Melville, New York
| Partner | |
| phone | (631) 462-5200 |
| fax | (631) 462-5221 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Black & Black - 1991 - Present.
Melville, New York. (Formerly Commack, New York)
Partner in general practice law firm with a concentration in:
Elder Law. Such area of law encompasses the rights and interests of the elderly and their families with regard to nursing home care, medicaid/medicare issues, guardianships, trusts, estate and financial planning.
Estate Litigation. Such matter as probate proceedings (proceedings concerning the validity of a Will); Administration proceedings (proceedings concerning individuals who have deceased without a Will); Accounting proceedings (proceedings concerning the distribution of assets of the estate, including assets which may have left the estate prior to the decease of the decedent)
Pace, Stuart & Black, 1987 - 1991
Partner in general practice law firm, which handled a variety of matters including real estate, elder law, trusts and estates and general litigation.
Assistant Town Attorney, Town of Huntington 1985 - 1987
Litigation concerning land zoning issues, represented the Town in the establishment of special use district (sewer district Route 110 corridor, Melville) and various other town matters.
Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, District Court Criminal Division Feb., 1982 - Sept., 1985 Hauppauge, New York.
Litigation concerning District Court criminal matters for indigent defendants.
Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, Senior Citizens Division Aug., 1980 - Feb., 1982 Bay Shore, New York.
Litigation concerning issues relevant to the age such as social security, medicaid, reverse annuity mortgages, landlord-tenant, and various commercial matters.
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- Education:
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts,
1980
Juris Doctor - Fordham University,
1971
Bachelor of Science
Major: Finance
- Published Works:
- "Guardianship Practice in New York" (Editor and Co-Author), New York State Bar Association Book
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Faculty, Supplemental Needs Trust, Suffolk County Bar Association
- Faculty, Estate Proceedings, Suffolk County Surrogates Court Seminar
- Faculty, Elder Law Seminar, Suffolk County Bar Association
- Faculty, Elder Law Series, Suffolk County Bar Association
- Lecturer, Guardianship Training Programs, Suffolk County Bar Association
- Lecturer, New York State Retired Teachers Association
- Lecturer, New York State Office of Mental Health
- Lecturer, AG Edwards
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Suffolk County Bar Association
- Former Chair, Elder Law Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Pace, Stuart & Black, Partner, 1987 - 1991
- Town of Huntington, Assistant Town Attorney, 1985 - 1987
- Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, District Court Criminal Division, Hauppauge, New York, 1982 - 1985
- Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, Senior Citizens Division, Bay Shore, New York, 1980 - 1982
