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Vincent J. Russo
VINCENT J. RUSSO, Managing Shareholder of Russo Law Group, P.C., Long Island’s Signature Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning Law Firm with offices in Garden City, Islandia, and Lido Beach, New York, has championed the rights of seniors and people with special needs since 1985.
Vincent is a Founding Member, Fellow, and Fifth President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and is a Founding Member and First President of the New York Chapter of NAELA. He has received the prestigious President’s Award twice. He is also a member of the invitation-only NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP), which has less than 100 members in the country. He is a Founding and past Chair of the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). Vincent is a Founding Member and Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and Co-Founder and Past Chair of the Board of ElderCounsel, LLC. He has been recognized by “Layers of Distinction” in 2023, a legal fraternity of lawyers from all 50 United States as well as abroad, recognizing excellence in the practice of law.
He is a Co-Founder of the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP), Past Board Member and current President of the Guardianship Corporation of Nassau Cerebral Palsy Association and a Co-Founder and Treasurer of The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs.
Vincent is the Founding Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center and a former Board Member of the Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter and Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County.
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 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, Mr. Russo Co-Chaired the New York State COMPACT Working Group and introduced a new and innovative long-term care program for New Yorkers.
As a national advocate for people with disabilities, seniors, and their families, Mr. Russo has appeared on NBC’s TODAY SHOW, WNBC NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CFN, CNN, NEW YORK TIME FORUM, CNBC, the FOX NEWS NETWORK, CSPAN II, WCBSRADIO, TELECARE, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, as well as numerous, other local radio and television programs. He created and co-hosted Family Comes First on cable TV, which won three Telly Awards, one for the “Alzheimer’s Impact on Family, The Henley Family Story”, one for “Military Moms”, and another for “No Greater Love”. He is also the Legal Correspondent on Catholic Faith Network (CFN Live) with his segment In The Legal Know.
His press interviews include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 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, Trust and Estate, National Underwriter, and the NAELA Quarterly. His 1993 cover story in Financial Planning – The Official Magazine of the International Association of Financial Planning – was well received 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 and Special Needs Practice (which is the handbook for attorneys in New York) and two consumer books on Estate Planning and Elder Law.
Mr. Russo is a nationally recognized speaker and noted authority on Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning. His distinction in Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning has made him one of the most prominent attorneys in his field.
Mr. Russo earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law and his LLM in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to the New York, Massachusetts, and Florida State Bars and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and a member of the NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners.
Vincent J. Russo, J.D., LL.M., CELA
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| Law Firm: | Russo Law Group, P.C.
100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 102 3740 Express Drive South 250 Lido Boulevard E-Mail: [email protected] |
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| Martindale Hubbell Rating: | 5.0 Rating 2007 – 2017
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| Super Lawyers | Member 2007 – 2023 | ||||||
| AVVO | 10.0 Rating | ||||||
| Position: | MANAGING SHAREHOLDER Russo Law Group, P.C. |
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| Co-Author: | New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice, Thompson West Publisher |
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| Co-Author: | A Will is Not Enough in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca |
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| Consulting Counsel: | Guiding Those Left Behind in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca |
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| Contributing Author: | Why Wills Won’t Work Avery, A Member of the Penguin Group |
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| Anna’s Legacy, The Beauty of our Special Children | |||||||
| Editor and Contributing Author: | All the Bunnies Academy of Special Needs Planners |
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| Former Co-Editor-in-Chief: | New York Elder Law Newsletter Thomson Reuters Business |
