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Jennifer B. Cona
Founder and Managing Partner, Cona Elder Law PLLC
Jennifer B. Cona is the founder and managing partner of Cona Elder Law, Long Island’s leading Elder Law and Estate Planning firm. She is among Long Island’s most accomplished women, exemplifying leadership in business and community outreach.
Ms. Cona’s work involves representing, counseling and assisting seniors and their families with the preservation of assets, Medicaid planning, estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, administration of estates, estate litigation, guardianships and special needs planning. Under Ms. Cona’s direction, the firm expanded its practice to include a health care reimbursement and recovery department. Currently, Cona Elder Law represents over 175 nursing homes and health care facilities across Long Island and throughout New York State, making Ms. Cona’s firm the preeminent law firm in this practice area. The firm works to secure and ensure a payment source for long term health care, working together with both families and health care facilities to sustain quality care for seniors.
Ms. Cona serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center (LIAD). She is a Supreme Court and Surrogate Court appointed court evaluator, guardian, Guardian ad Litem and counsel for incapacitated persons. She is an advocate for those with limited access to the legal system and has lobbied on Capitol Hill on behalf of the NOW Legal Defense Fund. Appointed to the Legal Advisory Board of the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center (LIAD), Ms. Cona provides legal advice and direction on the issues facing individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. She is the founder and chair of the Advanced Elder Law Focus Group, an industry think-tank. Ms. Cona’s firm is a member of the Intercounty Health Facilities Association.
Specialties: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Civil Litigation, Health Care Facility Representation.
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
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- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Founder and Managing Partner
- Cona Elder Law PLLC
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- Cona Elder Law is an award winning law firm based in Melville, Long Island. Our practice concentrates in the areas of elder law, estate planning, estate administration and litigation, special needs planning and health care law.
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Honors
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- William Smith College
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude, with High Honors
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- Power 25 in Law
- Long Island Business News
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Peer rated for highest level of professional excellence.
- Best Lawyers
- Best Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Thomson Reuters
- Who's Who in Healthcare Law
- Long Island Business News
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
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- Death of a Gun Owner: Criminal Liability for an Heir?
- New York Law Journal
- Managed Medicaid: Burdensome Appeal Process Coming Soon
- Nassau Lawyer
- Elder Law Roundup: What’s in Store for 2018
- Suffolk Lawyer
- Elder Law Best Practices: Innovative Strategies to Improve Receivables and Further Your Mission, Leading Age New York Financial Professionals Conference, Saratoga Springs
- Leading Age New York
- Aging & Cannabis: The Business, Politics, Law & Science of Cannabis, Aging & Cannabis, The Heritage Club at Bethpage
- Genser Cona Elder Law
- Navigating Cannabis Use in Residential Health Care Facilities
- State Certified Court Evaluator and Counsel to Guardians and Incapacitated Persons
- New York
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