Donald D. Vanarelli is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, an ABA-certifying organization. Mr. Vanarelli represents older or disabled persons and their representatives in financing long-term medical care, nursing home issues, qualifying for Medicare, Medicaid and other public benefits, special needs planning, estate planning, probate and guardianship proceedings.

Mr. Vanarelli has also been approved as an Accredited Professional Mediator in civil, equity and probate litigation and serves as a mediator in family and divorce matters. He also has been trained in and practices Collaborative law.

Mr. Vanarelli has been a practicing attorney since 1983, admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Mr. Vanarelli is also a National Certified Guardian. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Vanarelli worked for the Social Security Administration deciding claims for benefits under the Social Security, SSI, Medicare and Medicaid programs. Mr. Vanarelli is a past Chairman of the Somerset County Elder Law Committee, and past Secretary of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is also a member of the New Jersey Bar’s Elder Law Section, the Union County Elder Law Committee and the Center for Guardianship Certification. Mr. Vanarelli also served on the Board of Directors of Society on Aging of New Jersey as Social Policy chairperson and as Co-chair of the 2007 Guardianship Association of New Jersey Conference. Mr. Vanarelli was named to the New Jersey Super Lawyer list in the years 2007–2011 by a survey of his peers.

Mr. Vanarelli is a graduate of Montclair State College and Rutger’s Law School. He served as Law Clerk to Hon. Herbert S. Alterman, J.S.C., and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kathmandu, Nepal.