Jennifer Cona And Jack Genser LIAF Honorees

The Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (LIAF), based in Port Washington, will honor Jennifer Cona, Esq., and Jack Genser, Esq. of Genser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC), an elder law and estate planning firm in Melville, at their 24^th Annual Remembrance Ball on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Garden City Hotel.  Proceeds from LIAF’s biggest fundraiser of the year will support a host of programs and services for Long Islanders living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their family caregivers.

According to Fred Jenny, Executive Director of LIAF, “Jennifer and Jack were selected by LIAF’s Ball Committee in recognition of their outstanding service to the Long Island community as well as the care and compassion they show to the Alzheimer’s community.”  Not only do Jennifer and Jack help the elderly and disabled with legal and financial issues, but they also offer emotional support and act as a caregiving resource to the entire family. 

For the past decade, Jennifer and Jack have been strong supporters of LIAF as exemplified by their involvement on a professional and personal level.  Jennifer has served on LIAF’s Legal Advisory Board for the past 12 years and now serves on the Board of Trustees.  Jack was the keynote speaker at LIAF’s Coping and Caring Conference in 2004.  

“Jack and I are delighted to be honored at LIAF’s Remembrance Ball this year,” says Jennifer Cona, managing partner, GDGC. “We are proud to support the excellent programs and outstanding care that LIAF offers its participants and family members and look forward to expanding the reach to more people afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease.”

Their commitment to LIAF extends to the many ways they give back to their own community.  Jennifer and Jack launched GDGC Charitable Events, a nonprofit organization that creates numerous programs for those in need.  Some of them include: 

-          Senior Dreams Come True – Started in 2010, this program grants wishes for low-income seniors, from helping seniors meet basic needs to fulfilling lifelong dreams, such as plane fare to bring families together, home improvements, medical care not covered by insurance and respite care.

-          Veterans Program – GDGC attorneys offer free counseling to Veterans and their spouses and handle applications for Aid & Attendance benefits for free.

-          Midnight Run – GDGC’s employees hand-deliver food and clothing to the homeless in New York City. 

-          Community Outreach - GDGC staff creates and participates in a variety of programs at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities, such as distributing flowers on Mother’s Day, making crafts, playing games, and have even put on a play at an assisted living community with both the firm’s lawyers and the residents as actors.

Genser Dubow Genser & Cona is recognized as a leading elder law and estate planning firm on Long Island.  The firm provides creative advocacy and cutting edge planning strategies and has been featured in many publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, L.I. Business News, Kiplinger’s, Reader's Digest and many others.   GDGC attorneys are frequent contributors to Newsday’s Act II “Ask the Expert” column and have appeared as guests on WNBC-TV, CNN-fn, News 12, News 55, Channel 21 "Act II With Newsday" and many radio stations including WOR, WCBS AM and WFAN.

For more information on GDGC and elder law/estate planning, visit their website at:

www.genserlaw.com.