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Ellen Garwin Makofsky
also known as Ellen G. Makofsky
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Biography
Ms. Makofsky practices in the areas of Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Probate, Estate Administration and Guardianships and has done so for over a quarter of a century. Four times selected to the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers list for the New York metro area, Ellen G. Makofsky is a the principal shareholder of Makofsky & Associates, P.C. successor firm to Raskin & Makofsky, LLP. The National Elder Law Foundation has named her a certified elder law attorney (CELA).
Ms. Makofsky is a past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, New York Chapter and just completed a third term as Secretary of the New York Bar Association (NYSBA), the largest voluntary Bar in the United States. Ms. Makofsky was a member of NYSBA's House of Delagetes for a decade. She served as Chair of NYSBA's Committee on Legal Education and as Co-Chair of NYSBA's Women in the Law Committee and is Chair of the Working Group to amend the Power of Attorney statute. Ms.Makofsky has served as a member of the Executive Committee of NYSBA for three terms and served as Chair of NYSBA's Elder Law Section. Ms. Makofsky is a past president of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau, Inc., served as a Chair of the Long Island Alzheimers' Foundation Legal Advisory Board and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and a member of the Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advisory Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. She is also one of the founders of the Senior Umbrella Network of Queens and founder of the Sun Council, Inc. She is past president of the Nassau chapter of the Gerontology Professionals of Long Island and the Senior Umbrella Network of Nassau.
Ms. Makofsky graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. In 2009, she received an award from the NYSBA Elder Law Section for her work in furtherance of the rights of the elderly and the disabled. In 2010, the 7th Senatorial District of New York State named her a Woman of Distinction. Long Island Business News named her a Top 50 Woman in 2014. In 2016 Ms. Makofsky was honored by The Maurice A. Deane School of Law Center for Children, Famiilies and the Law as an Outstanding Woman in the Law. In 2017 Ms. Makofsky received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Law from Long Island Business News. Best Lawyes named Msakofsky & Associates the best law firm concentrating in Elder Law in Long Island, NY.
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Licensed in New York for 40 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Location
Makofsky & Associates, P.C.
600 Old Country Rd Rm 444, Garden City, NY, 11530-2009
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Posted by Kathy | December 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Elder Law
Wonderful experience!
Ellen and her team handled our mother's needs with professionalism, a great deal of knowledge, and most importantly, a personal level of attention and caring. Ellen is one of the most experienced elder law attorneys on LI and we felt very comfortable with her. Calls for questions that have come up si...
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"I have referred clients to Ellen Makofsky numerous times for help in estate planning and all that it encompasses. She has treated them with utmost respect and has addressed all their needs in this area. Her work is exemplary and all my clients have been very pleased with the results"
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Experience
Honors
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
2017 Long Island Elder Law Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2016
Chapter Member of the Year, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
2016
Outstanding Woman in the Law, The Maurice A. Deane School of Law Center for Children, Famiilies and the Law
2016
Annual Service Award, New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law
2015
Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2014
Top 5o Long Island Business Woman, Long Island Business News
2014
2014 Best Laywer, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Access to Justice Champion, Nassau County Bar Association
2013
Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Top 100, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers
2012
Top 100, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers
2011
Top 100, Super Lawyers
2010
New York State 7th Senatorial District, Woman of Distiction
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Annual Award for Furthering the Rights of the Elderly, New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section
2009
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2005
Leadership in the Senior Citizen Consultation Clinic Program, Nassau County Bar Association
2004
Leadership in the Senior Citizen Consultation Clinic Program, Nassau County Bar Association
2001
Outstanding Service Award, Long Island Alzheimers Foundation
2000
Special Distinction Award, The Visiting Nurse Association of LI
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Managing Attorney, Makofsky & Associates P.C.
1991 - 2015
Partner, Raskin & Makofsky LLP
Associations
New York State Bar Association
Member
Nassau County Bar Association
Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
New York State Bar Association Task Force on Powers of Attorney
Chair
New York State Bar Association, Women in the Law Committee
Co-chair
New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section
Former Chair
Estate Planning Council of Nassau, Inc
President
Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation Legal Advisory Board
President
Education
1985
Brooklyn Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1966
Boston University
BS - Bachelor of Science
N/A
City University of New York, Queens College
MA - Masters
Speaking Engagements
2018
Plainview Adult Education
Elder Law Workshop
2018
Freeport Public Library
Protecting Your Assets
Publications
2012
Elder Law and Special Needs Journal
Advance Directive News: Topsy-Turvy Health Care Decision Making
2012
Elder Law and Special Needs Journal
Advance Directive News: Circumstances Chage
Languages
Portuguese