Wendy Hoey Sheinberg
Partner
Wendy Hoey Sheinberg
Partner
Wendy cares deeply about her clients and their families. She helps them protect everything they worked hard to acquire. With Wendy’s support, her clients gain peace of mind and the information and resources they need to take care of their loved ones.
Contact
Email: wendy.sheinberg@rivkin.com
Phone: (516) 357-3252
Fax: (516) 357-3333
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556
Practice Groups
Bar Admission
New York
Connecticut
Wendy Hoey Sheinberg is partner in the firm’s Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Practice Groups, concentrating in the areas of guardianship, elder law, special needs planning, trust and estate planning, and trust and estate administration. She has presented numerous seminars on elder law, estate planning, senior housing, and probate and estate administration and has lectured for the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, and many notable local civic and religious groups.
A prolific writer, Wendy has published articles in the New York State Bar Association Law Journal, the University of South Dakota Law Review, the NAELA Quarterly, Senior News, and the Nassau Lawyers. Wendy has been interviewed and quoted in notable publications and news services such as U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, Newsday, and Dow Jones Newswire.
Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts
Bar Affiliations
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
National Elder Law Foundation
New York State Bar Association
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Irish American Bar Association of New York
Education
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D.
Long Island University at C.W. Post, B.A.
News & Publications
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When a Loved One Can No Longer Sign: A Family Guide to Legal, Care, and Financial Decisions
August 20 | 2026 -
60 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
August 20 | 2026 -
Sheinberg Featured on The Eye on Autism Podcast
August 18 | 2026
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Wendy is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), a prestigious recognition conferred by the National Elder Law Foundation. She is one of only about 500 CELAs nationwide. Wendy is a Fellow of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
She currently serves as chair of the Trust and Estate Section of the New York County Lawyers’ Association and as co-chair of the organization’s Elder Law Committee.
Wendy is a member of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section.
Wendy is the vice president of the Long Beach Lawyers Association, where she is also a member of the Board of Directors. Wendy is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates section and serves as a vice chair of its Elderly and Disabled Committee.
Wendy has been certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). She was selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Selection as a Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by the Academy, signifying that an attorney’s peers recognize the lawyer as a model for others, and as an exceptional lawyer and leader. It also acknowledges the highest degree of commitment to serving older persons and people with special needs. Wendy is also a member and former board member of NAELA.
From 2013 to 2027, Wendy has been named to Best Lawyers in America® for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates, and in 2021, she was named a Lawyer of the Year. This recognition is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. In 2022, Martindale Hubbell designated her a Top Rated Woman Leader in Law. Wendy was named one of Long Island’s Top 50 Women in Business in 2020 by Long Island Business News. Martindale-Hubbell recognizes Wendy as an AV® rated attorney. An AV certification is a significant accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. Wendy has been repeatedly named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list in the area of elder law. In 2023, she was recognized in JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards for the topic of wealth management.
