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ELIJA Foundation Appoints Melissa Negrin-Wiener to Board
Levittown Nonprofit Serving those with Autism Spectrum Disorder Taps Melville Attorney Levittown/Melville, NY, February 19, 2021 – The ELIJA Foundation, a Levittown-based not-for-profit, serving children, young adults and their parents, […]
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Retroactive Medicaid Benefits Secured via PRUCOL Application
FACTS: An individual in the U.S. legally on a “Religious Worker” visa unexpectedly fell ill and required nursing home care. The facility promptly filed a Medicaid application with the local […]
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Special-Needs Kids Need Special Care
Newsday Op Ed by Jennifer B. Cona In response to the recent Newsday article, Melville woman pleads guilty to harassing family of special-needs child, Ulster County District Attorney says | […]
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Lessons Learned from the “Front Line”
Crisis Planning For Families During The Pandemic As we gear up to receive COVID vaccinations, we begin to see a light at the end of this dark tunnel. This is not […]
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How Law Firm Trade Names Break the ‘Ego-Feeding Machine’
Published on Law.com’s The Mid-Market Reportby Justin Henry “A string of partner names to the public is really pretty meaningless—it’s not what’s important,” said Jennifer Cona, managing partner of Long […]
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Adapting Asset Protection Trusts to Changes in Circumstances
By Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Partner and Marcus O’Toole Gelo, Sr. Associate An Irrevocable Trust used for asset protection may have a different name depending on who you ask (Irrevocable Income Only […]
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Are You Eligible to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is here and New Yorkers are getting vaccinated. Click here to learn more. At Cona Elder Law your health and safety is of the utmost importance to us. […]
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Protecting Financial Exploitation of your Aging Loved One through a Guardianship Proceeding
There is no question that when the economy suffers, so do our seniors. There is a direct correlation between a waning economy and a rise in financial crimes perpetrated against […]
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Probate & Estates Unscrambled
Published in Long Island Press and Dan’s Papers. Coping with the death of a loved one is the most difficult life event we will ever have to face and it […]
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Governor Cuomo Protects Seniors and the Disabled with Homeowner’s Tax Benefit: Have You Taken Steps to Protect Your Home?
Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order today providing homeowner’s tax support for low-income seniors and the disabled, both of whom have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
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