Attorneys

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 Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), through the National Elder Law Foundation, an accrediting organization approved by the NJ Supreme Court and the ABA Email 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)