Joan S. Arbiter

Melville, New York
Sole Practitioner, since 1985

Address:
445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 205
Melville, NY 11747

Phone:
(631) 249-1976

Fax:
(631) 982-1476

Email:
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Elder Law is Not Just for the Elderly

Elder Law is the area of law that involves planning for complex health care, long term care, and other issues facing elderly and disabled clients and their families. It also involves estate planning, asset protection, estate administration, guardianships and the use of various types of trusts.

Providing for a loved one with a disability is also an important aspect of this area of law. Careful consideration is given to the tax consequences and the effect of any estate or asset protection plan on individuals and their families.

The time to start planning is NOW

Well drafted comprehensive advance directives (Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies and Living Wills), Last Wills and Testaments and various types of trusts are vital to everyone at any age. These documents help to insure that an individual's wishes are known and honored and can potentially avoid costly legal problems in the future.

Often clients do not seek the advice of an Elder Law attorney until they are in a crisis. While there frequently still are options in a crisis situation, early planning usually results in a more favorable outcome - often at a lower cost.

Regardless of your health or the size of your estate, it is important to plan for the future. You cannot put a price on peace of mind.

Joan S. Arbiter earned her law degree from St. John's University School of Law and has been in practice for over 20 years. Having been formerly associated with a well-known Elder law firm, Ms. Arbiter has extensive experience handling matters of Medicaid planning and applications, estate planning and administration, supplemental needs trusts, other types of trust and estate matters and guardianships. She also has an extensive background in real estate matters having represented buyers, sellers, lenders, and title companies as in house counsel. Ms. Arbiter is committed to respecting the dignity, needs and wishes of her clients in a compassionate and professional manner.

My Commitment to You:

• Listening
• Caring
• Dignity
• Respect

Elder Law  — Medicaid Planning  — Estate Planning  — Real Estate

Areas of Practice

• Medicaid Planning and Applications
• Estate Planning & Administration
• Supplemental Needs Trusts
• Pooled Trusts
• Real Estate Matters
• Guardianships

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1992

Education

• J.D. St. John's University School of Law, Jamaica, New York, 1982
• B.A. State University of New York, Albany, New York, 1979