Joseph Ranni Esq. - Florida, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1987
    J.D.
  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 2015
    LL.M.
    Major: Elder Law

• Non Legal Education

  • SUNY Albany
    B.A.
    Major: Economics and Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney at Law

Past Positions

• Town Justice, Town of Chester, Presiding Justice, 2006 - 2013
• Bonacic Krahulik & McMahon, Litigation Trial Counsel, 2008 - 2010
• Jacobowitz & Gubits LLP, Litigation Trial Counsel, 2005 - 2008
• Law Office of Joseph J. Ranni, 2001 - 2005
• Ranni et al, Managing Partner, 1996 - 2001
• Travelers Insurance Company, Trial Attorney, 1987 - 1996

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist-Healthcare Liabilities, COVID and Immunities, NYSBA Health Law Section CLE, May 2021
  
• Coordinator – NYSBA Annual Meeting, Medicaid Redesign Roundtable, January 2020
  
• Presenter NYSBA Annual Meeting, “Who helps when the Lawyer is the One in Need?”, January 2018
  
• Program Chair: Mediation and the EEOC, EEOC Mediation presented in coordination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Women’s Bar Association of Sullivan and Orange Counties, September 2012
  
• Program Chair and Presenter: “Elder Rights: Empowerment and Protection”, January 2010
  
• Program Chair and Presenter, “Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability and Worker Compensation”, January 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Independent Living Inc., President of the Board, 2016-present
• New York State Surrogate Decision Making Committee, 1998-present
• Mock Trial Program Coach, Chester Academy High School team, 2006-2016
• Disability Representation, discrimination, benefits, nursing home rights and institutional extrication, 1988-present

Published Works

Articles

• Accommodative Residences Utilizing Community Medicaid Exemptions for Older Adults and People with Disabilities, NYSBA Health Law Section Journal, Oct. 2021, Vol. 26, No. 3
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1987
• Florida, 1999
• New Jersey, 2000
• Pennsylvania, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1989
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2000

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Dementia Practitioner, National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners, 2022
• essentiALZ – Alzheimer’s Training and Certification, Alzheimer’s Association, 2021

Other Affiliations

• New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair Committee on Disability Rights
• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Long Term Care Reform Committee
• New York State Bar Association, Health Law Section, Health Policy Committee, Long Term Care Committee
• New York State Bar Association, Former Elected Delegate, 9th Dist., House of Delegates (2012-2016, 2018-2020)
• Bar Association of the City of New York
• National Employment Lawyers Association-New York, Former Member of the Board of Directors
• National Employment Lawyers Association-New York, Legislative Committee
• National Employment Lawyers Association-New York, Diversity Committee
• Orange County (NY) Bar Association
• Erie County Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association – Elder and Disability Law Section
• Florida Bar Association
• State of Pennsylvania Bar Association