Garvin, Jeffrey R.

Marvin Rachlin is Of Counsel to the law firm since 1990. He received his LL.B. from the Brooklyn Law School, and was CHIEF COUNSEL to the Nassau County Department of Social Services for over 20 years. Mr. Rachlin has lectured before the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) , the Nassau County Academy of Law, the Nassau County Bar Association and numerous community and professional organizations, both locally and nationally. The emphasis of his lectures is on educating the elderly and protecting their rights. He is a respected and recognized authority on Elder Law, and Co-Author of NEW YORK ELDER LAW PRACTICE / 2003 EDITION published by WESTLAW / West Publications.

Mr. Rachlin is admitted to practice in all New York State courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

He was a member of the President's Council on Welfare Reform, and a past member of the National Association of Counties, which was created by the Governors of the fifty states to work on national legislation involving problems dealing with Welfare and Medicaid. As a Founding Member of the New York Welfare Attorneys Association, he drafted New York State legislation and regulations regarding Medicaid, and served on the New York State Governor's Task Force for Child Welfare Reform.