New York, NY / July 17, 2024 / Burner Prudenti Law is proud to announce that our Partner Britt Burner, Esq. is the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) newest Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section. She kicked off her term, which officially began on June 1, 2024 and runs through May 31, 2025, at the Section’s annual meeting in Montreal held July 11-13, 2024.

The NYSBA’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section provides members with educational opportunities relating to Elder Law and Special Needs Law. The Section offers CLE (Continuing Legal Education) courses and webinars, as well as published materials on legal practice, procedure, and developments in the law. By helping to enhance the skills of lawyers who practice in this field and by providing them with opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing, the Section aims to improve the quality and efficiency of legal services offered to New Yorkers.

The Section also advocates for improvements in law and procedure that affect seniors and the disability community, in the form of studies, legal analyses and recommendations, and more. Of particular importance to Burner this year as Chair is addressing the legislative and budget concerns, especially those relating to Medicaid, that affect elder law attorneys and their clients.

With vast experience practicing as an elder law and special needs attorney, Britt Burner is well-positioned to lead the Elder Law and Special Needs Section. Before serving as an officer of the Section, she served as Vice Chair of the Section’s Medicaid Committee as well as Chair of its Legislation Committee. In addition to educating other lawyers about this area of law, Burner frequently offers seminars in the community to educate the public about elder law and special needs law as a means to help empower them to make the most informed decisions for their futures and that of their families. She is frequently honored for her contributions to the profession, having been most recently named a 2024 Super Lawyer in the field of Elder Law as well as recognized among the 2024 Best Lawyer rankings for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates in Manhattan, among numerous other awards.

The first order of business as Burner began her new term was to plan the Section’s annual meeting that was held in Montreal from July 11-13, 2024. There, she had an opportunity to share her vision for the upcoming year: increasing membership and continuing to ensure that every NYSBA elder law attorney’s concerns are heard on the state and national level.

“Serving as Chair of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law and Special Needs Section is an honor that I don’t take lightly,” shared Britt Burner, Esq. “As an elder law and special needs attorney I have personally benefited from the collective knowledge and support the Section offers, and I am thrilled to be able to pay it forward by serving as Chair.”

To learn more about the NYSBA Elder Law & Special Needs Section, please visit its website.

Burner Prudenti Law is a women-owned trust & estates and elder law firm serving clients from New York City to the East End. For more than 28 years, the firm has provided trusted and compassionate legal services to the Long Island and greater New York area community with offices in East Setauket, Westhampton Beach, Manhattan, and East Hampton. Burner Prudenti Law represents decades of experience in the legal field with attorneys and professionals who are respected pillars of the New York legal profession and the communities in which they live. At Burner Prudenti Law, it is the client that matters most.

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