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| | Address | 1010 Northern Boulevard
Suite 302 | | Great Neck, New York 11021-5306 | | (Nassau Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Sharon Kovacs Gruer, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Elder Law, Tax Law, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Special Needs Trusts, Guardianships, Special Education Law. | Firm Profile:
Sharon Kovacs Gruer, Esq., focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, elder law, special needs trusts and asset protection. Ms. Gruer holds a masters of law in taxation (LL.M.) from New York University, is certified as an elder law attorney by the American Bar Association's accredited National Elder Law Foundation*, is Chairperson of the Elder Law Practice Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and is Vice-Chairperson of the Trust Special Interest Group of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Ms. Gruer is the Immediate Past President of the Great Neck Lawyers Association, and Immediate Past Chairperson of the Nassau County Bar Association Taxation Committee. Ms. Gruer has practiced law for twenty years and is certified as a mediator by the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division. | | Firm Size: 1 | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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American Express | | Sharon Kovacs Gruer (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (B.S., 1983); Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Professional Awards: Yashar Hadassah's Woman of the Year (2003); Certificates of Recognition, Nassau County Bar Association for volunteer service at the senior citizen law clinic (2001-2005); Volunteer Recognition, Long Island Stroke Association (1995). Author: "Drafting Irrevocable Medicaid Trust," New York State Bar Association (Spring 2007); "Irrevocable Income only Trusts," New York State Bar Association, Trust and Estates (Spring 2007); "Charitable Deduction Denied for a Split Interest Trust," NAELA Trust SIG News (October 2006); "Medicaid Planning Under The Deficit Reduction Act," Suffolk County Bar Association (September 2006); "Estate Planning-Elder Law Certificate Review Course," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2006); "Non-Medicaid Elder Law Updates," New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section, Summer Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (August 2006); Estate Planning In Light of the New Basis Rules-Section 1022," Suffolk County Estate Planning Council (April 2006); "Planning for Medicaid, Use of Trusts," Suffolk County Bar Association, Suffolk Academy of Law (March 2006); "The Home Sale Exclusion - Let's End The Confusion," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2005 Symposium (December 2005); "Tax Considerations For Caregiver Children," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, NAELA News (December 2005); "Changing Trust Situs for Income Tax Savings," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, NAELA News (2005); "Income Only Medicaid Trusts," New York State Bar Association, Advanced Document Drafting for the Elder Law Practitioner (2005);"Tax Basis Rules and Planning for the Changes in Year 2010," New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Spring Advanced Institute (2005); "Tax Issues In The Planning and Administration of Special Needs Trust for Disabled Individuals Under 65," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2004 Symposium (May 2004); "Basis In Inheritance After EGTRRA," Marquette Elder's Advisor (Fall 2003); "How to Appeal a Determination Granting 'Innocent Spouse Relief,'" New York Law Journal (May 16, 2003); 2003 New Regional Look Back Rates," Nassau County Bar Association "Nassau Lawyer" (April 2003); "Testamentary Substitutes And The Right of Election," Nassau County Bar Association "Nassau Lawyer" (March 2003); "Highlights With Regard To IRAs," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2002 Symposium Materials (Spring 2002); "New Regional Look Back Rates," Nassau County Bar Association "Nassau Lawyer" (September 2001); "Planning With Powers of Attorney," New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Publication, "Intermediate Elder Law, Beyond the Basics for the Elder Law Practitioner" (December 2000); "Innocent Spouse Relief," National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys "Tax SIG Newsletter" (Fall 2000); "Taxability of Personal Injury Awards," Nassau County Bar Association "Nassau Lawyer" (September 2000); "Tolling of Tax Refund Statute of Limitations Due To Financial Disability," Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association "Elder Law Attorney" (September 1999). Panel Member, Surrogate Decision Making Committee Program of the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, 1999-2007. Member, Estate Planning Council of Nassau County, Inc. Certified Elder Law Attorney by the American Bar Association's accredited National Elder Law Foundation*; Certified, Mediator, New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division; Certified by the American Bar Association approved National Elder Law Foundation. Member: Nassau County (Member: Taxation, Surrogate's Court, Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committees; Past Chairperson, Taxation Committee, 2002-2004), Suffolk County (Member: Elder Law, Surrogate's Court and Taxation Law Committees), New York State (Member: Elder Law, Trusts and Estates and Tax Law Sections; Co-Chairperson, Estate and Tax Planning Committee, Elder Law Section; Member, Board of Directors, Elder Law Section; Vice President, Elder Law Section, 2007) and American (Member: Tax, Real Property, Trusts and Probate Sections) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member: Tax Special Interest Group Steering Committee, 2002-2007; Vice-Chairperson, Trust Special Interest Group, 2004-2008; Chairperson, Trust and Special Needs Trust Section, 2007-2008; Council of Advanced Practitioners, 2006-2008); Great Neck Lawyers Association (Immediate Past President, 2004-2006). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Elder Care; Elder Rights; Estate Planning; Guardianship Litigation; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Medicaid; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Living Trusts; Trust Administration; Surrogate; Tax Law; Estate and Gift Tax; Inheritance Tax; Transfer Tax; Tax Controversies; Tax Appeals; Tax Litigation; Tax Fraud; IRS Negotiations; Asset Protection; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Special Needs Trusts; Special Education Law; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicaid Planning; Medicaid Hearings; Probate Taxation; Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; International Probate; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Missing Heir Searches; Successions; Guardianships. Email: Sharon Kovacs Gruer | | * Certified by the American Bar Association approved National Elder Law Foundation. 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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