Jeffrey G. Abrandt is of counsel at Raphan Law, www.RaphanLaw.com. Prior to joining Raphan Law, Jeff was a partner at Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman LLP. He practices primarily in the areas of Elder Law, Health Law, Trusts and Estates, Guardianships, and with the rights of the elderly and disabled. For the first third of his career, Jeffrey was a public interest attorney focusing on government benefits and the legal problems of the elderly and disabled. After close to a decade, as Attorney-In-Charge of the Legal Aid Society’s Brooklyn Office for the Aging, he left public interest law. Currently Jeffrey is also an Adjunct Professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University School of Law where he teaches Elder Law. Since 2002, he has served as Co-Chair of the Elder Law Institute, an annual program for attorneys practicing elder law by the Practising Law Institute. Jeffrey has published numerous articles in the Practising Law Institute’s Course Handbook Series as well as the Brookdale Institute’s Entitlement and Advocacy Training pamphlet series. He is a frequent lecturer in Elder Law for various groups including the New York State Bar Associations, as well as other local bar associations. He is a perennial “Best Lawyers” and “Super Lawyer”.