Areas of Practice
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Linda Ershow-Levenberg
April 2011: Linda Ershow-Levenberg cover feature on NJ SuperLawyers magazine, "The Compassionate Lawyer"
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
Phi Beta Kappa
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Bar Admissions & Memberships
- New Jersey, 1984
- US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- US District Court, District of New Jersey
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- Union County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- NOSSCR - National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives
- GANJI - Guardianship Association of New Jersey
- Union County Women Lawyers
- NJAWBO - New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners
Certified Elder Law Attorney(CELA)*, through the National Elder Law Foundation, an accrediting organization approved by the NJ Supreme Court and the ABA |
Appointments & Committees
- NJ Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board 2008 - 2010
- New Jersey Governor's Medicaid Long-Term Care Funding Advisory Council -
AARP representative, 2008 - July 2009
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Elder Law & Disability Law Section - Chairman 2008-2009
- Annual Elder Law Retreat of the NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Symposium Coordinator/Moderator, 2008
- 2006 Annual Symposium of the Guardianship Association of New Jersey (GANJI), Co-chairman
- Central New Jersey Legal Services, Member, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2005
- Union County Bar Association, Past Chair, Elder Law Committee
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Noteworthy Achievements and Awards
- NJ SuperLawyers magazine Cover Feature, "The Compassionate Lawyer"
- Obtains reversal of Medicaid denial: Estate of M.M. vs Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services & Union County Board of Social Services,
HMA 13911-08, May 2009 and P.K. vs DMAHS
- 2008 - 2011 NJ SuperLawyers choice for inclusion in "Top 50 Women Lawyers"
- 2007 - 1011, NJ SuperLawyers choice for peer recognition in Elder Law
- Appreciation Award – Guardianship Association of New Jersey (GANJI) – For her successful argument before the NJ Supreme Court on behalf of amicus curiae NJ Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in re Keri, the seminal case on Medicaid planning by Guardians
- Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, approved by ABA and NJ Supreme Court
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Community Involvement
- Douglass College (Rutgers University) Extern Program Sponsor, 1988 - Present
- Mentor, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Mentor program, 2005 - Present
- Mentor, Rutgers Law School Mentoring Program, 2005 - Present
- Volunteer Judge, Vicent Apruzese High School Mock Trial Competition, 2010, 2011
- Coach, Reilly Middle School ( Elizabeth, NJ), Princeton Mock Trial Competition, Appellate Moot Court Team 2005, 2002, 2000
- 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 and Officer, 1998 - Present
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Published Works
- Inside the Minds: Best Practices for Long Term Care Planning & Nursing Home Protection - Aspatore Books, March 2011
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LexisNexis Practice Guide New Jersey Elder Law 2011
- Real Estate Transactions in Elder Law, NJ Lawyer Magazine, August 2010
- 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
- ICE 2011 Elder Law College, New Brunswick NJ: Elder Care Planning for Older Couples in Second Marriages, Dec 14, 2011
- National Business Institute, Newark NJ: Elder Care Legal and Financial Planning Basics: Medicaid and Special Needs Trusts, Dec 9, 2011
- Lecture at Temple Beth OR/Beth Torah, Clark NJ: Elder Care Law & You: Helping You Help Your Aging Loved Ones, September 19, 2011
- Rutgers-Newark Robeson Center Panel: Navigating Aging Issues, June 2, 2011
- NJ/ICLE Elder Law Retreat lecture, April 28-29, 2011
- NJ Bar Center, New Brunswick - The Medicare-Medicaid Maze, March 3, 2011
- Rutgers School of Law, Newark CLE - Elder Law 101, February 25, 2011
- Seton Hall Law School - Student Health Law Career Day, October 22, 2010
- Medicaid Hot Topics, Sophisticated Elder Law Serminar, ICLE, Oct 20, 2010
- Case Law Update, NJ Elder Law Retreat, April 2010
- Lecture on Medicaid Planning Strategies, 2009 Elder Law College, NJ ICLE, December 6, 2009
- Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity, NJ State Bar Annual Meeting, May 2009
- ICLE programs: 2010 Elder Law Retreat - Case law Update; Sophisticated Elder Law Concepts IV, 2008 Elder Law College, December 2008
- 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
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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* National Elder Law Foundation. An ABA approved certifiying organization. |
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