Upcoming FREE Webinar: REGISTER TODAY

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST
(Approximately 2 hours, depending on Q & A)

Learn to Utilize Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts to Access Medicaid, SSI, DDD  Services and Other Public Benefits to Plan for the Future of Your Child With Special Needs 

Attorneys Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. and Chen Li, Esq. will present at the live Webinar.

LEARN:

• How to Protect an Inheritance for a Child with Special Needs

• Estate Planning with Special Needs Trusts: What You Need to Know

• Preparing for Continuity of Healthcare and Financial Decision Making as Your Child Reaches Adulthood

• Guardianships

• ABLE Accounts vs. Special Needs Trusts: Understanding the Benefits and Limitations

Webinar Will Be Followed By A Question and Answer Session

Donald D. Vanarelli is a Certified Elder Law Attorney. Don is also a Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association, Elder and Disability Law Section. The Lifetime Achievement Award, the Elder and Disability Law Section’s highest honor, is bestowed on an attorney with an established history of distinguished service who has made significant contributions in the field of elder and disability law throughout his or her career. The Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded in 2015, recognized Mr. Vanarelli’s advocacy in elder and disability law, including a number of precedent-setting legal victories in the New Jersey Supreme Court and federal litigation which advanced the rights of seniors and persons with disabilities.

Chen Li has been an attorney since 2002, admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Chen earned a B.A. from Queens College, City University of New York. She obtained her J.D. from St. John’s University. Chen is also a certified public accountant.

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WEBINAR REGISTRATION

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PLEASE NOTE:

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In the meantime, if you have questions concerning the webinar please call us at 908-232-7400 or e-mail us at [email protected].

For additional information regarding long-term care planning, Medicaid eligibility, elder law, estate planning or any of our other legal services, please contact Vanarelli & Li, LLC at 908-232-7400, or visit us online at http://VanarelliLaw.com/.

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About Donald D. Vanarelli

Donald D. Vanarelli is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, Certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, an ABA-certifying organization. Mr. Vanarelli is also an Accredited Veterans Attorney,  an Accredited Professional Mediator and a Past Chair of the Elder and Disability Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He has successfully litigated cases in New Jersey’s Supreme Court and in federal court.  Don represents seniors and disabled persons in estate planning, financing long-term medical care, nursing home issues, qualifying for Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and other public benefits, special needs planning, and litigation, including probate, elder abuse and guardianship lawsuits.

Don is actively involved in trial advocacy on behalf of elderly and disabled citizens. Don was lead counsel representing the plaintiff in a seminal estate planning / guardianship / Medicaid planning case entitled In re Keri, 181 N.J. 50 (2004), in which the New Jersey Supreme Court, for the first time, permitted guardians to engage in public benefits planning to obtain Medicaid eligibility for their wards. Don also represented the plaintiff in a pivotal case entitled Saccone v. Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, 219 N.J. 369 (2014) in which the New Jersey Supreme Court, for the first time, permitted a special needs trust to be designated as the beneficiary of a state pension. Don was also co-counsel representing the plaintiff in Galletta v. Velez, Civil No. 13-532 (D.N.J. June 3, 2014) in which a federal court ruled, for the first time, that a pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not countable as income in determining Medicaid eligibility.

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About Chen Li

Chen Li has been an attorney since 2002, admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Chen earned a B.A. from Queens College, City University of New York. She obtained her J.D. from St. John’s University. Chen is also a certified public accountant.

Before becoming an attorney, she worked for Ernst and Young, LLP and Dreyfus Realty Advisors, Inc. After law school, Chen worked as an attorney in law firms with concentration on elder law, estate planning and estate administration. Chen joined the firm in 2007.

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About Vanarelli & Li, LLC

The Law Office of Vanarelli & Li, LLC, located in Westfield, New Jersey, provides a broad range of legal services for seniors, the disabled and their families. The law firm guides clients through complex legal areas including public benefits planning, trial advocacy and court procedures, the administrative process, as well as estate and gift tax laws. Call 908-232-7400 or e-mail [email protected] for an appointment.