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ROBERT CLOFINE was
born on May 30, 1956
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a 1978 cum laude
graduate of Villanova
University and a 1982 cum
laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of
Law, where he served on the Law Review. His office is located at 120 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA
17403.
In May 2000, Mr. Clofine became the 6th Pennsylvania attorney to be Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). NELF is the only
organization accredited by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to offer a
certification in elder law. There are still fewer than
a 40 Pennsylvania
attorneys who have received this certification. Mr. Clofine has been quoted and
mentioned by USA Today, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance,
Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Personal Wealth
Manger, Mutual Fund Magazine, Fortune and Forbes in articles dealing with
estate planning and elder law.
Clofine has received an AV Rating from
Martindale-Hubbell®. An AV
Rating is given to those attorneys who have reached the height of professional
excellence. Click
here to see his Martindale-Hubbell® Rating.
Clofine has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since
2008 in the field of Elder Law (Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
Clofine has been selected as a Super
Lawyer in the field of Elder Law every year since 2005.
Attorney Clofine is a past Chair of the Elder Law Section of
the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is also
a member of the American Bar
Association, Real Property and Probate Section and the York County Bar Association, where he is the
former Chair of the Estate Planning and Probate Section.

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AREAS OF PRACTICE
Since 1985, he has been engaged in the private practice of law in York, Pennsylvania.
His practice focuses in the following areas:
ELDER LAW, including nursing home
asset protection, Medicaid planning, planning for
incapacity, long-term care and other health care matters as well as traditional
estate and tax planning. He has been a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys since
1991.
ESTATE PLANNING, including the
preparation of wills, trust agreements, powers of attorney, health care
declarations, pre-marital agreements, federal estate and gift tax planning and
charitable giving.
ESTATE SETTLEMENT, including
probate and probate avoidance, all matters pertaining to the settlement of
estates, the preparation of Pennsylvania inheritance tax and federal estate and
gift tax returns.
RECENT PROFESSIONAL LECTURES
Attorney Clofine has been a lecturer for the Pennsylvania
Bar Institute. The PBI is the arm of the Pennsylvania
Bar Association that conducts continuing legal education seminars for lawyers
across Pennsylvania.
Attorney Clofine has participated in the following programs:
Elder
Law Update. November 2008. Attorney
Clofine was the course planner for this program along with Carol Sikov Gross from Pittsburgh.
Clofine lectured at the live program in Philadelphia
and the satellite presentation that was broadcast to 13 locations across Pennsylvania.
Nuts & Bolts of Medicaid. August 2008. Mechanicsburg, PA.
Attorney Clofine lectured on nursing home asset protection strategies. Other
members of the panel were Stanley
Vasiliadis, Esquire and Jeffrey
Marshall, Esquire.
Eleventh Annual Elder Law Institute. July
2008. Harrisburg, PA. Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the
opening "Year in Review" plenary session along with his colleague, Jeffrey Marshall, Esquire. Clofine
conducted a review of the significant elder law cases of the past year. He also
served on an expert’s panel discussing the gray areas of Medicaid.
Ninth Annual
Estate & Elder Law Symposium. February 2008. Philadelphia, PA and Mechanicsburg, PA.
Attorney Clofine was the opening speaker at the "Year in Review"
plenary session. He conducted a review of the significant developments in
estate and elder law.
Elder
Law Update. November 2007. Attorney
Clofine was the course planner for this program along with Carol Sikov Gross from Pittsburgh.
Clofine lectured at the live program in Philadelphia
and the satellite presentation that was broadcast to 26 locations across Pennsylvania.
Tenth Annual Elder Law Institute. July 2007.
Hershey, PA.
Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the opening "Year in Review"
plenary session along with his colleague, Jeffrey
Marshall, Esquire. Clofine conducted a review of the significant elder law
cases of the past year. He also served on an expert’s panel discussing the gray
areas of Medicaid.
Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home.
April 2007. Mechanicsburg, PA. Attorney Clofine served on the panel and
discussed Medicaid planning for the married person.
Estate &
Elder Law Symposium. February 2007. Philadelphia, PA.
Attorney Clofine was the opening speaker at the "Year in Review"
plenary session. He conducted a review of the significant developments in
estate and elder law.
Saving the Assets of an Individual Entering a Nursing Home After the Deficit Reduction Act. February 2007. Mechanicsburg,
PA. Attorney Clofine lectured on
life estates, the Family "Caregiver" Exception to Medicaid Transfer
Rules and the overall impact of this new law on Medicaid planning.
