Atty. Nancy Burner, Esq.
Nancy Burner is the Founding Partner of Burner Prudenti Law, the successor to Burner Law Group P.C., a women-owned trust & estates and elder law firm she established in 1995. A Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) accredited by the American Bar Association, she has nearly three decades of experience and is recognized among New York’s leading elder law and estate attorneys.
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Nancy Burner, Esq. is a Founding Partner based in East Setauket, New York, practicing at Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.. They have 38+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1988. Their practice focuses on elder law. Admitted to practice in New York (1988). Educated at Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1988) and State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1985). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs section Suffolk County Bar Association American Bar Association National Association of Estate Planners & Councils National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc and Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York National Elder Law Foundation Estate Planning Council of Suffolk Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn. Serands clients in East Setauket, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Nancy Burner is the Founding Partner of Burner Prudenti Law, the successor to Burner Law Group P.C., a women-owned trust & estates and elder law firm she established in 1995
- A Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) accredited by the American Bar Association, she has nearly three decades of experience and is recognized among New York’s leading elder law and estate attorneys
- Since 2014 peers have included her in Best Lawyers in America
- she was named Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Elder Law on Long Island and previously earned that distinction in 2023 and 2020
- For seventeen consecutive years she has been listed as a Super Lawyer in Elder Law and for five consecutive years was named a Top 50 Women Attorney in New York
- A five-term trustee of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, Nancy is a former president of the Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association and past co-chair of the Suffolk County Elder Law Committee
- Inducted into Hofstra Law’s inaugural Hall of Fame in 2022, she holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Stony Brook (1985) and a J.D., with distinction (top 2%), from Hofstra (1988)
- In 2011 she returned to Hofstra as an adjunct professor and created its first Elder Law course
- she regularly lectures on estate, tax, and benefits planning for elders and individuals with special needs
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Elder law attorneys for Medicaid planning, long-term care, guardianship, conservatorship, and elder abuse.
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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 East Setauket 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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