profilePractice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning & Probate
Selected To
• New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro
• New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
• New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
Attorney Profile
Michael Amoruso
Michael Amoruso
Rye Brook
New York (NY)
Industry Groups:
Columbian Lawyers Association, ElderCounsel LLC, National Academy Of Elder Law Attorneys, New York State Bar Association, WealthCounsel LLC, Westchester County Bar Association
Profile
Michael J. Amoruso is the managing partner of Amoruso & Amoruso, LLP, a Westchester County law firm focused exclusively on handling elder law, probate and estate related legal needs for clients in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Florida. Mr. Amoruso concentrates his practice at the firm on helping clients who have concerns involving elder care, asset preservation, estate planning, estate administration and guardianship.
A graduate of Boston College Law School, Mr. Amoruso has received numerous professional honors and recognitions during his career, including scores of client testimonials, an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and two New York State Bar Association elder law section awards for work as the principal drafter of the New York State Compact for Long Term Care in 2007 and of the significant 2009 Power of Attorney statute and form amendments. Mr. Amoruso is also a published author and frequent lecturer for the New York State Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and several other professional organizations. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Amoruso is host of the “Elder Care on the Air” radio show on WFAS 1230AM and was featured on the local television show “Family Comes First.”
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Michael Amoruso
Law School: Boston College Law School
Admitted: 1995, New York
Professional Webpage: www.amorusolaw.com/attorney_profiles.html
Honors and Awards:
- Member of Congress Honoring him for his far-reaching knowledge of elder law and estate planning and the formation of ElderCounsel LLC
- Awarded a Congressional Proclamation by Nita M. Lowey
- Honored by Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester
- 2007 recipient of the prestigious NYSBA Elder Law Section Award
- 2010 recipient of the New York National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Outstanding Chapter Award
- 2010 recipient of the prestigious NYSBA Elder Law Section Award, New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Leadership Task Force
- Former Chair, New York State Bar Association ("NYSBA"), Estate & Tax Planning Committee
- Chair, New York State Bar Association ("NYSBA"), Legislation Committee
- Member, New York State Bar Association ("NYSBA"), Executive Committee
- Vice Chair, New York State Bar Association ("NYSBA") Elder Law Section
- Past President, New York Chapter of NAELA, 2012
- Member, NAELA Public Policy Board, 2012
- Chair, NAELA's Internet Education Committee, 2012
- Co-Chair, NAELA Chapter President's Council, 2012
- Member, Board of Directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2012
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Mr. Amoruso serves on the Board of Directors of Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester., 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Stetson University College of Law Special Needs Conference
- New York's Governor Pushing to End Spousal Refusal for Home Care Recipients
- Advance Directives Aid in Health, Financial Decision-making
- New Law, New Problems - is your Power of Attorney valid?, Westchester County Business Journal
- Home Care is Affordable with Pooled Trusts, Westchester County Business Journal
- Lobbying Efforts Seeing Results - NYSBA
- "Promises, Promises... An Overview of Promissory Notes and Annuities after the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005"
- "Medicaid Planning in a Post DRA World"
- "Long Term Care Insurance"
- "Changes Wrought by the DRA 2005: Look-Back Period and Commencement of the Penalty Period"
- "Preserving the Homestead: Tax, Medicaid and Title Issues"
- "Flexibility and Simplicity: The Drafting Keys after EGTRRA 2001"
- Frequent Lecturer, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Frequent Lecturer, New York State Bar Association
- Lecturer, Tools, Techniques and Strategies to Build a Successful Elder Law Practice, Elder Counsel, LLC course, 2011
- Caregiving in the Community, AARP Bulletin, 2011
- Forum Attracts Leaders in the Home-Care Industry, 2011
- "Tax Tips When Planning for Long-Term Care", NYSBA - July/August 2011, 2011
- Quoted , 11 Strategies for Managing your Parents' Finances, Care.com website, 2012
- Presenter, Choosing the Right Plan for the Right Situation, Academy of Special Needs Planners, 2012
- Co-author, Creative Advocacy: Medicaid Planning in Guardianship Proceedings, New York State Bar Association, 2012
- Co-author, Estate Planning in New York: Long Term Care Insurance , New York State Bar Association, 2012
- Acknowledged in, The Invisible Conversations - With Your Aging Parents, Shannon A. White - author, 2012
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, 2011
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