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Joanne Seminara, Of Counsel Attorney
Guardianship Administration; Guardian Ad Litem; Advance Directives; Guardianship; Medicaid Hearings; Medicaid Planning; Medicare and Med...
Phone:646-741-2668, 718-238-6960
Web:http://www.gylawny.com
Address: 9201 Fourth Avenue, 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11209
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Law Firm:Grimaldi & Yeung LLP
Lawyer:Joanne Seminara
Phone:646-741-2668, 718-238-6960
Fax:718-238-3091
Lawyer Title:Of Counsel
Practice Areas:Guardianship Administration; Guardian Ad Litem; Advance Directives; Guardianship; Medicaid Hearings; Medicaid Planning; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Inheritance Tax; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust and Estate Collections; Trust Planning; Wills; Living Wills; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Closely Held Business Estate Planning
Bio:Joanne Seminara has been an attorney licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey for over 3 decades. Joanne practices in the areas of elder law, estate and trust planning, including estate tax and Medicaid planning, and special needs planning. A partner in the elder law firm of Grimaldi & Yeung LLP, her offices are located at 9201 Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. An attorney known for her thoroughness, tenacity and compassion, Joanne has experience in many other areas of practice, including residential and commercial real estate, corporate law, employment law and land use and zoning matters. Passionate public speaking, organizing and community service has been and remains an important part of Joanne’s life. She regularly speaks at legal education seminars on estate, trust and tax matters and is a popular speaker at community events. Together with Judith Grimaldi, Esq. in 2015, Joanne authored her first book entitled: Five @ Fifty-Five; Five Essential Legal Documents You Need by Age 55, as part of a public education campaign that describes the critical importance of having 5 legal documents in place by mid-life. A member of Community Board 10 for some 18 years, Joanne served as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2013, priding herself on efficiently running a Board that emphasized the talents of its members and ensured inclusion of all community voices. A volunteer member of community organizations for many
Admitted:1986, New York and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
College:Lehigh University, B.A., 1978
Law School:Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1985
Membership:New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association.
Web:http://www.gylawny.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Joanne Seminara, graduated from Lehigh University, B.A., 1978 Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1985, is now employed by Grimaldi & Yeung LLP at 9201 Fourth Avenue, 6th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11209.

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Joanne Seminara has been admitted in 1986, New York and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. His or her practice areas include Guardianship Administration; Guardian Ad Litem; Advance Directives; Guardianship; Medicaid Hearings; Medicaid Planning; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Inheritance Tax; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust and Estate Collections; Trust Planning; Wills; Living Wills; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Closely Held Business Estate Planning.

Joanne Seminara's college and law school education includes Lehigh University, B.A., 1978, Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1985. Other biographical background includes Joanne Seminara has been an attorney licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey for over 3 decades. Joanne practices in the areas of elder law, estate and trust planning, including estate tax and Medicaid planning, and special needs planning. A partner in the elder law firm of Grimaldi & Yeung LLP, her offices are located at 9201 Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. An attorney known for her thoroughness, tenacity and compassion, Joanne has experience in many other areas of practice, including residential and commercial real estate, corporate law, employment law and land use and zoning matters. Passionate public speaking, organizing and community service has been and remains an important part of Joanne’s life. She regularly speaks at legal education seminars on estate, trust and tax matters and is a popular speaker at community events. Together with Judith Grimaldi, Esq. in 2015, Joanne authored her first book entitled: Five @ Fifty-Five; Five Essential Legal Documents You Need by Age 55, as part of a public education campaign that describes the critical importance of having 5 legal documents in place by mid-life. A member of Community Board 10 for some 18 years, Joanne served as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2013, priding herself on efficiently running a Board that emphasized the talents of its members and ensured inclusion of all community voices. A volunteer member of community organizations for many . You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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