Donald D Vanarelli

Owner at Law Firm, Certified Elder Law Attorney at Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli (Sole Proprietorship), Accredited Veterans Attorney at Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli (Sole Proprietorship), Named to the New Jersey "Super Lawyer" List at Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli (Sole Proprietorship), Top Rated NJ Lawyer at LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell®, Founding Member at Academy of Special Needs Planners, Director at New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, Co-Founder and former Board Member at New Jersey Collaborative Law Group, Council Member at Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Accredited Professional Mediator at Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli (Sole Proprietorship), National Certified Guardian at Center for Guardianship Certification, Co-Founder at Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey, Member at National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Greater New York City Area

Law Practice

Law Firm since 1992
Owner
Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli since 1998
Certified Elder Law Attorney
Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli since 2008
Accredited Veterans Attorney
Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli since 2007
Named to the New Jersey "Super Lawyer" List
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell since Jun 2012
Top Rated NJ Lawyer

Pepperdine University School of Law 2010 - 2010
Elder Decisions, A Division of Agreement Resources, LLC 2007 - 2007
Rutgers University School of Law - Newark 1979 - 1983
J.D., Law Montclair State University 1968 - 1972
B.A., English Literature and History California State University-Chico 1970 - 1971
Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group 2007
Institute for Dispute Resolution of New Jersey 2004
Diploma, Divorce Mediation Training Somerset - Middlesex County Inn of Court Program 1989
University of Virginia Law School Institute of Trial Advocacy 1987

Probate
Guardianship
Family Law
Estate Planning
Special Needs Planning
Mediation
Medicaid
Collaborative Law
Elder Law
Dispute Resolution
Wills
Social Security Disability
Trusts
Powers of Attorney
Estate Administration
Conservatorships
Litigation
Medicare
Prenuptial Agreements
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Domestic Relations
Legal Services
Appeals
Courts
Elder Care
Living Wills
Civil Litigation
Asset Protection
Trial Practice
Dispute
Legal Assistance
LLC
Estate Tax Planning
Paternity
Torts
Special Education
Personal Injury
Estate Law
Separation
Legal Issues
Special Needs Trusts
Administrative Law
Hearings

I have been practicing law since 1983, admitted in NJ and NY. A graduate of Rutger's Law School, I practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning and administration, special needs planning, probate and guardianship litigation, family law, mediation and collaborative law. Before attending law school, I worked for the Social Security Administration adjudicating claims for benefits under the Social Security, SSI, Medicare and Medicaid programs. I served as law clerk to Hon. Herbert S. Alterman, J.S.C. I am board-certified as an elder law attorney. I am also accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to prepare, present and prosecute claims for veterans. In 1992, I founded my own law firm. I now employ other legal professionals and support staff. I also co-founded the Elder Mediation Center and the NJ Collaborative Law Group. I have litigated cases in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies.I am happily married and the father of three children.

· Lead counsel in In re Keri, 181 N.J. 50 (2004), a landmark NJ Supreme Court guardianship / elder law case. · Certified Elder Law Attorney by the Nat'l Elder Law Foundation, accredited by the ABA. · Selected as a NJ "Super Lawyer". · Chair, Elder and Disability Law Section of the NJ State Bar Association for 2010 - 2011. · Selected by NJBIZ magazine as one of the top 25 NJ mediators. · Founding Member, Academy of Special Needs Planners. · Accredited Veterans Attorney. · Accredited Professional Mediator. · "AV" rated from Martindale-Hubbell for over 10 years. · Co-Founder, Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey. · Co-Founder, NJ Collaborative Law Group. · Union County Probate Early Settlement Panelist. · Member, Council of Advanced Elder Law Practitioners (invitation only). · Member, Nat'l Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. · Member, Nat'l Organization of Veterans Advocates.