation Programs Committee, 2011 – present
Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter Legal Advisory Board, Founder and Past Chair, 1990
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, United Cerebral Palsy Guardianship Corporation, President, 2003 - Present
Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs, Co-Founder and Treasurer, 1991 - Present
Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter, Member, Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability & Estate Planning, 2003 - 2010

Honors/Awards:

10.0 Rating, Avvo
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2017
Member, Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2017
Top 100 in New York State, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
5.0 Rating, Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2007 – 2017
Telly Award, for "Military Moms," 2016
Elder Law Section Award, The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Elder Law Section, 2005
President's Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1998
Gala Honoree for 28 Years of Caring For Long Island Families, Alzheimer’s Association Long Island, 2011
Elder Law Lawyer of the Year for Tri-State Area, Best Lawyers, 2013
Elder Law Lawyer of the Year for Tri-State Area, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
Platinum Professional, Parker Jewish Institute, 2016
Medal of Honor and Citation, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, 2005
Community Service Award, Long Beach Regional Catholic School Crystal Ball, 2007
LI's Top Lawyer (Elder Law), Pulse Magazine, 2011
Phenomenal Hero Degree, CP Nassau, 2014
Best Lawyers, The New York Times Magazine, 2016
Telly Award, "No Greater Love", 2017
Participation in NAELA Medicaid Strategies Task Force, President Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2006
NAELA Institute Un-Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2002
Strathmore Who’s Who, 2009
Telly Award, for Alzheimer’s Impact on Family-The Henley Family Story, 2011

Educational Background:

Masters of Law in Taxation, Boston University School of Law, 1978 - 1979
Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn, New York, 1967 - 1971
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Degree: Bachelor of Science/Accounting, 1971 - 1975

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Former Co-Editor-in-Chief, New York Elder Law Newsletter, Thomson Reuters Business
Former Adjunct Professor, CUNY School of Law at Queens College, The City of New York, 1996 - 1997
New York Elder Law and Special Needs Planning is a treatise that explains how to handle specific problems facing senior and disabled clients. It provides informed advice, practice pointers, case studies, checklists, suggested language for legal drafting, and model forms in print and on CD-ROM. It examines issues such as preservation of assets, taxes, health care advance directives, private insurance, Medicare, nursing homes and guardianship. It also discusses practice issues in detail under both New York and federal law., Co-Author, New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice, Thomson Reuters/West, Legal Profession
Editor and Contributing Author, All the Bunnies, Academy of Special Needs Planners
Contributing Author, Anna’s Legacy, The Beauty of our Special Children
Contributing Author, Why Wills Won’t Work, Avery, A Member of the Penguin Group
Co-Author, A Will is Not Enough in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca

Other Outstanding Achievements:

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Board of Directors 1988 -1993
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member New York Chapter - 2004
New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair, Compact Working Group, 2004 - Present
Academy of Special Needs Planners, Co-Founder and Officer, 2006 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Foundation - Board Trustee, 2011
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Fellow - 1990
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - President, New York Chapter - 2004 - 2005
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - President - 1992 - 1993
New York State Bar Association Special Needs Section - Co-Chair - 2008
ElderCounsel, LLC - Chairman of the Board, 2015
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member 1988
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) 2006 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Medicaid Strategies Task Force Chair - 2003 - 2007
New York State Bar Association - Founding Member Elder Law Section - 1989
ElderCounsel, LLC - Co-Founder, 2006
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Long Range Planning Committee Chair - 1995 - 1998
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Founding Member, 1988, 2011

Vincent J. Russo