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| Former Adjunct Professor: | CUNY School of Law at Queens College The City of New York – 1996 and 1997 |
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| Bar Licenses: | Life, Accident & Health Insurance Broker: New York, New Jersey and Florida Real Estate Broker: New York New York, Florida, and Massachusetts |
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| Residence: | Lido Beach, New York | ||||||
| Personal Data: | Date of Birth: January 4, 1954 Name of Spouse: Susan S. Russo Children: Dante, Elizabeth, Theresa (1986-1991) & Robert |
Education
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
February 14, 1995 – present
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts,
1978-1979 Degree: Masters of Law in Taxation
Fordham University Law School, New York, New York
1975-1978, Degree: Juris Doctor
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
1971-1975, Degree: Bachelor of Science / Accounting
Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn, New York
1967-1971
Memberships
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS | |
| 2007 – present | Programs and Education Committee |
| 2006 – present | Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) |
| 2004 – 2005 | President, New York Chapter |
| 2004 | Founding Member New York Chapter |
| 2003 – 2007 | Chair, Medicaid Strategies Task Force |
| 1997 | Chair, Special Legislative Task Force |
| 1995 – 1998 | Chair, Long Range Planning Committee |
| 1995 | Chair, Symposium |
| 1995 – present | CELA (Certified Elder Law Attorney) |
| 1993 – 1994 | Chair Public Policy Committee |
| 1992 – 1993 | President |
| 1991 – 1992 | President Elect |
| 1991 | Chair, First Annual Elder Law Institute |
| 1990 | Fellow |
| 1988 – 1993 | Board of Directors |
| 1988 – 1991 | Treasurer |
| 1988 | Founding Member |
| NAELA FOUNDATION | |
| 2018 – present | Board Member |
| 2011 – 2017 | Founding, Chair, NAELA Foundation Programs Committee |
| NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION – ELDER LAW SECTION | |
| 2010 | Member, Advocacy Committee on Medicaid Budget |
| 2008 – 2011 | Co-Chair, Special Needs Committee |
| 2004 – present | Co-Chair Compact Working Group |
| 2004 | Chair, Leadership Task Force |
| 1997 | Chair, Special Legislative Task Force |
| 1995 – 1996 | Chair |
| 1994 – 1995 | Secretary |
| 1993 – 1994 | Secretary/Treasurer |
| 1991 – 1992 | Estates and Taxation (Tenth District Delegate of the Elder Law Section) |
| 1989 –present | Member of Sections on Elder Law, Trusts & Estates and Taxation |
| 1989 | Founding Member – Elder Law Section |
| NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION – TRIAL LAWYER SECTION | |
| 2015 – present | Member |
| NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION | |
| 1979 – present | Member |
| NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION | |
| 1989 – present | Member of the Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION | |
| 1988 – present | Member of Elder Law Committee |
| AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | |
| 1979 – 2022 | Member |
| ACADEMY OF SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNERS | |
| 2012 – present | Advisory Board Member |
| 2006 – present | Member |
| 2006 – 2012 | Co-Founder and Officer |
| ADELPHI UNIVERSITY | |
| 2009 | Member, Suburban Aging Committee |
| ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION – LONG ISLAND CHAPTER | |
| 2006 – 2010 | Board Member |
| 2006 – 2010 | Member, Committee for Financial Development |
| 2003 – 2010 | Member – Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability and Estate Planning |
| ELDERCOUNSEL, LLC | |
| 2006 – 2011 | Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board |
| 2012 | Past Chair |
| LONG BEACH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | |
| 1994 – 1996 | School Board President |
| ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESOURCE CENTER | |
| 1990 – | Founder and Past Chair – Legal Advisory Board |
| 1990 – present | Legal Advisory Committee, Member |
| THE ASSEMBLY, STATE OF NEW YORK | |
| 1991 – 2011 | Member – Aging Advisory Council |
| THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY | |
| 1985 – 1987 | Member – Technical Advisory Committee |
| THE THERESA ALESSANDRA RUSSO FOUNDATION | |
| 1991 – present | Founding Member and Treasurer |
| CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY | |
| 1987 – 1990 | Past Member – Board of Directors |
| 1991 – 2002 | Chair – Guardianship Committee |
| 1991 – 2002 | Committee Member – Guardianship Committee |
| CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY GUARDIANSHIP CORPORATION | |
| 2003 – present | President – Guardianship Corporation |
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Vincent J. Russo
[email protected]Vincent J. Russo
VINCENT J. RUSSO, Managing Shareholder of Russo Law Group, P.C., Long Island’s Signature Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning Law Firm with offices in Garden City, Islandia, and Lido Beach, New York, has championed the rights of seniors and people with special needs since 1985.