Ninth Annual Elder Law Institute. July 2006.
Harrisburg, PA. For the seventh consecutive year,
Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the opening "Year in Review"
plenary session. He conducted a review of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. He
also lectured on significant elder law cases of the past year and served on an
expert’s panel discussing nursing home Medicaid issues.
Nuts & Bolts of Medicaid. August 2005. Mechanicsburg, PA.
Attorney Clofine lectured on nursing home asset protection strategies. Other
members of the panel were Stanley
Vasiliadis, Esquire and Jeffrey
Marshall, Esquire.
Eighth Annual Elder Law Institute. July
2005. Harrisburg, PA. For the sixth consecutive year, Attorney
Clofine lectured as part of the opening "Year in Review" plenary
session. He conducted a review of the significant elder law cases of the past
year. He also lectured on protecting the family home and served on an
expert’s panel discussing nursing home Medicaid issues.
Seventh Annual Elder Law Institute. July
2004. Harrisburg, PA. Attorney Clofine lectured as part
of the opening "Year in Review" plenary session. He conducted a
review of the significant elder law cases of the past year. He also
served on an expert’s panel discussing nursing home Medicaid issues and
co-presented with Jeffrey Marshall, Esquire
in a session about Powers of Attorney.
Sixth Annual Elder Law Institute. July 2003.
Harrisburg, PA. For the fourth consecutive year,
Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the opening "Year in Review"
plenary session. He conducted a review of the significant elder law cases of
the past year. He also served on an expert’s panel discussing nursing
home Medicaid issues.
Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home.
June 2003. Mechanicsburg, PA. Attorney Clofine served on the panel and
authored materials and lectured on long-term care insurance.
Estate & Elder Symposium. January
2003. Marco Island, Florida.
Attorney Clofine was the opening speaker at the Florida program. He conducted a review of
the significant estate and elder law cases of the past year. He also conducted
a session reviewing new developments nursing home Medicaid.
Fifth Annual Elder Law Institute. July 2002.
Harrisburg, PA. Attorney Clofine was the opening speaker
at the 2002 Institute. He conducted a review of the significant elder law cases
of the past year. He also conducted a session reviewing the final minimum
distribution rules applicable to IRAs.
Advanced Nursing Home Planning. May 2002. Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg,
PA. Attorney Clofine authored
materials and lectured on recent developments in elder law and nursing
home Medicaid.
Medical Assistance Estate Recovery. December
2001. Mechanicsburg, PA. Attorney Clofine and Jeffrey Marshall, Esquire reviewed the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s new estate recovery regulations.
Fourth Annual Elder Law Institute. July
2001. Harrisburg, PA. Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the
opening "Year in Review" plenary session. He conducted a review of
the significant elder law cases of the past year.
General Practitioners' Update. June 2001. Statewide Teleconference. Attorney Clofine and Jeffrey Marshall, Esquire reviewed
significant elder law developments for attorneys across Pennsylvania.
Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home.
May 2001. Philadelphia, PA and Statewide Teleconference. Attorney Clofine lectured on
Medicaid planning.
Estate and Elder Law Update. February 2001. Philadelphia, PA.
Attorney Clofine lectured on nursing home Medicaid issues as part of the
program's opening session.
NAELA Elder Law Institute. November 16, 2000. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Attorney Clofine lectured on the tax ramifications of the authority to make
gifts under powers of attorney.
Third Annual Elder Law Institute. July 2000.
Hershey, PA.
Attorney Clofine lectured as part of the opening "Year in Review"
plenary session. He conducted a review of the significant elder law cases of
the past year.
General Practitioners' Update. June 2000. Statewide Teleconference. Attorney Clofine and Jeffrey Marshall, Esquire reviewed
significant elder law developments for attorneys across Pennsylvania.
Advanced Nursing Home Planning. April 2000. Mechanicsburg, PA.
Attorney Clofine authored materials and lectured on protecting the family home
when a loved one enters a nursing home.
SEMINARS
Attorney Clofine frequently speaks to local groups and organizations and he
provides in-service trainings for social workers. He is available to speak on
all estate planning and elder law topics. Contact us to schedule a time for
Attorney Clofine to speak to your group.
Law
Offices of Robert Clofine
120
Pine Grove Commons,
York, Pennsylvania
17403-5151
Phone
(717) 747-5995 Fax (717) 747-5996
Email
clofine@estateattorney.com
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