Samantha A. Lyons

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 2012
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, 2010
    B.S. in Criminal Justice

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Classes and Seminars

• November 2022, Speaker, What is a Power of Attorney and Why Do I Need One?, The Kittay House
  
• August 2022, Speaker, Aging in Place with Medicaid Home Care, Association on Aging in New York
  
• July 2022, Speaker, Utilizing a Trust for Your Elder Law and Estate Planning Needs: The Pros and Cons, Tuckahoe Public Library
  
• July 2022, Speaker, Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients, First American Title Insurance Company
  
• May 2022, Speaker, What is a Power of Attorney and Why Do I Need One?, Tuckahoe Public Library
  
• February 2022, Speaker, Do You Need Home Care?, Senior Law Day
  
• February 2022, Speaker, Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Ossining Public Library
  
• October 2021, Speaker, Estate Planning Essentials, Rye Free Reading Room
  
• October 2021, Speaker, Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Rye Free Reading Room
  
• June 2021, Speaker, Planning Considerations for New York's New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements, Mamaroneck Public Library
  
• May 2021, Speaker, Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Mamaroneck Public Library
  
• April 2021, Speaker, Planning Considerations for New York's New Medicaid Eligibility Requirements, Ossining Public Library
  
• 2021, Speaker, Critical Issues For Seniors, Bronxvillle Adult School
  
• February 2021, Speaker, Planning Options for New York’s New Medicaid Home Care Eligibility Requirements, Irvington Public Library
  
• January 2021, Speaker, Accountable Aging: Preparing for the Elder Years, Bronxville Public Library
  
• May 2020, Speaker, Estate Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bronxville Adult School
  
• Fall 2019, Author, Does Your Power of Attorney Allow Your Agent to Create and Fund a Pooled Income Trust?, New York State Bar Association, Elder Law/Special Needs Journal
  
• July 2019, Speaker, Accountable Aging for the Elder Years, Harrison Public Library
  
• June 2019, Speaker, Accountable Aging for the Elder Years, Bronxville Public Library
  
• April 2019, Speaker, Estate Planning Options for Senior Clients: Medicaid Criteria/Asset Protection Planning, Mount Vernon Bar Association
  
• April 2019, Speaker, Estate Planning Options for Senior Clients, Mamaroneck/Harrison/Larchmont Bar Association
  
• 2018, Speaker, Article 81 Training for Guardians, Court Evaluators and Attorneys of Alleged Incapacitated Persons, Westchester County Bar Association
  
• 2018, Speaker, Tax Reform and Long Term Care Planning
  
• November 2018, Speaker, Estate Planning Options for Senior Clients: Medicaid Criteria/Asset Protection Planning, Bronx County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey

Specialties and Certifications

• State: New York, Status: Member in Good Standing (Originally Acquired: 2013), 2022
• State: New Jersey, Status: Member in Good Standing (Originally Acquired: 2012), 2022

Other Affiliations

• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs Section, Member
• Westchester County Bar Association, Member
• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs Section: Senior Law Day Committee, Medicaid Committee, 2020
• Westchester County Bar Association, Westchester Senior Law Day Committee, 2020