Professional Biography
Joan is a member of KASSOFF, ROBERT & LERNER LLP, a law firm in Rockville Centre, New York practicing exclusively in the areas of elder law, disability law and special needs planning. Ms. Robert is a graduate of Touro College School of Law, summa cum laude, where she was the recipient of a Deans Fellowship and was valedictorian of the part time division. Ms. Robert is Past President of the New York Chapter of NAELA and was a Co-Chair of the Special Needs Planning Summit in 2010. She is a member of the Publications and Programs Task Force and served as Co-Chair of the State Chapters Committee of NAELA. She received the NAELA award as outstanding member of the New York Chapter in 2012 and also received the Theresa Foundation Award for outstanding service and advocacy to persons with special needs. Ms. Robert is a past Chair of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law and Special Needs Section of its Special Needs Planning Committee and Mentorship Committee.