About Vincent J. Russo and Associates, P.C.

Have you been reluctant or afraid to do legal planning? Are you worried that your estate planning and administration may not be done correctly? Don’t let your story be one of missed opportunities. Our asset protection plan and our recommendation on elder law, special needs, and estate planning will protect you and your family. It will make a difference in your life. It will bring you peace of mind.

Choosing and working with a typical law firm can be stressful. Often you don’t know what the process is, what it will cost, and whether the law firm will even be able to help you! To complicate things further, often you won’t know if legal work is done correctly until weeks, months, or even years have passed.

To feel confident in your choice, and to know that your confidence is not misplaced, you should look for much more. Ask for testimonial letters (we have dozens!). Ask about credentials, designations, years of experience, books authored, and articles written. For example, Vincent J. Russo and Marvin Rachlin have written the "book" on how to practice elder law and special needs in New York, New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice, which is used by attorneys all around the state.

Our team of elder law attorneys, estate planning attorneys, and special needs (disability) attorneys have represented the elderly and persons with special needs/disabilities and their families since 1985. In most professional occupations there is no replacement for experience. At Vincent J. Russo & Associates, P.C., our caring and compassionate staff of 32 have been involved in literally thousands of cases. Our experience is your protection.

Here is a partial list of why you can feel confident choosing us to be your law firm:

• Long Island News called us the leading elder law firm on Long Island.
• Our founder, Vincent J. Russo, has been named one of the top 50 attorneys on Long Island. Among many other distinctions, he is President of the United Cerebral Guardianship Corporation, which provides guardianship services for people with disabilities in Nassau County. He is co-founder of the Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation, serving children with disabilities since 1992. On a very personal note, Mr. Russo and his family established the Theresa Foundation for children with special needs in memory of their daughter, Theresa, who had multiple disabilities.
• Our firm has a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA)* on staff. This designation is the gold standard and highest professional designation available to elder law attorneys.
• Vincent J. Russo and Marvin Rachlin of our firm have co-authored "New York Elder Law and Special Needs Practice," a reference book for practicing attorneys.
• Marvin Rachlin who is "Of Counsel" to our firm, was the former Chief Counsel to the Department of Social Services with over 20 years of service in that position.

_{*Certified Elder Law Attorney by The National Elder Law Foundation which is not affiliated with any governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.}

We serve all of Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, from our four offices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Through the years we have had the distinct pleasure of serving New Yorkers from Bay Ridge to the Hamptons. If you are unable to come to our office, we offer "house call" service at your home, or even at a nursing home.