Sandra Busell Joins Davidoff Hutcher & Citron

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, a leading law and government relations firm, is pleased to announce that Sandra N. Busell has joined the firm as a partner in its Trusts & Estates Group.  Ms. Busell will continue her Elder Law and Trusts & Estates practice, which focuses in the areas of Trusts, including Supplemental Needs Trusts, Estates (including contested Estates), Medicaid planning, Elder Care, Guardianships (both contested and not), and Real Estate.  Associates Maria F. Galante and Dustin J. Cohen will also be joining Ms. Busell in Davidoff Hutcher & Citron’s Garden City, Long Island office.

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron’s Trusts & Estates Group has extensive experience in advising high-net-worth individuals on issues including a variety of trust and estate planning options, tax issues, wealth transfers, asset valuation issues, family business planning, estate accounting and planning for retirement. The Firm also assists its clients in arranging for charitable giving through estate planning, including the organization and administration of charitable foundations and trusts.

“Sandra brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our firm’s Trusts & Estates Group,” said Jeffrey Citron, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron’s Co-Managing Partner.  “Sandra’s experience in working to resolve complex Elder Care and Trusts & Estates issues matches the needs of our expanding group.”

Ms. Busell represents clients in a wide variety of matters including Elder law, Medicaid, Real Estate, Corporate law, Wills, Probate, Business law, Tax law and Contractual transactions.  She is often appointed by the Supreme Courts in Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens Counties as a Guardian, Supplemental Needs Trustee as well as a Court Evaluator for Persons alleged to be in need of a Guardian.  She represents clients in all guardianship legal matters dealing with elderly and special needs children.  She advises on contested estates between siblings including representing the non-executor beneficiaries to ensure timely administration and distribution of the estate. Ms. Busell advises clients in estate planning work focusing on business succession issues, where her experience as a Certified Public Accountant adds to her understanding.  Her deep wealth of experience also includes counseling clients on various Real Estate issues that arise relating to elders buying, selling and transferring of property, including helping families obtain reverse mortgages by using irrevocable trusts which allows the elderly family member to stay in their home and still protect the remaining equity for themselves as well as their children.  An integral part of her work is the protection of Medicaid benefits for special needs children and adults and their families.  This is often done through the creation of Supplemental Needs Trusts.

Ms. Busell is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, particularly, the U.S. District Courts in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. Tax Court.  She obtained her B.B.A. from Baruch College of the City University of New York, and her J.D. from St. John’s University of Law.  Ms. Busell is proud to be a member of the National Academy of Elder Care Attorneys. 

Sandra N. Busell is a Certified Public Accountant, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Busell serves as a Board Member with the Long Island Chapter of the American Heart Association and is an active member of the Planned Parenthood of Nassau County Action Fund Political Committee.

Ms. Busell is a frequent lecturer on estates, trusts and elder care law issues, speaking on behalf of National Business Institute, before numerous Church and other religious senior groups, as well as schools.

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP www.dhclegal.com, which has over 50 attorneys in offices in New York City, Albany, Washington D.C. and Garden City, Long Island provides legal and government relations services for a varied clientele that include Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, prominent real estate organizations, developers, leading health and educational institutions, associations and services organizations, as well as other industries throughout the greater metropolitan area.