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Stanley Fink : Eugene Rosner : Linda Ershow-Levenberg : Lauren Marinaro

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Elder & Disability Law
  • Social Security Disability
  • Estate Planning
  • Guardianship
  • Estate Administration (probate)
  • Serves as:
    Court-appointed guardian
    Trustee
    Administrator and conservator
    Privately-appointed executor
    Trustee or power of attorney

Linda Ershow-Levenberg

Linda Ershow-Levenberg
Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), through the National Elder Law Foundation, an accrediting organization approved by the NJ Supreme Court and the ABA
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EDUCATION

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1984, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Douglass College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1977, B.A., Bachelor of Arts Honors: Magna Cum Laude Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

APPOINTMENTS & COMMITTEES

  • 2006 Annual Symposium of the Guardianship Association of New Jersey (GANJI), Co-chairman
  • New Jersey State Bar Association, Elder Law Section - Vice-Chairman 2007-2008; Secretary 2006-2007
  • Union County Bar Association, 1997 - 2005 Elder Law Committee, Chair

BAR ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • New Jersey Bar Association
  • US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  • US District Court, District of New Jersey
  • Union County Bar Association
  • Central New Jersey Legal Services, 1999 - 2005
    Member, Board of Directors
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • NOSSCR - National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives
  • GANJI - Guardianship Association of New Jersey
  • Union County Women Lawyers

NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

  • 2007 Who's Who of American Women
  • 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyer peer recognition for Elder Law
  • Appreciation Award - Guardianship Association of New Jersey (GANJI) – For her successful argument before the NJ Supreme Court on behalf of amicus curiae N .J . Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in In re Keri, the seminal case on Medicaid planning by Guardians .
  • 2005 Who's Who of American Women
  • Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, approved by ABA and NJ Supreme Court

