* Vincent J Russo
Long Island's Signature Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning Law Firm
* Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation
* Council of Advanced Practitioners, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Vincent J Russo & Associates PC
1600 Stewart Ave #300
Westbury NY 11590-6615
Tel: 516 683-1717
Fax: 516 683-9393
E-mail: vincent@vjrussolaw.com
VINCENT J. RUSSO, 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.
His professional achievements include an invitation to join the WHITE HOUSE 2005 Conference on Aging as an at-large delegate. This invitation followed two other major events in Washington, D.C. as a representative of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA):(1) Testimony before the UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGING on the proposed, detrimental changes in the Medicaid Program and (2) Featured Speaker at the Policy Forum of the CATO INSTITUTE on the subject of "Medicaid and the Long Term Care Crisis."
Joining a special group of New York attorneys, Vincent Russo assumed recent and active leadership as Co-Chair of the New York State COMPACT Working Group, introducing new and innovative programs that would benefit people who depend on medical assistance within the Medicaid structure. He also joined the prestigious, invitation only, Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Vincent Russo is a Founding Member and Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), a co-founder of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and Past Board Member and Present Chair of the Guardianship Committee of United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau and a Co-Founder and Officer of The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs.
As a national advocate for people with disabilities, seniors and their families, Mr. Russo has appeared on the NBCs TODAY SHOW, WNBC NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CNN, CNBC, the FOX NEWS NETWORK, CSPAN II, WCBSRADIO, TELECARE, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, as well as numerous local radio and television programs.
His press interviews include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News, the Washington Post, and Newsday. His articles have been published in the New York State Bar Journal, The Elder Law Report, Nassau Lawyer, National Underwriter and the NAELA Quarterly. His cover story in Financial Planning - The Official Magazine of the International Association of Financial Planning - was well received, at the time, by a whole new audience of professionals serving seniors. Since that lead article, Mr. Russo has written for a host of other professional organizations and has co-authored New York Elder Law Practice and two consumer books on Estate and Elder Law Planning.
Vincent Russo is a nationally recognized speaker and noted authority on Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning. His distinction in Elder Law and Special Needs has made him one of the most prominent attorneys in his field.
Mr. Russo earned his law degree from Fordham University and his LLM in taxation from Boston University. He is admitted to the New York, Massachusetts and Florida State Bars, and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation.
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