Jeffrey Asher Email & Phone Number

Jeffrey A. Asher practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Estates and Trusts Administration, Special Needs Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning.Using various techniques, Mr. Asher gives his clients the peace of mind knowing that their estate plans will protect their loved ones and secure their wealth for the next generation. Mr. Asher counsels executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries in connection with their probate, tax, financial and other obligations. Mr. Asher counsels his clients in connection with planning for their Special Needs child, as well as their own disability issues and need for long-term care. Mr. Asher also represents individuals and assists them in obtaining Medicaid and other government benefits to pay for long-term home care and nursing home care.Mr. Asher is a frequent lecturer for various financial institutions, civic groups and community organizations, and is often presented by the New York State Bar Association as a community educator on various topics. Mr. Asher recently appeared in the HBO Documentary “Bobby Fischer Against the World: Fight for the Fischer Estate.” Mr. Asher also is a legal commentator on trusts and estates and elder law matters for TruTV, Court TV, CNN Headline News and The CBS Early Show. In addition, he is approved as a continuing education credit provider by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and the Connecticut Department of Insurance. Mr. Asher is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut; is a peer-elected member of the Estate Planning Council of New York City, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; and is a member of the Trusts and Estates Section and Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association. He is a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and earned his J.D. degree from Touro Law School in Huntington, New York.Specialties: Estate Planning, Estates and Trusts Administration, Probate, Special Needs Planning, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, and Asset Protection.

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