Mr. Amoruso concentrates his practice on Elder Law, Asset Preservation, Comprehensive Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Guardianship. His goal in starting Amoruso & Amoruso LLP in 2002 was to provide clients with sophisticated, innovative estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid/long-term care planning services in a supportive, compassionate, empathetic environment.
Not only do clients benefit greatly from his extensive experience, they also feel comforted and reassured by his unique perspective as a legally blind, significantly hearing-impaired individual who himself has faced and successfully overcome myriad challenges to living an independent life.
Whether someone needs a simple estate plan or sophisticated asset protection planning, has a special needs child to provide for, or is facing a family member’s sudden health crisis, all are welcomed with empathy and understanding and leave with a renewed sense of hope and confidence.
He was chosen as a 2010-2023 New York Metro Super Lawyer for Elder Law. From 2011-2023 he was named one of the Top 25 Westchester and Top 100 New York Super Lawyers among all practice areas and was featured by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2013. He also appears in the U.S. News & World Report 2014-2023 Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates and was named 2023 Metro New York Lawyer of the Year for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates. In 2009, he received a U.S. Congressional Proclamation for his work in Elder Law and Special Needs Law.
In December 2016, 23 years of advocacy by Mr. Amoruso culminated in the passage of the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, finally granting disabled individuals, like himself, the right to establish their own special needs trusts without relying on their parents, grandparents, legal guardians, or a court. In 2017, Mr. Amoruso was featured in a Westchester Business Journal online article entitled “Sight-impaired lawyer uses personal experience to advocate for the disabled.” In 2009, he received a U.S. Congressional Proclamation for his work in Elder Law and Special Needs Law.
Mr. Amoruso is past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”) and in 2017 was elected to the NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners. In April 2016, he was named a NAELA Fellow in recognition of his outstanding leadership and exceptional commitment to addressing the challenges faced by the Elderly and those with Special Needs. Mr. Amoruso was the 2014 recipient of the NAELA Theresa Foundation Award for his dedication to those with Special Needs and received the 2013 NAELA President’s Recognition Award and the 2010 NAELA Outstanding New York Chapter Member Award. He also served as President of the New York Chapter of NAELA.
He is past Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law Section, a permanent member of the Executive Committee and former Chair of the Legislation Committee and the Estate & Tax Planning Committee. He received the prestigious 2018 NYSBA Elder Law Section Award for furthering the rights of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, the 2010 NYSBA Elder Law Section Award as a principal drafter of NYSBA’s significant amendments to the 2009 Power of Attorney statute, and the 2007 NYSBA Elder Law Section Award as a principal drafter of the New York State Compact for Long Term Care — a bill that offers an alternative to Medicaid coverage for long term care services.
Mr. Amoruso is an adjunct law professor for the Stetson University College of Law Elder Law LLM program. He also hosts the weekly Elder Care on the Air™ radio show on 107.1 FM “The Peak,” is a frequent lecturer for the New York State Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, Stetson Law National Supplemental Needs Trust Conference, WealthCounsel LLC and ElderCounsel LLC, the Westchester Business Journal and Generations, is a nationally published author and a source of quotes and opinions for local press and The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s, Reuters, New York Law Journal, AARP, Money, bankrate.com, and Jewish World Review.
Locally, Mr. Amoruso serves on Visiting Nurse Service of Westchester Board and The Seeing Eye Board and has served on the Boards of Directors of Westchester County Bar Association, Hospice of Westchester and as Past Chair of the WCBA Elder Law Committee and President of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.
Mr. Amoruso is a Founding Principal of ElderCounsel LLC, the premier elder law and special needs planning document drafting solution for attorneys. Most importantly, however, Mr. Amoruso is the doting father of two beautiful daughters and husband to his incredible and loving wife and law partner, Sreelekha.
- Boston College Law School, J.D. 1994
- Boston College, B.A. in Economics, 1991; Gasson Scholar and Honors Program Degree; NCAA Division I Varsity Golf Team
- New York, 1995
- Massachusetts, 1998
- Connecticut, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Current Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law, J.D. and Elder Law LL.M. programs, 2019-Present
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys: Past President, Council of Advanced Practitioners Member
- New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section: Past President; Former Chair for the Legislation and Estate & Tax Planning committees; Permanent Member of the Executive Committee
- Westchester County Bar Association Elder Law Committee: Former Board Member
- Hospice of Westchester: Former Board Member
- Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County: Past President
- Visiting Nurse Service of Westchester: Board Member
- The Seeing Eye: Board Member, The Seeing Eye Foundation
- Host, Elder Care on the Air™ radio show, 107.1-FM
- Super Lawyers, Elder Law, New York Metro, 2010-2024
- Super Lawyers, Top 25, Westchester, 2011-2024
- Super Lawyers, Top 100 New York among all practice areas, 2011-2024
- Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law, S. News & World Report, 2014-2024
- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates, 2021
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards, 2011-2023
- New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section Award Recipient for furthering the rights of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, 2018
- New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section Award Recipient for serving as a principal drafter of NYSBA’s significant amendments to the 2009 Power of Attorney statute, 2010
- New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section Award Recipient for serving as a principal drafter of the New York State Compact for Long-Term Care, 2007
