Areas of Practice

• Elder Law
• Disability Law
• Estate Planning
• Guardianship
• Estate Administration (probate)

Lauren S. Marinaro

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law 2007, L .L .M . Elder Law
• University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, June, 2004, Juris Doctorate
• Edward J . Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, 2000, Master of Public Affairs and Politics
• Rutgers University, 1999
  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Bar Admissions & Memberships

• New Jersey Bar Association,
  Elder Law Section
• U.S. District Court District of NJ
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Women Lawyers of Union County
• National Alliance for Mental Illness,
  Union County Chapter

Noteworthy Achievements and Awards

• 2011 - 2010 Rising Star in Elder Law, NJ Super Lawyers.
• Honorable Mention, 2006 NAELA Student Essay Competition
• Member, 2004 University of Kansas ABA Client Counseling Competition Team
• Second Place Winner, 2003 Law and Aging Student Essay Competition
• Member, 2003 University of Kansas National Environmental Law Moot Court Team

Community Involvement

• Election Day Disability Advocate, NJ Office of the Public Advocate

• I Can Stay or I Can Go: Improving Current Assistance Programs to Increase Choices in Low-Income Housing , National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Student Journal, Vol . 1 no . 1, 2006
• Fair Housing Issues in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs): Can Residents be Transferred Without their Consent? , New York City Law Review, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2003
• Legalese: Assisted Living Not Out of Reach for Kansas Low-Income Elderly , 60 and Better, Douglas County, KS Senior Services, Volume 30, No . 2, 2003

• ICE 2011 Elder Law College, New Brunswick: Global Options Waiver Program, Dec 14, 2011
• NAELA National Conference lecture: The Latest and Greatest (or Not) on Olmstead Litigation – A Case Law and Policy Review of the Last 3 Years, November 10, 2011
• NJ/ICLE Elder Law Retreat lecture, April 28-29, 2011