Vincent is a Founding Member, Fellow, and Fifth President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and is a Founding Member and First President of the New York Chapter of NAELA. He has received the prestigious President’s Award twice. He is also a member of the invitation-only NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP), which has less than 100 members in the country. He is a Founding and past Chair of the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). Vincent is a Founding Member and Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and Co-Founder and Past Chair of the Board of ElderCounsel, LLC. He has been recognized by “Layers of Distinction” in 2023, a legal fraternity of lawyers from all 50 United States as well as abroad, recognizing excellence in the practice of law.
He is a Co-Founder of the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP), Past Board Member and current President of the Guardianship Corporation of Nassau Cerebral Palsy Association and a Co-Founder and Treasurer of The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs.
Vincent is the Founding Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center and a former Board Member of the Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter and Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County.
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 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, Mr. Russo Co-Chaired the New York State COMPACT Working Group and introduced a new and innovative long-term care program for New Yorkers.
As a national advocate for people with disabilities, seniors, and their families, Mr. Russo has appeared on NBC’s TODAY SHOW, WNBC NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CFN, CNN, NEW YORK TIME FORUM, CNBC, the FOX NEWS NETWORK, CSPAN II, WCBSRADIO, TELECARE, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, as well as numerous, other local radio and television programs. He created and co-hosted Family Comes First on cable TV, which won three Telly Awards, one for the “Alzheimer’s Impact on Family, The Henley Family Story”, one for “Military Moms”, and another for “No Greater Love”. He is also the Legal Correspondent on Catholic Faith Network (CFN Live) with his segment In The Legal Know.
His press interviews include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 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, Trust and Estate, National Underwriter, and the NAELA Quarterly. His 1993 cover story in Financial Planning – The Official Magazine of the International Association of Financial Planning – was well received 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 and Special Needs Practice (which is the handbook for attorneys in New York) and two consumer books on Estate Planning and Elder Law.
Mr. Russo is a nationally recognized speaker and noted authority on Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning. His distinction in Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning has made him one of the most prominent attorneys in his field.
Mr. Russo earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law and his LLM in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to the New York, Massachusetts, and Florida State Bars and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and a member of the NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners.
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Vincent J. Russo, J.D., LL.M., CELA
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Avvo
Martindale
JustiaState Admitted to Bar: New York 05/23/1979 Florida 01/25/1990 Massachusetts 12/22/1978 Law Firm: Russo Law Group, P.C. 100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 102
Garden City, New York 11530
(516) 683-1717 / Fax (516) 683-93933740 Express Drive South
Islandia, New York 11749
(631) 582-1919 / Fax (631) 582-8484250 Lido Boulevard
Lido Beach, New York 11561
(516) 897-7100 / Fax (516) 897-7575E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.vjrussolaw.comMartindale Hubbell Rating: 5.0 Rating 2007 – 2017 AV Preeminent Rating: Since 2017
Super Lawyers Member 2007 – 2023 AVVO 10.0 Rating Position: MANAGING SHAREHOLDER
Russo Law Group, P.C.Co-Author: New York Elder Law and Special Needs
Practice, Thompson West PublisherCo-Author: A Will is Not Enough in New York
Eagle Publishing Company of BocaConsulting Counsel: Guiding Those Left Behind in New York
Eagle Publishing Company of BocaContributing Author: Why Wills Won’t Work
