Top Attorney – Carolyn Reinach Wolf
Lake Success, NY WW/Press/May 2, 2016 – Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner of Abrams Fensterman, was selected for inclusion in the Top Attorneys of North America – 2016 edition by The Who’s Who Directories.
Carolyn Wolf’s practice concentrates in the areas of mental health and health care law, representing mental health and health care professionals, major hospital systems and community hospitals, institutional and community outpatient programs, skilled nursing facilities, higher education institutions, individuals and families. Her practice also includes mental hygiene law, including retention and treatment over objection psychiatric cases, mental health warrants , capacity determinations, informed consent and medical treatment cases, confidentiality and release of records matters, interaction with law enforcement in health care facilities and institutions of higher learning, Kendra’s Law applications (Assisted Out-Patient Treatment Orders), Article 81 and 17-A guardianship proceedings, civil and criminal litigation and negotiation specific to mental health issues, consultation and advice in navigating the mental health system and legal interventions in the inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. She also consults with health care institutions on issues of end of life decision making, development and ongoing functioning of ethics committees, advance directives, and institutional review boards. Carolyn received her M.S. from Harvard School of Public Health, M.B.A. from Hofstra University School of Business, and her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, American College Counseling Association, American Counseling Association, Healthcare Executives Club, New York State Bar Committee, Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York State, New York County Co-Chairperson of the “Integrated Guardianship Part” Committee, Chairperson of the Education Committee, Nassau County Bar Association Article 81 Advisory Committee, and Vice Chairperson Nassau County Bar Association Hospital and Health Law Committee.
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