About The Firm
Legal Services for Seniors, the Disabled and their Families, and Families in Conflict
Vanarelli & Li, LLC, located in Westfield, New Jersey, provides a broad range of legal services for seniors, the disabled and their families, and families in conflict. We successfully guide our clients through the complex areas of elder law, income, estate and gift tax laws, public benefits planning, trusts, probate, trial advocacy and court procedures, and the administrative process. Our attorneys offer legal services in the following areas of practice:
Protecting You, Your Family and Your Estate
Vanarelli & Li, LLC is committed to protecting the legal rights and financial resources of seniors, the disabled and their families, and families in conflict. We accomplish that goal through careful legal analysis, quality work, and timely and efficient service. We provide legal services of the highest quality in the areas of elder law, estate planning, trust administration, special education, trial advocacy and special needs planning. We assist clients and families in conflict through dispute resolution services, including probate litigation, will contests, contested guardianships, administrative appeals, elder abuse trials, elder mediation, divorce mediation and collaborative services. Our attorneys combine vigorous advocacy with the exercise of thoughtful and discerning judgment. We also educate other professionals and our client community about elder and disability law through our publications and seminars. At all times, we strive to meet the highest ethical standards while serving clients in a caring, compassionate and respectful manner.
Recognized in Elder Law, Estate and Special Needs Planning
Vanarelli & Li, LLC has the technical skill, practical experience and professional integrity to provide effective legal services to the elderly, the disabled and their families, and families in conflict. Clients have come to trust our legal skills and judgment based upon our qualifications, which set us apart:
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Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, by the NJ State Bar Association, Elder & Disability Law Section.
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Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, accredited by the ABA.
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Named to the Super Lawyer list for sixteen (16) years, from 2007 through 2022.
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Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, Signifying Professional Excellence.
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Lead counsel in In re Keri, a landmark NJ Supreme Court case in which guardians, for the first time, were permitted to engage in public benefits planning to obtain Medicaid eligibility for their wards.
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Lead counsel in Saccone v. Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, in which the NJ Supreme Court, for the first time, permitted a special needs trust to be designated as the beneficiary of a state pension.
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Co-counsel in Galletta v. Velez, in which a federal court, for the first time, held that VA pension benefits are not countable in determining Medicaid eligibility.
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Past Chair, Elder and Disability Law Section, NJ State Bar Association..
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Founding Member, Academy of Special Needs Planners.
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Founding Member, Council of Advanced Practitioners, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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Accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification.
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Selected as a panelist on the Union County Probate Early Settlement Panel.
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Approved as a Mediator under the New Jersey Court Rules.
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Recognized as an Accredited Professional Mediator.
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Co-founder of the Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey.
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Former Director, NJ Association of Professional Mediators.
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Named to the list of Top Rated NJ Lawyers.
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Trained as a Collaborative Law Professional.
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Former Social Security Claims Representative for SSI and Medicaid claims.
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