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Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the managing member of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP with offices in White Plains and Somers, New York. For over thirty-five (35) years, Mr. Enea has devoted his practice to educating and protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families from the costs of long-term care and estate taxes.
Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care), Guardianships (contested/non-contested) and Wills, Trusts and Estates.
He is the author of hundreds of published articles and a frequent lecturer to seniors, the disabled, attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors, with respect to the planning options available to seniors. For decades Mr. Enea’s articles have been published in such publications as the New York State Bar Journal, the Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, General Practice Law and Elder Law Journal for the New York State Bar Association, the Westchester County Business Journal and the Westchester County Bar Journal and these articles have been published in such publications as “Generations,” “60 Plus,” the Westchester County Business Journal, Westchester County Bar Newsletter and numerous other publications.
Mr. Enea is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association*. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association as a Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Elderly and Disabled.
Mr. Enea is the Immediate Past President of the Westchester County Bar Foundation.
Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Mr. Enea is a Past President and a Founding Member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of NAELA.
Mr. Enea is a Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association.
Mr. Enea is the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and was the recipient of the Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award from the Dominican Sisters and the Honorable Richard J. Daranco Distinguished Service Award from the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.
Mr. Enea is the founder of the Anthony J. Enea Elder Law Scholarship at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Mr. Enea has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the sixteenth consecutive year, and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.
Mr. Enea for the twelfth consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney for 2023. In addition, he was recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains five times.
Mr. Enea is an “AV” Rated Preeminent Attorney as rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Enea is also fluent in Italian.
*The National Elder Law Foundation is not affiliated with any Governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of Law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.
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State: New York
Acquired: 1986
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245 Main St, Suite 500, White Plains, NY, 10601-2411
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Posted by Eva | December 16, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I needed someone to not only educate me on what I could do to secure help for my elderly mother but also assist me in enacting and executing a plan in order to keep mom safe. There were times when I needed to contact the attorneys for clarification or troubleshoot and ALWAYS I got immediate or near i...
Posted by anonymous | February 2, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Both Anthony J.Enea and his team (including his daughter Lauren Enea) were extremely helpful in offering clear and precise counseling on trust and estate law matters. They were and continue to be admirably patient with our questions. They were prompt in preparing our documents, and in explaining them...
"I have attended a Continuing Legal Education program presented by this attorney--he is an extremely knowledgeable competent practitioner in the fields of both elder law and estate planning ."
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Best Lawyer, Elder Law and Trusts & Estates (2012 - Present), The Best Lawyers in America
2023
AV-Rated Preeminent Attorney (2002-Present), Martindale-Hubbell
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Super Lawyers, New York Metro (2007 - Present), Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers
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Top 25 Westchester County List (2009-10, 2013-15, 2018-22), Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers
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Trusts & Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America
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Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America
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Distinguished Service Award, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
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Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America
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Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America
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Honorable Richard J. Daronco Distinguished Service Award, Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County
2016
Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award, ArchCare at Home
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Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America
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Golden Harvest Corporate Award, Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services
2013
Westchester County’s Leading Elder Care Attorney, Above the Bar Awards
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Certified Elder Law Attorney
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Major Changes to New York’s Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney
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Utilizing a Trust for Your Elder Law and Estate Planning Needs
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Planning for New York and Federal Estate Taxes
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Planning Considerations for New York's New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements for Long Term Care
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Conveying Real Estate and the Tax Consequences
2022
What Happens When Someone Dies without a Will?
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What Attorneys Can Do to Plan for Their Professional and Personal Future
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Aging in Place with Medicaid Home Care
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Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years
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How to Avoid a Will Contest
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Drafting an Effective Power of Attorney
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Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients
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Protecting Clients from Financial Elder Abuse and Senior Scams
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Utilizing Trusts to Avoid the Pitfalls of Probate
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Planning Options for the Transfer of a Primary Residence
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Recent Updates in Elder Law
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How to Avoid a Last Will Contest
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What Legal Professionals Can Do to Plan for Their Professional and Personal Future
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Estate Planning Essentials in a COVID-19 World
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Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients
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Protecting Your Assets & Identity
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Major Changes to New York’s Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney
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Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients
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New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Create Urgency to Long Term Care Planning CLE Presentation
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Utilizing a Trust for Elder Law and Estate Planning
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Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients
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Financial Planning Issues Impacting your Retirement from the Practice of Law
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Taking Steps to Ensure Your Estate is Not Contested
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Role of Agent, Executor, Trustee and Fiduciary
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Using Revocable Living Trusts as an Effective Estate Planning and Probate Avoidance Tool
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Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity and Taking Steps to Ensure your Estate is Not Contested
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Utilizing a Trust for Your Elder Law and Estate Planning Needs
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Tax Reform and Long Term Care Planning
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Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients
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Impact of Aging Baby Boomers on Our Communities
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Dementia, Science and the Law
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Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity
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What Does President Trump Mean for Estate Taxes and Long Term Care Planning
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Legal Guides
The Problems with Probate
03 May 2017
How to Avoid Five Common Estate and Elder Law Planning Mistakes
30 Jan 2017
Does a Joint Bank Account Automatically Contain a Right of Survivorship?
03 May 2016