Lorese Phillips is an attorney in private practice in New York City with over twenty-seven years of experience in all aspects of trusts and estates and Elder Law. Her practice includes preparing Last Wills, trusts and advanced directives, and counseling clients, including the elderly and persons with disabilities, on long-term care and asset protection planning as well as eligibility for government benefits. She also counsels clients on income, estate and trusts tax matters, as well as estate and trust administration and guardianships. Ms. Phillips has been annually recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Elder Law since 2022, and has been selected to Super Lawyers since 2023. She is an active member of the New York State Bar Association, where she serves on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section, is also an active member of the New York City Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Ms. Phillips has lectured before the New York State and City Bar Associations, the Practicing Law Institute, the Dickenson School of Law at Penn State University, as well as to local senior groups in the City. She has a B.A. from SUNY Stony Brook (Phi Beta Kappa), an M.F.A. from Columbia University School of the Arts, and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.