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Coach, Reilly Middle School ( Elizabeth, NJ), Princeton Mock Trial Competition, Appellate Moot Court Team 2005, 2002, 2000
  • Mentor, Rutgers Law School Mentoring Program, 2005 - Present
  • Douglas College Extern Program Sponsor, 1988 - Present
  • Mentor , National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Mentor program, 2005 - Present
  • Volunteer Judge, David Cohn Appellate Moot Court Competition at Rutgers Law School, Newark NJ, 2000
  • YM-YWHA of Union County, President, 2005 - 2007
  • YM-YWHA of Union County, Board Member, chairman of major fundraising events, and Officer, 1998 - 2005
Published Works
  • LexisNexis Practice Guide New Jersey Elder Law , LexisNexus 2008
  • Guardianship Actions Against Individuals who have Selected an Agent as power of Attorney: When Should the Court say "No?" , Marquette Elders Advisor, Vol . 7, No . 1, Fall, 2005
  • Guardianship/Capacity SIG Corner - When Guardianship Actions Violate the Constitutionally-Protected Right of Privacy , NAELA News, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2005
  • Guardianship actions: Courts should know when to say "no" , New Jersey Lawyer, August 8, 2005
  • Court Approval of Medicaid Spend-down Planning by Guardians , Elder's Advisor, Marquette University Law School, Volume 6 Number 2, Spring, 2005
  • Preventive Planning , New Jersey Suburban Parent, September, 2001
  • Careful Planning can Avert a Crisis , Senior Living Section of the Jewish Journal, October, 2000
  • How to Prepare before you visit your lawyer , Senior Living Section of the Jewish Journal, May, 2000
  • Durable Powers of Attorney and Disability Planning , The Sidebar, Newsletter of the Union County Bar Association, Spring, 1999
  • Following the Procedures fo Estate Administration can Avoid Problems in Later Years , Union County Senior News, June, 1997
Classes / Seminars Taught
  • The Basic Medicaid Rules, Estate Recovery, Fair Hearings and Medicaid Applications, Educational Services program on "Planning for Long-Term Care: The Impact of the New Medicaid Rules in New Jersey", June 21, 2007
  • Estate Planning and Life Care Planning for Children and Young Adults who are Disabled,, NJ ICLE, 57th semi-annual Tax and Estate Planning Forum, June 6, 2007
  • Elder Law Planning, NJ State Bar Foundation Speakers Bureau -- program at Winchester Gardens, Maplewood, NJ, May 16, 2007
  • Elder Law Planning, Chubb & Sons, Whitehouse , NJ, May 7, 2007
  • Elder Law Planning, Chubb & Sons Partnership of Women, Warren, NJ, January 10, 2007
  • 2006
  • "Sharing Financial management" in Power of Attorney and Guardianship arrangements, Guardianship Ass'n of NJ 11th Annual Conference on Guardianship (co-chair and program presenter), October 24, 2006
  • The Basic Medicaid Rules, Estate Recovery, Fair Hearings and Medicaid Applications, Educational Services program on Planning for Long-Term Care: The Impact of the New Medicaid Rules in New Jersey ., September 26, 2006
  • The Under-Used Doctrine of Spousal Refusal in Medicaid Applications, NJ ICLE, Ninth Annual Elder & Disability Law Symposium, July 12, 2006
  • Recent Caselaw Developments, New Jersey Elder Law Retreat, ICLE, April 6, 2006 - April 7, 2006
  • Independent Housing Options for Seniors, Moderator and Speaker, ICLE, January 18, 2006
  • 2005
  • Understanding Medicaid & Medicaid Planning in New Jersey, Educational Services ( Brookfield, WI), September 20, 2005
  • Medicaid and Medicaid Planning in New Jersey, sponsored by MEDS ( Waukesha, WI), September 15, 2005
  • Medicaid Planning for Estate Planning Lawyers, N .J . Institute for Continuing Legal Education, August 10, 2005
  • Simplified Guardianship Proceedings Under Title 30 [Participants in Division of Developmental Disabilities] and the New Role of Psychologists, N .J . Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 53rd Semi-Annual tax & Estate Planning Forum, June 8, 2005
  • The Basic Rules of New Jersey Medicaid, Medical Educational Services, Inc . (MEDS), 2001 - 2005
  • Handling a Social Security Disability Claim, National Business Institute, June 29, 2004
  • Planning for Protection in the Event of Incapacity and Understanding Long-term Care and Community Options, National Business Institute seminar - Estate, Financial and Health Care planning for Elder Clients in New Jersey, February 14, 2005
  • Special Needs Trusts & Tort Settlements, Richard J . Hughes Inns of Court, Union County, March 23, 2005
  • Litigating Petitions for Gifting by Guardians in the Wake of Labis and Keri, Union County Bar Foundation Annual Elder Law Seminar, March 2, 2005
  • 2004
  • Medicaid Programs for people in Assisted Living or Community Settings, Union County Bar Foundation Annual Elder Law Seminar, March 2, 2004
  • Elder Caregiving - Helping the Family Cope, Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey, October 24, 2004
  • When does a Court Appointed Attorney Trump a Guardianship?, NJSBA Elder Law Roundtable, 2004
  • In-service training on elder law issues, Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New Jersey, June 9, 2004
  • Living Wills, New Jersey Conference of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, May 16, 2004
  • Appealing Adverse Medicaid Decisions (Appellate Procedures and Administrative Fair Hearings, New Jersey State Bar Association Elder Law Roundtable, May 3, 2004
  • 2000 - 2003
  • Legal considerations in guardianship and trust planning for people with developmental disabilities, Guardianship Seminar co-sponsored by the Morris School District and the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, April 8, 2003
  • Real Estate Transactions in Elder Law Planning, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Sophisticated Elder Law Concepts VIII, December 11, 2002
  • Elder Law Planning for Disability and Long Term Care / Asset Protection, Westfield Jaycees, in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, June 6, 2001
  • Careful Planning can Avert a Crisis, Temple Israel, Scotch Plains, NJ seminar on Caring for your Aging Family, March 16, 2000
  • Substitute Decision-Makers - Powers of Attorney and Guardianships, Union County Bar Foundation Annual Elder Law Seminar, March 10, 2000
Past Employment Positions
  • Deputy Attorney General, NJ Division of Law, Professional Boards Section (1985-1995)
  • Law Clerk, Hon . Lawrence Lasser (dec'd), Chief Judge, NJ Tax Court (1984-1985)


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