Dean S. Bress Counselor at Law Contact Dean Dean has more that 30 years of experience in various aspects of the law and is a certified elder law attorney, a designation approved by the American Bar Association. He is a former chair of the Elder Law Committee of the General Practice section of the New York Bar Association's "Elder Law Attorney" and former chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Westchester Chapter of Alzheimer Association. For the past three years, Dean has been voted a Super Lawyer by Law and Politics, a publication devoted to surveying the perceptions of lawyers. Dean is a graduate of Columbia Law School, has an M.B.A. in taxation, a B.B.A. in accounting and is an experienced tax planner. In addition, Dean has authored several articles involving issues pertaining to the elderly, disabled and estate and tax planning. He is a frequent public speaker. His practice is limited to elder law and estate and financial planning. Elder Law essentially involves (1) the protection of the person through the use of advance medical planning tools to preserve a person's right to choose medical and technical methods to prolong life, and (2) the protection of a family's assets when faced with long term costs for an aide in the home or for care in a nursing facility. A distinct portion of Bress Law Firm's practice is devoted to estate tax planning.