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Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP

Elder Law Trusts and Estates

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Published: December 2, 2016

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP is one of New York’s premier law firms for elder law, Medicaid, guardianships, wills, trusts, and estates. For decades, the firm has fought to protect the life savings of seniors and the disabled, providing skilled counsel in elder law; Medicaid planning and applications; Medicaid nursing home and home care; special needs planning; wills, trusts, and estates; and guardianships (contested/uncontested).

“Our goal is to ensure that each client receives practical, cost-effective and results-oriented service,” says Anthony J. Enea, who, as the firm’s managing member, is regularly honored as a preeminent attorney in elder law and wills, trusts, and estates.

Since 2012, Enea has been included onThe Best Lawyers in America list. 2017 marks the third consecutive year he has been recognized by Best Lawyers as a “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains (2015 and 2017 in Trusts and Estates and 2016 in Elder Law). Named Westchester County’s Leading Elder Care Attorney at the Above the Bar Awards, Enea is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has also been listed in New York Super Lawyers for ten consecutive years. Partner Sara Meyers has also been listed in New York Super Lawyers for the past three years.

A leader in the legal community, Enea serves as president of the Westchester County Bar Foundation. He is a past president of the Westchester County Bar Association and a past chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section. Enea is also a past president and founding member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ New York Chapter and a member of the organization’s Council of Advanced Practitioners.

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