Elder Law Attorneys - Binghamton, Vestal, Ithaca, Whitney Point & Surrounding Areas.

Best Law Firms 2024

Levene Gouldin & Thompson is Best Law Firm rated by U.S. News & World Report in Elder Law. LGT is one of the area’s oldest law firms and was founded in 1927.

Our elder law attorneys handle wills, trusts, elder services, Medicaid, Medicare and long term care planning in Upstate NY including Binghamton, Vestal, Owego, Ithaca, Whitney Point and Cortland. 

Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP has one of the largest Elder Law practice groups in Upstate New York. Our Elder Law team consists of attorneys, specially trained paralegals and experienced staff. 

We counsel and represent special needs and older persons and their representatives about the legal aspects of long-term care and special needs planning, wealth preservation, wills, trusts, gifts, and administration of estates and related tax consequences. We accomplish Supplemental Needs Trusts, Medicaid applications and asset protection planning.

Our attorneys include district delegates and members of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section, members of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

Page last reviewed and updated: December 16th, 2024

Vestal office is Handicapped Accessible
Free Parking
Home, Hospital, and Nursing Home visits

Practice Group Chairs: Karen J. McMullen and Amanda L. Giannone

Certified Elder Friendly Best Law Firms 2024

  • Estate Planning and Administration
    • Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Probate, Gift and Estate Taxes
  • Long Term Care (Nursing Home) Planning
    • Medicare, Medicaid, VA and other private and governmental benefits, trusts, annuities, homestead transfers, caregiver agreements and gift/loan plans
  • Decision Making
    • Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
  • Guardianship Services
    • Guardianship of elderly incapacitated persons and mentally retarded and developmentally disabled individuals
  • Special Needs Planning
    • Supplemental Needs Trusts, public benefits and disability claims
  • Community and Professional Education
    • Speakers on Elder Law and/or special needs issues available. Call us any time: 607-763-9200

Attorneys

  • Amanda L. Giannone (Chair)
  • Karen J. McMullen (Chair)
  • Albert B. Kukol
  • Cynthia Ann K. Manchester
  • Michael R. May
  • Jamye L. Milasi
  • Lana D. Sturdevant
  • Bruce J. Beckman
  • David R. O'Neill

Elder Care Coordinator

  • Maria R. Motsavage, RN, LNHA

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