MADISON, Wis., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ — ElderCounsel, LLC, a premier community of elder law attorneys and provider of elder law document drafting software and continuing legal education, today announced that founding member Vincent J. Russo, J.D., has been appointed chairman of the board, and Valerie L. Peterson, Esq. has been appointed education director and member liaison. ElderCounsel was formed in October 2007 by a team of four leading elder law attorneys in partnership with WealthCounsel, LLC to provide elder law and estate planning attorneys with critical resources to competently serve the needs of the nation’s aging population and those with special needs.
Russo, who is managing shareholder of Vincent J. Russo & Associates, P.C. based in Long Island, N.Y., is nationally recognized for his contributions and achievements in the field of elder law, special needs and estate planning. He has championed the rights of seniors and people with special needs since 1985 and is a founding member, fellow and past president of NAELA. He is also a founding member and past chair of the NYSBA Elder Law Section, founding chair of the Legal Advisory Committee, Alzheimer’s Association, Long Island Chapter, co-founder of the Theresa Foundation helping children with special needs and co-founder of the Academy of Special Needs Planners.
Peterson, a practicing elder law attorney with offices in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida, brings to ElderCounsel extensive experience in the area of elder law and Medicaid planning and has taught nationally in those areas. A native of the Midwest, Peterson earned her law degree from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. She serves as president of the Miami Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, and is on the board of directors of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, a state chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
“With Vincent Russo and Valerie Peterson in these key leadership positions, ElderCounsel will truly become the preferred provider in the marketplace for the tools and expertise that attorneys need to build successful elder law practices,” said Louis W. Pierro, Esq., an ElderCounsel principal and founder.
About ElderCounsel, LLC
ElderCounsel, LLC, http://www.eldercounsel.com/, is a membership-based organization of elder law and estate planning attorneys, and provider of document drafting software and elder law education. Based in Madison, Wis., the company was formed in partnership with WealthCounsel, LLC by nationally recognized elder law attorneys Michael J. Amoruso, Esq.; Howard S. Krooks, J.D., CELA; Louis W. Pierro, Esq.; and Vincent J. Russo., J.D., LL.M., CELA. WealthCounsel, LLC, http://www.wealthcounsel.com/, is a membership-based organization of more than 1,000 law firms throughout the country and leading provider of estate planning document drafting software, continuing legal education, and practice management resources.
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