Join Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener to learn how to plan for your child with special needs, specifically with a Special Needs Trust (SNT). SNTs permit special needs individuals to retain funds from an inheritance without eliminating or reducing government benefits, such as Medicaid or SSI benefits.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Do you live in New York but your parents live in Florida or New Jersey? Or vice versa? This is information you NEED to know! Join us to learn the differences between the three states’ Medicaid programs, including: • Asset protection options •Resource and Asset Levels •Eligibility Differences •Family Home Protection […]

In honor of American Heart Month, Cona Elder Law invites you to join Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener and her guest, Dr. Hal Skopicki, Co-Director of the Stony Brook Heart Institute for an informative webinar to learn how to maintain a healthy heart and live your best life. The COVID-19 Pandemic has taught us that the […]

Join Cona Elder Law & Strategies for Wealth for a discussion about essential estate and financial planning that will prepare you and your family, for your retirement and to live your best life. Learn in this 1 hour webinar: -The ideal time to begin planning for retirement -What you need to know about your finances […]

Join Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener and guest Mike McClernon, Owner of Assisted Living Locators of Long Island. Join us to learn: -Tips for Choosing the Right Assisted Living Facility for Your Loved One -Medicaid Benefits and Qualifying for Assisted Living Coverage -Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care -Veteran's Benefits

Join Cona Elder Law Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener and Steve Held, Executive Director of Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center, to learn how to plan for your child with special needs. This program will focus on: ·         Multigenerational Estate Planning: How to Protect an Inheritance for a Child with Special Needs ·         Educational Options Available […]

Join this panel of estate and financial professionals to learn how your beneficiary designations connect to your will, trusts, IRA account, TOD accounts and more. We'll discuss: • Importance of naming beneficiaries (primary and contingent) • Review and update for life events (birth, death, marriage, divorce, etc.) • Coordinate with your will and trust • […]

As the Executor or Administrator of your loved one’s estate, you'll have many responsibilities. Join Partner Marcus O’Toole-Gelo as he reviews the Top 10 most common probate and estate administration mistakes you'll want to avoid, including: • Actions resulting in financial accounts being locked or frozen • Income tax and estate tax traps • Medicaid […]

Join award-winning attorneys Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener and Associate Patricia A. Craig to learn: -How to Protect an Inheritance for a Child with Special Needs -Estate Planning with Special Needs Trusts: What You Need to Know -Preparing for Continuity of Healthcare and Financial Decision Making once Your Child Reaches Adulthood -Surrogate’s Court 17A Guardianships vs. […]