Areas of Practice

Elder Law Trusts & Estates Special Needs Planning

Professional Licenses and Admissions

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA)
Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) (Distinguished)

Professional Organization Memberships

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
New York State Bar Association
Special Needs Alliance
Elder Law & Special Needs Planning Group, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section, American Bar Association
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
Estate Planning Council of Westchester

Education

Master of Laws, Taxation (LLM), New York University
Juris Doctor (JD), Hofstra University School of Law
Bachelor of Science, S.U.N.Y at Albany

Relationship to The Arc

Mr. Krooks is the immediate Past President of the Board of Directors of the Arc of Westchester, the largest agency in Westchester County serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of the law firm Littman Krooks LLP and is Chair of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Department. He is the immediate Past President of the Board of Directors of the Arc of Westchester, the largest agency in Westchester County serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. He has been honored as one of the “Best Lawyers” in America since 2007. He was elected to the Estate Planning Hall of Fame by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Krooks serves as Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is Group Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA). Krooks has been selected as a “New York Super Lawyer” since 2006. He may be reached at 914-684-2100 or by visiting the firm’s website at www.littmankrooks.com.