2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Ellen G. Makofsky

Ellen Makofsky

Raskin & Makofsky
600 Old Country Road, Suite 444
Garden City, NY 11530

Garden City

New York (NY)

T: 516-228-6522
F: 516-228-6525

Practice Areas

Elder Law

Estate Planning & Probate

Selected To

• New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
• New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
• New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro

Profile

Twice selected to the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers list for the New York metro area, Ellen G. Makofsky is the founding partner of Raskin & Makofsky, Elder Law Attorneys. The National Elder Law Foundation has also named her a certified elder law attorney (CELA).

Ms. Makofsky is also one of the founders of the Senior Umbrella Network of Queens and current president and founder of the Sun Council, Inc. She is past president of the Nassau chapter of the Gerontology Professionals of Long Island and a former co-chair of the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation Legal Advisory Board.

Ms. Makofsky is a member of numerous other associations. She serves as an at-large member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), the vice president of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau County, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and a member of the Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advisory Committee.

A respected lecturer, author and radio and television personality, Ms. Makofsky graduated cum laude from the Brooklyn Law School. In 2009, she received an award from the NYSBA Elder Law Section. In 2010, the 7th Senatorial District of New York State named her a Woman of Distinction.

About Ellen Makofsky

Law School: Brooklyn Law School

Admitted: 1986, New York

Professional Webpage: www.raskinmakofsky.com/Bio/EllenMakofsky.html

Honors and Awards:

  • Cum Laude, Brooklyn Law School
  • Award for Pro Bono Service to The Nassau Bar Association Senior Citizen Clinic , The Nassau County Bar Association
  • Award for Special Distinction, The Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island
  • Award for Outstanding Service to the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation ("LIAF"), Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
  • Award for furthering the rights of the Elderly and Persons with disabilities, New York State Bar Association
  • Award for contributions to the 7th Senatorial District and the Long Island community at large, Woman of Distinction, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, 2003

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1986
  •  New York, 1985
  • Past President of the Gerontology Professionals of Long Island, Nassau Chapter
  • Past Chair of the Senior Umbrella Network of Nassau ("Sunn")
  • Past Chair and Co-Founder of the Senior Umbrella Network of Queens (Sun-Q) an organization that of professionals who serve older adults and the disabled.
  • Member of The Nassau County Bar Association and member of the Elder Law, Social Services, Health Advocacy Committee, Surrogate's Court Estates & Trusts Committee and Women in the Court's Committee
  • Member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association
  • Chair of the New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, 2007
  • President of The Sun Council, Inc., 2011
  • President of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau, Inc, 2011
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys ("NAELA") New York Chapter, 2011
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section, 2011
  • Member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association, 2011
  • Member-at-Large of the New York State Bar Association Executive Committee, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Founder NYSBA Elder Law Section Pro Bono Senior Clinic, 2006 - 2010
  • Past Trustee of Landmark on Mainstreet, Port Washington, NY
  • Initiated Statewide Pro Bono Senior Clinic for the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, 2007
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Children's Center Located in Port Washington, New York, 2010
  • Attorney volunteer to the monthly Nassau Bar Association Senior Clinic, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Elderly Will Suffer With Medicaid Change, Times Union, June 25, 2006
  • Ask the Expert-Yes, Mom Can Buy Your Help, Newsday, December 29, 2007
  • Improving Long Term Care, New York Law Journal, January, 2007
  •  Advance Directive News Column, NYSBA, Quarterly Column

Educational Background:

  • Queens College of the City of New York, Queens, New York, M.S.
  • Boston University, Boston, New York, B.S. in English, 1966
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