Attorney Profile

Wendy Hoey Sheinberg
PartnerWendy Hoey Sheinberg concentrates in the areas of Guardianship, Elder Law, Special Needs Planning, Trust and Estate Planning and Trust and Estate Administration. She has presented at numerous seminars on Elder Law and Estate Planning, Senior Housing and on Probate and Estate Administration and has lectured for the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and many other notable local civic and religious groups.
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 Journal of the Nassau County Bar Association. Wendy has been interviewed and quoted in such notable publications and news services as U.S. News and World Report, the New York Times, Newsday and Dow Jones Newswire.
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. Election as a Fellow signifies that his/her peers recognize the lawyer as a model for others, and as an exceptional lawyer and leader. Selection as a Fellow acknowledges the highest degree of commitment to serving older persons and people with special needs. Wendy is also a member of NAELA.
Martindale-Hubbell recognizes Wendy as an AV® rated attorney. An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
Wendy has repeatedly been named one of the top elder law attorneys in the New York Metro area by Super Lawyers and one of the top women attorneys in the New York Metro area by Super Lawyers. Wendy was named to Hofstra Law’s Outstanding Women in Law Awards in 2018 and Long Island Pulse Magazine Top Ten Legal Eagles of 2014.
Wendy has been named to Best Lawyers in America® for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates from 2013 to 2021. In addition, she was named a 2021 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.
Wendy was appointed to serve as the Chair of the Elder Law Committee for the New York County Lawyers Association and serves as Vice President of the Long Beach Lawyers Association.
Wendy is a past member of the Special Needs Alliance and is a past member of the Board of Directors of NAELA and is a member of the board of directors of the Long Beach Lawyers’ Association.
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556-0926
New York
Connecticut
Court AdmissionsUnited States District Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts
Bar AffiliationsNew York State Bar Association: Elder Law Section
Irish American Bar Association of New York
EducationTouro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Juris Doctor
Long Island University at C.W. Post, B.A.
Practice Groups
News & Publications
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Art Does Not Imitate Life: NY’s Person-Centered Guardianship
February 24 | 2021 -
Want to Know a Secret? A Will Is not a Wish List
February 18 | 2021 -
Conservatorships and Guardianships: They’re not Just for Pop Icons
February 12 | 2021 -
Top 10 Things to Know about Changes to NY’s Power of Attorney Law
December 21 | 2020 -
NY Updates Guidance for Visiting Loved Ones in Skilled Nursing Facilities
December 18 | 2020 -
Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named As 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers
October 28 | 2020 -
The Time to Plan for Tax Code Changes Is Now
October 19 | 2020 -
Sheinberg Quoted in Kiplinger Regarding Elder Care Law
September 16 | 2020 -
18 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America© – 4 Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’
August 26 | 2020 -
Time to Prepare for Possible Medicaid Home Care Changes
July 8 | 2020
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