
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, Lido Beach and Manhattan, 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 is the only NAELA member to receive the prestigious President’s Award twice. He is also a member of the invitation only, NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP). He is a Founding and current Chair of the NAELA Foundation (NELF) and the current Chair of the NELF Programs Committee. 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.Vincent is also a Member of the NYSBA Advocacy Committee on the Medicaid Budget. 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 of Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation for children with special needs.
Vincent is the Founding Chair and current member 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 is Co-Chair of the New York State COMPACT Working Group, introducing new and innovative long term care program which is being considered by the New York State Legislative.
As a national advocate for people with disabilities, seniors and their families, Mr. Russo has appeared on the NBC’s TODAY SHOW, WNBC NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, 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-hosts 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”.
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, 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 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.
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 485 Madison Avenue 13th Floor E-Mail: vincent@vjrussolaw.com | ||||||
Martindale Hubbell Rating: | 5.0 Rating 2007 – 2017 AV Preeminent Rating: 2017 | ||||||
Super Lawyers | Member 2007 – 2017 | ||||||
AVVO | 10.0 Rating | ||||||
Position: | MANAGING SHAREHOLDER Russo Law Group, P.C. | ||||||
Co-Author: | New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice, Thompson West Publisher | ||||||
Co-Author: | A Will is Not Enough in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca | ||||||
Consulting Counsel: | Guiding Those Left Behind in New York Eagle Publishing Company of Boca | ||||||
Contributing Author: | Why Wills Won’t Work Avery, A Member of the Penguin Group | ||||||
Anna’s Legacy, The Beauty of our Special Children | |||||||
Editor and Contributing Author: | All the Bunnies Academy of Special Needs Planners | ||||||
Former Co-Editor-in-Chief: | New York Elder Law Newsletter Thomson Reuters Business | ||||||
Former Adjunct Professor: | CUNY School of Law at Queens College The City of New York – 1996 and 1997 | ||||||
Licenses: | Life, Accident & Health Insurance Broker:New York, New Jersey and FloridaReal Estate Broker: New YorkRegistered Representative with AXA Advisors: New Jersey, New York and Florida | ||||||
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 | Char, Special Legislative Task Force |
1995 – 1998 | Chair, Long Range Planning Committee |
1995 | Chair, Symposium |
1995 | 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 | |
2011 – present | Founding, Chair, NAELA Foundation Programs Committee |
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION – ELDER LAW SECTION | |
2008 – 2011 | Co-Chair, Special Needs Committee |
2010 | Member, Advocacy Committee on Medicaid Budget |
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 | Elder Law Section: Tenth District Delegate of theElder Law Section Member of Sections on Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Taxation |
1989 | Founding Member – Elder Law Section |
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 – present | Member |
ACADEMY OF SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNERS | |
2006 – present | 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 Legal Advisory Committee on Elder Law, Disability and Estate Planning |
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
Caring for the Elderly
A Sibling’s Love
Catholic Faith Network’s CFN Live! Appearances
In his role as Legal Correspondent, Vincent will keep you abreast of the latest legal developments including elder law, special needs and estate planning — all to help you make informed planning decisions to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your assets.
October 20, 2020 – Estate Planning Basics Part 1
September 28, 2020 – NYS Medicaid Home Care Program Changes
September 17, 2020 – Temporary Protected Status