Lambert Gullo

For over 30 years, Elizabeth Lambert Gullo has served as an advocate for the elderly, including practicing as an attorney for over a decade in the field of Elder Law by serving individuals and families with their care needs, protecting their assets, and obtaining public benefits. She graduated from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2009. Before that, she worked as a Geriatric Care Manager, Home Health Aide Program Manager and Home Care Coordinator. She also served as a Senior Home Care Coordinator for two years.

Ms. Gullo is currently on the board of the Ridgewood Older Adult Center, while also serving as the Secretary of the United Reins of America and the Treasurer of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. She also is a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association and frequently provides information to seniors in the community. Additionally, Ms. Gullo is a member of the New York State Bar Association, as well as both Nassau and Suffolk County's Bar Associations. Further, she is an active member of both Levittown's and Bethpage's Chambers of Commerce.

Ms. Gullo's experiences working in different positions within the field of elder care have provided her with the insight, knowledge and perspective of which is unique to other attorneys practicing Elder Law. She understands both the processes and procedures needed when it comes to obtaining a guardian, long-term care for a loved one, and planning for ones estate (and how each can potentially affect one another) from both a social worker's and attorney's point of view. With the many clients she has helped, Ms. Gullo has seen various sets of circumstances that individuals and families face and has helped navigate them on a course of action that best suits their situation to meet their goals. She understands and appreciates that every client's situation differs from another, and that each plan she devises pertains specifically to the client at hand. However, each client receives her passion and dedication of helping those to reach their objectives and plan for the future.

In May of 2017, Elyssa D. Kaplan received her Juris Doctor from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Prior to attending law school, Elyssa received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Law from Binghamton University in 2014, which is where she developed an interest in law. Elyssa predominantly practices in the areas of estate planning and trust and estate administration. She focuses on the administration of various types of trusts upon the passing of the trust's creator (a “Grantor” or “Settlor”) and on the administration of estates of varying sizes when someone passes away. Dealing with distributing a loved one's assets upon their passing can be a complex and confusing process, and Elyssa works hard to make that process as simple as possible during an otherwise tough time.

Elyssa also practices estate planning with an emphasis on asset protection strategies for not only young families, but for individuals who may have a need for long term care in the near future. While it is always the preference that an estate plan is in place to begin preserving assets in anticipation of a future need for Medicaid, Elyssa and the team at Lambert Gullo Elder Law are well versed in planning in the event of a crisis situation, such as an immediate need for Nursing Home care for a loved one.

The team at Lambert Gullo Elder Law works hard to develop individualized estate plans for each client to ensure each of the client's goals are met, which may be preserving assets, generational financial planning, maximizing governmental benefits available, etc.

For nearly five years, Christopher has worked as a paralegal in multiple different areas of law. He started by assisting attorneys fighting for worker's rights to collect and earn fair wages. Subsequently, Christopher then began working as paralegal in the field of Elder Law, helping attorneys assist those in need of public benefits to help cover their health care costs. Ever since, he has taken pride in assisting attorneys formulate strategies to facilitate helping clients become financially eligible for Medicaid coverage for both Long-Term Home Care (Community-Based Care) and Nursing Home Care (Chronic Care). He has also assisted with the drafting of estate planning documents, helping attorneys protect client's assets, and obtaining public benefits.

Christopher shares our client-centered approach and our values here at Lambert Gullo Elder Law, which consist of taking seriously the need to assist each client with their individual needs and circumstances, being sensitive and caring toward each client's situation, understanding that each client's matter requires an individual strategy, and how achieving our client's objectives is our utmost priority.

Before becoming a paralegal, Christopher graduated Magna Cum Laude at Farmingdale State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in the Spring of 2015. He then enrolled in the Hofstra Paralegal Certificate Program, earning a certificate with honors in 2016.