Jennifer B. Cona

Jennifer B. Cona is the founder and managing partner of Cona Elder Law LLC. Ms. Cona practices exclusively in the field of Elder Law, including representing older adults and their families in connection with Medicaid planning, preservation of assets, estate planning, estate litigation, probate and administration of estates, special needs planning, Veterans benefits and guardianships. Ms. Cona also founded the Health Care Reimbursement and Recovery practice group.

Awards and Honors

• Best Lawyers

• Super Lawyers

• Leadership in Law

• Long Island Business Hall of Fame

• Top 50 Women in Business Hall of Fame

• New York Law Journal’s Top Women in Law (Inaugural Class)

• Outstanding Women in Law (Inaugural Class)

• Who’s Who in Healthcare Law

• Smart CEO Brava Award

• Power Women in Business

• Top 10 Legal Eagle

• Top 50 Women in Business

• Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney

• 40 Under 40 Rising Stars

• Who’s Who in Women in Professional Service

• 10.0 Avvo Rating

Certifications

• State Certified Court Evaluator and Counsel to Guardians and Incapacitated Persons

• Accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Charitable Activities & Community Initiatives

• Chair, Board of Trustees, Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center (LIAD)

• Board Member, United Way of Long Island

• Founder, GDGC Charitable Events

• Founder and Co-Chair, Senior Dreams Come True

• Past Board Member, Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island

• Legal Advisory Board, Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (LIAF)

Published Articles

• Death of a Gun Owner: Criminal Liability for an Heir? (New York Law Journal)

• Managed Medicaid: Burdensome Appeal Process Coming Soon (Nassau Lawyer)

• Elder Law Roundup: What’s in Store for 2018 (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Healthcare for Seniors: Now is the Time to Act (Long Island Business News)

• Protecting Assets: What Seniors and Their Loved Ones Need to Know (Anton Media)

• Elder Care Expands in New York: Will it Be Enough? (Long Island Business News)

• Accessing a Loved One’s Medical Records: The Intersection of HIPAA and the Family Health Care Decisions Act (The Suffolk Lawyer)

• End-of-Life Decisions for Incapacitated Adults: Caught Between a Conflict of Laws (New York Law Journal)

• Promissory Notes: Know What You Don’t Know (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Re-Thinking Law Firm Culture: Blending Attorney Values with Client Demands and Demographic Realities (New York Law Journal)

• Protecting Residents: Should Nursing Homes Bring Guardianship Proceedings (Nassau Lawyer)

• Medicaid and Promissory Notes: The Challenge Continues (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Promissory Notes and Medicaid Planning: A Last Bastion of Asset Transfers Following Changes in Federal Law (New York Law Journal)

• Advocating for Twenty-Four Hour Split-Shift Home Care: Building Your Case at Fair Hearing (NYSBA Elder Law Attorney)

• Medicaid Reform and the Deficit Reduction Act: What Attorneys Need to Know (Nassau Lawyer)

• When Planning for Medicaid Leads to Estate Litigation (New York Law Journal)

• Beware of the Deficit Reduction Act: What Accountants Need to Know (CPA Wealth Provider)

• Spreading the Risk: Managed Medicaid Home Care (Nassau Lawyer)

• Promissory Notes and Medicaid Planning: Not for the Weak at Heart (New York Law Journal)

• Family Health Care Decisions Act: A Surrogate Decision-Making Framework (Nassau Lawyer)

• Shielding Assets for Medicaid: The Note and Loan Strategy (Long-Term Living Magazine)

• Putting an End to the Statistical Games in Medicaid Home Care Cases (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Death Before Determination: Securing Retroactive Medicaid Home Care Benefits (NYSBA Elder Law Attorney)

• Innovative Medicaid Planning Strategy – Note and Loan (Suffolk Lawyer)

• Special Needs Trusts: The Basics for Personal Injury Attorneys (Nassau Lawyer)

Professional Organizations

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

• Founder and Chair, Advanced Elder Law Focus Group

• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Sections

• Nassau County Bar Association, Elder Law Committee

• Suffolk County Bar Association, Elder Law Section