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Nancy Levitin is a Partner and the Director of the Health Care Reimbursement and Recovery Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP.. She counsels the firm's clients on all matters pertaining to Medicaid, guardianships, third party reimbursement, private collections, Medicare, HMOs, and estate recoveries.. Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Ms. Levitin was an elder law attorney with her own practice on Long Island. She is also a former staff attorney with Legal Services for the Elderly and the former New York City coordinator of the New York State Disability Advocacy Project.. Ms. Levitin is a contributing author of Elder Law and Guardianship in New York and the Legal Manual for New York Physicians. Her articles have been published in the New York Law Journal, NYSBA Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, and by trade associations including the New York State Health Facilities Association. She has written several books including Health Care Rights, Retirement Rights and America's Health Care Crisis, and has spoken on the issue of Medicaid, guardianship, and nursing home reimbursement to both bar and trade associations including Leading Age New York (formerly NYAHSA).. Ms. Levitin is designated as a New York Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, a distinction earned by only five percent of the lawyers in the New York metro area. She was also included in the list of Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area for 2012 and 2013 in the New York Times Magazine.. Nancy Levitin received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law where she was a member of the Review of Law and Social Change journal.

Audrey Bernhardt is an attorney with considerable experience in areas of elder law including trust & estate administration, and probate. She has a unique perspective on matters concerning the ERISA or the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Having worked for the U.S. Department of Labor when the ERISA was first enacted, Audrey is well versed in how this law impacts retirement account and their distribution, a critical part of many estate plans.. Audrey is admitted to practice in New York State. She earned her J.D. at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University and graduated cum laude, in political science from Boston University. Audrey is a member of both the Special Needs section and the Trust and Estates section of the New York Bar Association. She is also part of the Nassau County section of the New York Women’s Bar Association.. An educator at heart, Audrey tries to demystify the law for clients.. When away from the office, Audrey practices and teaches Yoga, knits, and enjoys time with her family.