Avery, A Member of the Penguin GroupAnna’s Legacy, The Beauty of our Special Children Editor and Contributing Author: All the Bunnies
Academy of Special Needs PlannersFormer Co-Editor-in-Chief: New York Elder Law Newsletter
Thomson Reuters BusinessFormer Adjunct Professor: CUNY School of Law at Queens College
The City of New York – 1996 and 1997Bar Licenses: Life, Accident & Health Insurance Broker: New York, New Jersey and Florida
Real Estate Broker: New York
New York, Florida, and MassachusettsResidence: Lido Beach, New York Personal Data: Date of Birth: January 4, 1954
Name of Spouse: Susan S. Russo
Children: Dante, Elizabeth, Theresa (1986-1991) & RobertEducation
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
February 14, 1995 – presentBoston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts,
1978-1979 Degree: Masters of Law in TaxationFordham University Law School, New York, New York
1975-1978, Degree: Juris DoctorBoston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
1971-1975, Degree: Bachelor of Science / AccountingBrooklyn Preparatory High School, Brooklyn, New York
1967-1971Memberships
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS 2007 – present Programs and Education Committee 2006 – present Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) 2004 – 2005 President, New York Chapter 2004 Founding Member New York Chapter 2003 – 2007 Chair, Medicaid Strategies Task Force 1997 Chair, Special Legislative Task Force 1995 – 1998 Chair, Long Range Planning Committee 1995 Chair, Symposium 1995 – present CELA (Certified Elder Law Attorney) 1993 – 1994 Chair Public Policy Committee 1992 – 1993 President 1991 – 1992 President Elect 1991 Chair, First Annual Elder Law Institute 1990 Fellow 1988 – 1993 Board of Directors 1988 – 1991 Treasurer 1988 Founding Member NAELA FOUNDATION 2018 – present Board Member 2011 – 2017 Founding, Chair, NAELA Foundation Programs Committee NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION – ELDER LAW SECTION 2010 Member, Advocacy Committee on Medicaid Budget 2008 – 2011 Co-Chair, Special Needs Committee 2004 – present Co-Chair Compact Working Group 2004 Chair, Leadership Task Force 1997 Chair, Special Legislative Task Force 1995 – 1996 Chair 1994 – 1995 Secretary 1993 – 1994 Secretary/Treasurer 1991 – 1992 Estates and Taxation (Tenth District Delegate of the Elder Law Section) 1989 –present Member of Sections on Elder Law, Trusts & Estates and Taxation 1989 Founding Member – Elder Law Section NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION – TRIAL LAWYER SECTION 2015 – present Member NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION 1979 – present Member NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 1989 – present Member of the Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee SUFFOLK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 1988 – present Member of Elder Law Committee AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 1979 – 2022 Member ACADEMY OF SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNERS 2012 – present Advisory Board Member 2006 – present Member 2006 – 2012 Co-Founder and Officer ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 2009 Member, Suburban Aging Committee ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION – LONG ISLAND CHAPTER 2006 – 2010 Board Member 2006 – 2010 Member, Committee for Financial Development 2003 – 2010 Member – Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability and Estate Planning ELDERCOUNSEL, LLC 2006 – 2011 Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board 2012 Past Chair LONG BEACH CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1994 – 1996 School Board President ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESOURCE CENTER 1990 – Founder and Past Chair – Legal Advisory Board 1990 – present Legal Advisory Committee, Member THE ASSEMBLY, STATE OF NEW YORK 1991 – 2011 Member – Aging Advisory Council THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY 1985 – 1987 Member – Technical Advisory Committee THE THERESA ALESSANDRA RUSSO FOUNDATION 1991 – present Founding Member and Treasurer CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY 1987 – 1990 Past Member – Board of Directors 1991 – 2002 Chair – Guardianship Committee 1991 – 2002 Committee Member – Guardianship Committee CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY GUARDIANSHIP CORPORATION 2003 – present President – Guardianship Corporation Family Comes First Appearances
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