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Anthony J. Enea

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Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2012
  • Recognized in:
    Elder Law
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    Pace University
  • Website:
    http://www.esslawfirm.com
  • E-mail:
    a.enea@esslawfirm.com
  • Languages:
    English, Italian
  • Location:
    245 Main Street
    White Plains, NY 10601
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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.

Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care) and Guardianships (contested/non-contested).

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 and their rights. 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 Newsletter, and numerous other publications.

Mr. Enea has been Certified and Re-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 President of the Westchester County Bar Foundation and a past President of the Westchester County Bar Association.

Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs 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 the Chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.                                 

Mr. Enea is the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 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 has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the eleventh consecutive year and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.

Mr. Enea for the seventh consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney. For the year 2020, he is the recipient of the award as “Lawyer of the Year” for Elder Law, in 2019 he was “Lawyer of the Year” in Trusts and Estates in White Plains, New York. 

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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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.

Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care) and Guardianships (contested/non-contested).

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 and their rights. 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 Newsletter, and numerous other publications.

Mr. Enea has been Certified and Re-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 President of the Westchester County Bar Foundation and a past President of the Westchester County Bar Association.

Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs 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 the Chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.                                 

Mr. Enea is the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 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 has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the eleventh consecutive year and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.

Mr. Enea for the seventh consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney. For the year 2020, he is the recipient of the award as “Lawyer of the Year” for Elder Law, in 2019 he was “Lawyer of the Year” in Trusts and Estates in White Plains, New York. 

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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Education:

  • Pace University , J.D.

Bar Admissions:

  • New York, New York, 1986
  • New York, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1986

Affiliations:

  • Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Board of Visitors - Member
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Past President, New York Chapter
  • National Elder Law Foundation - Certified Elder Law Attorney
  • New York State Bar Association - Past Chair, Elder Law Section
  • New York State Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Office of Court Administration for the State of New York - Member, Guardianship Advisory Committee
  • Westchester County Bar Association - Past President
  • Westchester County Bar Foundation - President

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2019)
  • Elder Law, White Plains (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2017)
  • Elder Law, White Plains (2016)
  • Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2015)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • 2020 Top 25: Westchester County Super Lawyers - Thomson Reuters
  • 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers field of Elder Law
  • 2019 AV Preeminent is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for superior ethical standards and legal ability., AV-Rated Preeminent Attorney (2002 - Present), Martindale Hubbell
  • 2019 Best Lawyer (2012 - Present), Best Lawyers in America
  • 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers (2007 - Present), Thomson Reuters
  •  2019 Westchester County’s Top 25 Super Lawyers (2009-10, 2013-15, 2018-19), Thomson Reuters
  • Trusts & Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2019
  • 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" Trusts and Estates 2019
  • 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers
  • Distinguished Service Award,  Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 2018
  • Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2018
  • Trusts & Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2017
  • Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award, ArchCare at Home, 2016
  • Honorable Richard J. Daronco Distinguished Service Award, Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, 2016
  • Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2016
  • Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2015
  • Golden Harvest Corporate Award, Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services, 2014
  • Westchester County's Leading Elder Care Attorney, Above the Bar Awards, 2013
  • Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America, since 2012
  • New York Metro Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, since 2007
  • AV-Rated Preeminent Attorney, Martindale Hubbell, since 2002

Special Focus:

  • Estate Planning
  • Medicaid
 

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http://www.esslawfirm.com
 
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245 Main Street
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 269.2367

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