Marie Elena Puma joined Russo Law Group, Long Island’s premier Elder Law firm, in 1991 and rose through the ranks to become a Partner. She has extensive expertise in Trust and Estate Administration, Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning, Guardianships, and Real Estate. Marie Elena is a member of the New York State, Nassau, and Suffolk County Bar Associations, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) from 2004-2011. She is a former Co-Chair of the Legal Education Committee, former Chair of the Trusts and Estates Administration Committee, former Chair of the Estate Tax Planning Committee, and former Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Administration Committee for the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section. Marie Elena was also the Chair of the 2010 Annual Meeting for the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section.
A member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Marie Elena is a former Chair of NAELA’s Member Relations/Membership Committee, a former Chair of NAELA’s Academic Committee, and continues to be actively involved with NAELA. In 2010, she was nominated to the Board of Directors of NAELA National. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of NAELA. She earned her law degree at St. John’s University School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar.
With offices in Garden City, Islandia and Lido Beach on Long Island and in Manhattan, NY, the Russo Law Group is dedicated to providing peace of mind to individuals and their families as they navigate the complicated worlds of estate and special needs planning. As regulations change and tighten, our team of elder law attorneys, estate planning attorneys and special needs (disability) attorneys can help guide clients in designing a plan that is just right for them.