Partner (Trusts & Estates, Elder Law)

Mr. Asher concentrates primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Estates and Trusts Administration, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning. Mr. Asher's reputation for honesty, compassion and diligence has earned him the trust and respect of numerous attorneys, financial advisors and accounting professionals who consult with him regularly.

Using various estate planning techniques, Mr. Asher implements for his clients an overall estate plan designed to pass as much wealth as possible to their loved ones, with the most minimum exposure to estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes. Mr. Asher has represented large estates and charitable minded estates, as well as executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries in connection with their probate, tax, accounting and other obligations. Mr. Asher counsels his clients in connection with their long term healthcare decisions, disability protections, and need for advanced medical directives. Mr. Asher also represents individuals and assists them in obtaining Medicare and Medicaid benefits to pay for long term home care and nursing home care.

Mr. Asher is a frequent lecturer for various financial institutions, civic groups and community organizations, and is often presented by the New York State Bar Association as a community educator on various estate planning topics. Mr. Asher also is a legal commentator on trusts and estates and elder law matters for TruTV, Court TV, CNN Headline News and The CBS Early Show. In addition, he is approved as a continuing education credit provider by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and the Connecticut Department of Insurance.

Mr. Asher is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut; is a peer elected member of the Estate Planning Council of New York City; and a member of the Trusts and Estates Section and Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association. He is a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and earned his J.D. degree from Touro Law School in Huntington, New York.