The Medicaid/Elder Law, Family Trusts & Estate
Practice at Mannion & Copani assists families in dealing with two growing
areas of concern in our aging American population. First, we provide
extensive services to families organizing the assets of their elderly in
order to maximize assets and avoid the potential loss resulting from long
term care. The estate and trust planning that we provide is individually
tailored to match the unique needs presented by each client. In addition,
we offer full legal probate services to assist families and friends in
administering estate and trust assets expeditiously and correctly.
Our attorneys and support staff understand fully the delicate, personal
and emotional nature of dealing with the difficult issues involved in asset
preservation planning.
Family Trusts and Estate Planning. We provide clients with strategies and counsel to help them achieve maximum asset preservation when facing the prospect of the high cost of long term/nursing home care. After determining the special needs of each client we employ various estate planning devices that best suit the financial and organizational objectives of the client. Our uniquely experienced attorneys and staff work diligently to remain apace of the ever-changing landscape of Medicaid laws and consistently determine proper strategies in light of recent and continuing changes in the law.
Medicaid Applications. We assist clients in preparing and presenting Medicaid applications to their county Medicaid offices when their personal circumstances require placement in long term care facilities or nursing homes. We work closely with clients to take full advantage of their rights under the law and apprise them of the options available to them in regard to asset protection.
Estates and Probate.
We assist clients in all aspects of trust and estate administration.
We work with executors, administrators and trustees to efficiently identify,
garner, appraise and distribute estate assets to provide smooth and efficient
estate and trust administration.
Biographical Information
Anthony F. Copani is the partner in charge of the Mannion & Copani Medicaid/Elder Law, Family Trusts & Estate Practice. Mr. Copani's legal practice concentrates on Pre-Medicaid Planning, Family Trust and Estate issues. Prior to starting his own law firm in private practice, Mr. Copani originally worked as a Deputy Attorney in the Onondaga County Attorney's Office and worked with the Department of Social Services on Medicaid "Fair Hearings". His unique experiences with the County Attorney's Office and the Department of Social Services enable him to personally develop and tailor effective plans and strategies to protect assets of and maximize benefits to any client facing the problems of Medicaid and long-term care.
Mr. Copani has assisted hundreds of families throughout New York State in preparing and executing effective plans to protect family assets. A founding partner of Mannion & Copani, Mr. Copani's extensive governmental experience has been supplemented by an active and diverse private practice. The extensive experience and knowledge gained in his time in county government, give him a unique understanding and command of the issues and obstacles presented in Pre-Medicaid planning.
Mr. Copani is named in Who's Who in American Law (1990-91)
and was named One of the Outstanding Young Men in America in 1987.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Just for Babies, Inc., and
serves as its legal counsel. He also is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Upstate New York SIDS Foundation (Local Chapter).
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