Fern J. Finkel

Fern J. Finkel, Esq. is the founding attorney of Fern Finkel & Associates,
PLLC, concentrating her practice in elder law, estate planning, asset
protection, benefits, special needs planning, trusts, Medicaid, and
probate. She has been in private practice since 1990. Fern brings a wealth
of experience and compassion to her clients. She is known for her skillful
analysis of financial and personal circumstances and for providing
practical planning to enable seniors and disabled clients to remain as
independent as possible.

Fern graduated with honors from New York University College of Business and
Public Administration in 1981. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from
Boston University School of Law in 1984. She has been recognized as a New
York Super Lawyers selectee in the field of Elder Law in 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Fern has been selected by the Courts, as well as by family members, to
serve as the appointed Guardian and/or Trustee for many individuals in need
of personal needs and property management. She has represented clients in
all aspects of guardianship proceedings and has been appointed as Counsel
and as Court Evaluator by the New York State Supreme Court in countless
cases. She has helped thousands of seniors through her extensive community
outreach and pro bono services on behalf of the indigent elderly of New
York City. Fern spearheaded the Legal Education and Assistance Project,
known as LEAP, at the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project.
LEAP’s mission is to train and support pro bono attorneys in providing
community outreach and education on all aspects of advance planning to
seniors, with the goal of maximizing their independence and ability to
remain at home long term.

FERN FINKEL & ASSOCIATES, PLLC

At Fern Finkel & Associates, PLLC., we bring decades of experience in elder
law, estate planning, special needs planning and advocacy to our clients.

We offer a wide variety of services and practical planning instruments for
the protection of older adults, persons with disabilities and their loved
ones. We work closely with our clients and their families to plan for
future financial and personal safety through estate and asset protection
planning, special needs trusts, Medicaid and benefits planning, and advance
directives including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care
proxies, living wills and other planning instruments.

We offer our counsel on long term care placement, benefits planning,
financial options, and legal issues facing the elderly and disabled, with
an eye towards maximizing our clients’ independence and ability to remain
at home. We take pride in our commitment to compassionate listening and to
protecting vulnerable seniors and disabled persons.

WE REPRESENT CLIENTS IN ALL COUNTIES OF NEW YORK STATE.