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Lauren C. Enea
- Senior Associate
Location:
245 Main Street
Suite 500
White Plains, NY 10601
Additional offices in Somers, N.Y.
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Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is a senior associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirgnano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs.
An active member of the local bar associations, Ms. Enea was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Trusts and Estates Section. She is also the co-chair of the WCBA New Lawyers Section, treasurer of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, and chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law and Special Needs Section Publications Committee and co-editor of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section Journal. She is a past co-chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2020 Fall Meeting and the Elder Law and Special Needs Section 2022 Summer Meeting.
Ms. Enea was awarded the Outstanding New Lawyer Award in 2020 by the Westchester County Bar Association. She was also named to the 2021 and 2022 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list and the 2023 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list. Ms. Enea was recognized at Westfair Communications' 2019 Millennial Awards. She is the president of CAREERS Support Solutions' Board of Directors, a non-profit helping individuals with disabilities obtain gainful employment in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and a member of the Pace Women's Justice Center Advisory Board, Friends of Gail. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida.
Areas Of Practice
- Elder Law
- Wills, Trusts, and Estates
- Medicaid Planning
- Medicaid Applications (nursing home and homecare)
- Estate Administration and Probate
- Article 17 and Article 17A Guardianship Proceedings
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Florida
Education
- Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
- J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut
- Bachelor of Science
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Business Management
Published Works
- What's Best for Me: A Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?, Westchester Senior Voice, Winter 2022/2023
- How to Stay In Control of Your Affairs After an Alzheimer's or Dementia Diagnosis, The Somers Record, October 2022 | Westchester Senior Voice, Fall 2022
- Estate Planning for Digital Assets, Westchester Senior Voice, Summer, 2022
- How Gray Divorce Adds a Wrinkle to Your Estate Plan, Westchester WAG Magazine, June, 2022
- Your Next Chapter: Estate Planning Considerations for the Newly Retired, The Somers Record, May , 2022
- Planning for the Newly Retired, Westchester Senior Voice, Spring, 2022
- Brady Bunch Estate Planning, Westchester Senior Voice, Winter 2021 | The Somers Record, January 2022
- Shedding Light on the Power of Attorney, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, November, 2021
- Silver Divorce and Estate Planning, Westchester Senior Voice, Fall 2021, The Somers Record, October 2021 | Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, October 2021
- Heightened Anxiety for Parents of Children with Disabilities, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, June 2021 | The Somers Record, July 2021
- Probate and its Problems, Westchester Senior Voice, March 2021 | The Somers Record, May 2021
- Disinheriting a Child, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, January 2021 | The Somers Record, February 2021
- How to Avoid a Will Contest when Disinheriting a Child or Family Member, Westchester Senior Voice, Winter 2020-2021
- Don't Worry Honey, You Will Get My Diamond Ring When I Die: Steps You Can Take to Ensure it Actually Happens, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, September 2020 | The Somers Record, September 2020
- To Trust or Not to Trust: Leaving Money to Adult Children, Westchester Senior Voice, Fall, 2020
- The Importance of a Proactive Approach to Estate Planning, The Somers Record, July, 2020
Classes and Seminars
- Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Larchmont Public Library, 2022
- Changing Real Estate Needs and Estate Planning for Seniors, Irvington Public Library, 2022
- Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients, Columbian Lawyers Association (Westchester County), 2022
- Drafting an Effective Power of Attorney, Columbian Lawyers Association (Westchester County), 2022
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate & Financial Planning, First American Title Insurance Company, Port Chester/Rye Bar Association & Tuckahoe Public Library, 2022
- Planning Considerations for New York's New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements for Long Term Care, Pace Haub School of Law, 2022
- Planning for New York and Federal Estate Taxes, Pace Haub School of Law, 2022
- Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Financial Elder Abuse and Senior Scams, John C. Hart Memorial Library & Yorktown Assisted Living, 2022
- What Happens When Someone Dies Without a Will?, Association on Aging in New York & Tuckahoe Public Library, 2022
- What is a Power of Attorney and Why Do I Need One?, The Somers Library, 2022
- Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Bronxville Public Library & The Kittay House, 2021
- Changing Real Estate Needs and Estate Planning for Seniors, Bronxville Public Library & Tuckahoe Public Library, 2021
- Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients, Yonkers Lawyers Association, 2021
- Managing Your First Year Alone: A Legal & Financial Planning Checklist for Widows & Widowers, Bronxville Public Library, 2021
- Planning Options for the Transfer of a Primary Residence, Yonkers Lawyers Association, 2021
- Protecting Assets from the Cost of Long-Term Care, Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 2021
- Utilizing a Trust for Elder Law and Estate Planning: The Pros and Cons, Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 2021
- Elder Law & Protecting Assets from the Cost of Long-Term Care, Town of Bedford Seniors, 2020
- New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Create Urgency to Long Term Care Planning, John C. Hart Memorial Library, 2020
- Pandemics & Planning: Estate Planning Essentials in a COVID-19 World, John C. Hart Memorial Library, 2020
- Protecting Your Assets from Medicaid Home Care and Nursing Home Costs, Bronxville Public Library, 2020
- Protecting Assets from the Cost of Long Term Care, John C. Hart Memorial Library, 2020
Honors and Awards
- Ones to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, New York Metro 2021 & 2022
- Outstanding New Lawyer Award (Westchester County Bar Association), – 2021
- Outstanding New Lawyer Award (Westchester County Bar Association), – 2020
- 2019 Millenial of the Year (Westfair Communications), – 2019
- Westchester County Bar Association; Outstanding New Lawyer Award
Professional Associations
- Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, Treasurer, Present
- Italian American Forum, Member, Present
- New York State Bar Association Elder Law and Special Needs Section, Publications Committee Chair & Journal Co-Editor, Present
- Pace Women's Justice Center Advisory Board, Member, Present
- Westchester County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Executive Committee, Present
- Westchester County Bar Association, New Lawyers Section, Co-Chair, Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Beta Gamma Sigma