Atty. Jennifer A. Cusack
Jennifer A. Cusack is a partner in the Albany, New York office of Hinman, Howard & Kattell LLP and is a member of the firm’s Elder Law & Guardianship and Wills, Trusts, & Estates practice groups.
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Jennifer A. Cusack is a Partner based in Albany, New York, practicing at Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on residential, trusts, real estate, poa, and elder law. Admitted to practice in New York United States District Court, Northern District of New York (1991). Educated at Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1990) and College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1987). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of New York State Bar Association Albany County Bar Association Rensselaer County Bar Association. Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jennifer A. Cusack is a partner in the Albany, New York office of Hinman, Howard & Kattell LLP and is a member of the firm’s Elder Law & Guardianship and Wills, Trusts, & Estates practice groups
- Jen focuses her practice on Medicaid planning and estate planning and administration
- She enjoys creating personalized estate plans to manage assets, minimize estate tax, and protect assets from long term health care costs
- Jennifer has extensive experience with both drafting estate planning documents such as wills, irrevocable trusts, revocable trusts, health care proxies, living wills and durable powers of attorney and administering trusts and wills
- She assists clients with creating and administering Special Needs Trusts to enable disabled individuals to retain government benefits
- Jennifer has also prepared many Medicaid applications to allow clients to qualify for Medicaid both in the community and in nursing homes
- Jen also helps clients qualify as the guardian of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities
- A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Jennifer is an active member of the scholarship committee of the Holy Cross Club of Northeastern New York and was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of The ARC of Rensselaer County and the Troy Waterfront Farmers’ Market
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jennifer A. Cusack handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Jennifer A. Cusack is one of 9,343 residential attorneys indexed nationally. Browse residential attorneys in New York →
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Jennifer A. Cusack is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in New York →
Jennifer A. Cusack is one of 33,188 poa attorneys indexed nationally. Browse poa attorneys in New York →
Elder law attorneys for Medicaid planning, long-term care, guardianship, conservatorship, and elder abuse.
Jennifer A. Cusack is one of 53,430 elder law attorneys indexed nationally. Browse elder law attorneys in New York →
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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