Mr. Chu has been involved with the area of Elder Law since 1990.  Before joining the firm he was the Senior Staff Attorney for the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College from 1990 to 1999, where he specialized in Medicaid eligibility and government entitlements. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Chu was also the Attorney-in-charge of the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. ;  Mr. Chu has been an invited speaker/presenter at New York State Bar Association Sponsored Programs in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2019. 

EDUCATION:

• RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Of Law -Camden : J.D.1987 with an Honors Degree in International Law and was a member of the Law Review Staff  
• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT - B.A. 1981.

Mr. Chu has been an Adjunct Professor at CUNY Law School and Long Island University, where he taught Elder Law related courses.  He is a respected lecturer on government entitlements and since 1998 has presented a monthly lecture series on applying for Medicaid home care at Caringkind (formerly known as theAlzheimer's Association of New York City) .  Mr. Chu is a regular speaker for the National Constitution Center Audio Conference Series, which provides continuing legal education to attorneys nationally.  Mr. Chu was the Chair of the New York City Citywide Medicaid Advisory Council from 1995 to 2020 . He is the Supervising Editor of The New York Elder Law Handbook published by the Practicing Law Institute and he is the author of  the chapter on "Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind and Disabled". Mr. Chu is also a member of the PLI teaching faculty and is the current Chair of the PLI Annual New York Elder Law Institute.    Mr. Chu is a member of the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey (inactive) and Washington, D.C. (inactive)  Before entering the field of Elder Law, Mr. Chu was an associate attorney at Dunnells, Duvall, Bennett & Porter in Washington, D.C. from 1987 to 1989 where he focused on White Collar Criminal defense work. Mr. Chu has been selected by his peers to be added the Super Lawyers Listing for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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